July, 2006

Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics TeachingAdministrators’ Strand

Presented by:Norma Torres-MartinezDirector of Mathematics

CAMT 2006

July, 2006

Secondary Math Textbook Review Evaluating instructional materials to determine

coverage of the TEKS and to identify factual errors

MS Review Panel: June 19-23, 2006 HS Review Panel: June 26-30, 2006

Materials at your local Education Service CenterOr request from publishers

July, 2006

Secondary Math Textbook Review

2006-07: Adoption Year for MS and HS

Nov 2006: SBOE scheduled to vote on list of conforming and nonconforming textbooks

2007-08: Textbooks scheduled to be in classrooms

July, 2006

Proclamation 04: Secondary Math

The SBOE released Proclamation 2004; however, funding for any proclamation is a decision made by the legislature.

We will not know the status of funding for Proclamation 2004 until the next legislative session in 2007.

July, 2006

Proclamation 05: Elementary Math

SBOE calls for bids on new instructional materials to be submitted for state adoption in the year 2007

Instructional materials for MathematicsK-5

July, 2006

Elementary Math Textbook Review

2007-08: Adoption Year for K - 5

2008-09: Textbooks scheduled to be in classrooms

We will not know the status of funding for Proc 05 until the next legislative session

July, 2006

Proc 05: Textbook Review Panel Nomination to Proclamation 2005 State Review

PanelsApplications online: Oct 2006www.tea.state.tx.us/textbooks/adoptprocess/p200

5nomination.rtf

June 2007: K-5 Math Textbook Reviews

Evaluating Instructional materials to determine coverage of the TEKSEnglish and Spanish materials

July, 2006

MATHEMATICS IN TEXAS:

Legislative UpdateSBOE Update

July, 2006

House Bill 1 Senator Shapiro:

“the Senate Education Committee is also interested in ensuring that curriculum is more rigorous so that students graduate from high school prepared to either enter the workforce or college without needing remedial courses”

HB 1 will provide:Property tax reliefA teacher pay raiseHigh school allotment Incentives for educatorsMany other innovative programs

July, 2006

HB1

Uniform school start date: not before the fourth Monday in August

No waivers will be granted In effect for school year 2007-2008Any waivers already granted for 07-08

are revoked

Year-round schools not affected

July, 2006

HB1

Emphasis on college and work readiness

TEA and THECB to collaborate TEA already has an Office of P-16

Coordination All districts must provide college credit

opportunities for HS students by fall 2008 (includes AP/IB as well as dual credit)

Institutions of higher education are directed to assist

July, 2006

HB1

New graduation requirements include research writing and 4 courses in the four foundation subjects (ELA, SS, Math, and Science) in the Recommended High School Program and the Distinguished Achievement Program

Begins with students entering 9th grade in 2007-2008 (4th year of Math and Science in school year 2010-2011)

SBOE rules TBD during Sept and Nov mtg

July, 2006

HB1 Briefing book, including summaries by

section and contact information, can be found at:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/comm/briefingbookspecial.pdf

FAQ can be found at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/tea/hb1faq.pdf

July, 2006

Recommended HS PlanFreshmen entering 2007-08

4 years of mathematics: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II +

SBOE is proposing that the 4th year be a course for which Algebra II is a prerequisite

July, 2006

State Board of Education Motion for first reading at September 14th SBOE Meeting:

The SBOE will consider increasing credits for the RHSP and the DAP from 24 to 26

Mathematics requirements for RHSP and DAP will include Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II and an additional approved Math course for which Algebra II is a prerequisite.

July, 2006

State Board of Education Motion for first reading at September 14th SBOE Meeting:

Staff was also asked to present a recommendation for inclusion of an Engineering course for math and or science.

Staff will also have to present a plan for adopting TEKS for new math and science courses.

Science for RHSP and DAP will include Biology, Chemistry and Physics and an additional approved laboratory-based science course for which these three required science courses are prerequisites.

July, 2006

State Board of EducationSBOE welcomes input from Texas educators!

Public Comment, Testimony, and Hearings

Procedures for Taking Public Testimony at SBOE meetings

Registration Sheet for Public Testimony

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/input

July, 2006

Recommended High School Program for all

2004-2005 freshman class is the 1st group of students that must graduate with the current RHSPAlgebra I, Geometry, Algebra IIJuniors in 06-07 (this coming school year)

Districts may place students on the minimal plan only with committee approval

These decisions should not be made until the student is about to enter the Junior yearDecisions should be based on individual circumstances

July, 2006

Considerations for Algebra II

Algebra II should not be used as a TAKS prep courseUndermines the intent of the legislature

Algebra II has only one PEIMS number

All TEKS for Algebra II must be taught to all studentsAlgebra II TEKS are non-negotiable

July, 2006

Considerations for Algebra II

Tracking is NOT encouraged

The intent is a rigorous Algebra II course that will ensure student success in College Algebra or the workforce without needing remedial classes

July, 2006

Current Recommended HS Plan

Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II as the 3rd math credit

What happens to the course: Mathematical Models with Applications?

