Grade 6 MSM I & IIExtended Session

April 26, 2012 8:30-11:00

Rooms 510 & 511

Welcome & Introductions

OutcomesParticipants will:Understand implementation plan for transitioning

to Common Core curriculum.Engage in tasks and activities that will be part of

MSM I & II curriculum next year.Explore curricular resources webpage designed to

support teachers through transitionLearn about professional development

opportunities to support teachers with new content

Standards for Mathematical PracticesWriting Standards

Beginning implementation of Common Core instruction

Full MCCSC ImplementationNew Teacher and Principal Evaluation InstrumentsPARCC Assessment Field Testing

Full PARCC Assessment Implementation

2011-12

2012-132013-14 2014-

2015

5

PARCC Timeline

SY 2011-12

Development begins

SY 2012-13

First year pilot/field testing and

related research and

data collection

SY 2013-14

Second year pilot/field testing and

related research and

data collection

SY 2014-15

Full administration

of PARCC assessments

SY 2010-11

Launch and design phase

Summer 2015

Set achievement

levels, including

college-ready performance

levels

End-of-Year Assessment

• Innovative, computer-based items

Performance-BasedAssessment (PBA)• Extended tasks• Applications of

concepts and skills

Summative assessment for accountability

Formative assessment

Diagnostic Assessment• Early indicator of student

knowledge and skills to • inform instruction, • supports, and PD

Speaking and Listening

Flexible

Mid-Year Assessment• Performance-based• Emphasis on hard-to-• measure standards

• Potentially summative

English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-11

Understanding the Transition to Common

CoreTeams of Howard County Math Teachers, ITLs, and MISTs

developed the transition plan:Examined cohorts of studentsExamined what pre-requisite skills would be necessary

to be successful for each Common Core courseExamined what skills students have currently obtainedDetermined how best to fill in gaps to meet needsOrganized information into the transition plan

What is the difference between Grade 6

MSM I and II in 2012-2013?

For grade 6 students in 2012-2013, there are not many differences between MSM I and II. For the most part, all students will be following most of Common Core 6 curriculum.

Grade 6 MSM II will have a few additional standards from Common Core 7.

Grade 7 MSM II looks very different than Grade 6 MSM II.

2012-2013 Essentials

• Units organized by domain

• Structure of Common Core

• Purple bold notes regarding content for 2012-2013

Activity 1: Backsplash Task

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Activity 1: Backsplash Task

The Marshall family is remodeling their kitchen. A creative way to incorporate color is by tiling the backsplash on the wall behind their stove. A standard backsplash is 18 inches by 2 feet. Their son Samuel is very artistic so they ask him to design a tile pattern for the backsplash.

The Marshalls only have a few guidelines they are asking Samuel to follow.

They want to use small square tiles that are 1 inch by 1 inch. The available colors are red, yellow, green, and blue.

Less than 15% of the backsplash should be yellow.For every 1 red tile they want 3 blue tiles.140 square inches should be green.

Create a backsplash design for Samuel to present to his parents.

Activity 1 DebriefShare your design with other groups.What mathematical concepts & skills were

necessary to complete the task?Look at the Ratios & Proportional Relationships

unit—when might a task like this be introduced?

Sample Responses

Examining the Grade 6 Crosswalk

What is a crosswalk document?How should it be used?What does the crosswalk mean for Grade 6?

Short Break

Mini-Lesson: Ratio TablesWhat is a ratio table?Why are ratio tables important?When should we use ratio tables?

Build a ratio table and use it to answer the question. A person who weighs 160 pounds on Earth will weigh 416

pounds on the planet Jupiter. How much will a person weigh on Jupiter who weighs 120 pounds on earth?

At the local college, five out of every eight seniors live in apartments. How many of the 30 senior math majors are likely to live in an apartment?

The tax on a purchase of $20 is $1.12. How much tax will there be on a purchase of $45.50?

When in Australia you can exchange $4.50 in U.S. dollars for $6 Australian. How much is $17.50 Australian in U.S. dollars?

Tasks are adapted from Lamon (1999, p. 183).

Activity 2: King of Cakes King of Cakes is making a cake for Skye’s birthday party. On the

way to deliver the cake, a piece breaks off. See diagram below.   

The cake will still be used for the party even though it is missing a piece. King of Cakes will reduce the price based upon the portion that broke off. If the cake was originally priced at $58.25, how much should King of Cakes now charge Skye?

Activity 2: King of Cakes Extension Questions:

If the original cake served 48 people, about how many people will it now serve?

The original cake had 11,040 calories. Approximately how many calories does the broken off piece contain?

Activity 2 DebriefShare your solutions with other groups.What mathematical concepts & skills were

necessary to complete the task?Look at the Numbers & Operations-Fractions unit

—when might a task like this be introduced?

Where do I find resources?We have developed websites to help support

you as you teach these transition courses. You do not need to join as a member or input

any passwords to access the resources!!The main page to visit:

http://secondarymathcommoncore.hcpss.wikispaces.net/

Next StepsSpring 2012: Lessons/tasks/resources will

continue to be developedSummer 2012: Teams will continue to develop

resources for courses and Math SeminarsSummer 2012: A variety of CPD courses will be

offered for math teachers and special educatorsFall 2012: Some CPD courses will be offered for

math teachers and special educators

Summer CPD OfferingsAll courses will run weekdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Ratios & Proportional Relationships (1 CPD

credit) – June 13-June 15Number System/Fractions (2 CPD credits) –

June 18-22**(M/T 8-3:30)Geometry (1 CPD credit) – June 26-June 28Statistics & Probability (2 CPD credits) –

July 9-July 13

Summer CPD OfferingsAll courses will run weekdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Expressions & Equations (2 CPD credits) –

July 23-July 27Functions (1 CPD credit) – July 30-August 1Teaching Math Seminar (3 CPD credits) –

August 1-August 10

Questions?

THANK YOU!!!