July, 2006

Mathematical Models with Applications

MMA course and TEKS are NOT GOING AWAY

MMA TEKS integrates Algebra I and HS Geometry content

MMA provides a “bridge” course for students to be successful in Algebra II

July, 2006

MMA provides a “bridge” course for success in Algebra II

ISDs use many different models/configurations to ensure their students’ success in Algebra II

MMA is a course that can have tremendous acceleration results through modeling when the appropriate curriculum is offered to educators and students

July, 2006

MMA provides a “bridge” course for success in Algebra II

One example is ESC Region 4: they work with many districts who have been successful with this type of curriculumStudents concurrently enrolled in Algebra II and MMAStudents enrolled in MMA to prepare for success in

Algebra II as seniors

Many of your ESC math specialists have attended this curriculum training and are excellent resources

July, 2006

Support for TEKS Implementation

Professional Development modules are being created to assist teachers in the implementation of the refined math TEKS.

Teaching the Math TEKS thru Technology (TMT3) Math TEKS Refinement (MTR) Math TEKS Connections (MTC) Maximizing Algebra II Performance (MAP)

Texas Regional Math Collaboratives have received grants to provide these professional development modules to teachers.

July, 2006

Teaching Math TEKS Through Technology (TMT3)

Developed by: Texas A&M Commerce and Education Service Center Region 4

Centered on effective technology, aligned to the TEKS, that will facilitate teaching mathematics.

Middle School, Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry modules.

Teacher lessons, student lessons, and tutorials.

Includes Integration of the middle school Technology Application TEKS.

Ask your ESC or district math specialist for training dates.

Ask your Education Service Center for training dates.

July, 2006

Math TEKS Refinement (MTR) modules

Developed by: A team of mathematics faculty at Tarleton State University and classroom teachers.

Math TEKS were refined in 2005. This project is focused on the changes to the TEKS and provides teacher and student lessons to implement the changes.

K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Ask your local Education Service Center or district math specialist for training dates.

July, 2006

Math TEKS Connections Modules (MTC)

Educate teachers about the inherent alignment between concepts and their connections to other concepts or big ideas vertically within a grade band as well as other strands within the grade level.

MTC being developed in partnership with TEA, Texas A&M University, and Education Service Centers, Region 4 and 13.

Available to teachers late summer 2007 and fall 2007.

July, 2006

MTC Project Development Modules

K-2: TAMU & Region 133-5: TAMU & Region 46-8: TAMU & Region 49-12: TAMU & Region 4Administrator modules: TAMU & Region 4

3 hour session will target the administrator’s knowledge of math concepts connections, an effective coaching model, questioning strategies, and the 5E model.

July, 2006

Maximizing Algebra II Performance (MAP) Professional Development Modules

Collaborative project between TAMU and Region IV

Incorporates hands-on, engaging experiences for all learners through a functions-based approach to Algebra II.

This project will be an extension of concepts covered in the MTC project and will address different function families than those covered in MTC.

Available to teachers late summer and fall 2007.

July, 2006

Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Teaching Math

TEA, in partnership with the

Office of Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching, UT Austin,

has issued 20 grant awards for Math Collaboratives next school year, 2006-2007.

July, 2006

“Math Collaboratives”

The purpose of these grants is to improve the academic achievement of students in mathematics by providing

High quality, sustained, and high intensity professional development focused on the education of mathematics teachers as a career-long process.

I.e., math collaboratives will help train teachers on the PD modules currently being developed and disseminated.

July, 2006

Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Teaching Math

ESC Region 1 ESC Region 12 ESC Region 2 ESC Region 13 ESC Region 3 ESC Region 14 ESC Region 4 ESC Region 15 ESC Region 5 ESC Region 16 ESC Region 7 ESC 17/Texas Tech ESC Region 8 ESC Region 18 ESC Region 9 ESC Region 19 ESC Region 10 ESC Region 20 ESC Region 11 Our Lady of the Lake University/San Antonio

July, 2006

Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Teaching Math

For more information regarding the Math Collaboratives:

www.TRC.org

July, 2006

Assessing our Curriculum:

TAKS UpdateWhat’s new

All math Tests will be on the TEA Website on July 28th

July, 2006

Release of TAKS Tests

TEA has released student expectations assessed on the 2006 tests. They are posted online.

TEA will release TAKS tests for the 2005-06 school year

Released tests posted online on July 28, 2006

Delivered to districts by August 11th

July, 2006

Eligibility of TEKS for TAKS

The Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency is now able to assure Texas educators that the spring 2007 (and beyond) TAKS math tests will be aligned to the 2005 refined mathematics TEKS for both secondary and elementary. This means that TAKS test items addressing student expectations from the 1997 original math TEKS that are no longer part of the 2005 refined math TEKS will be deleted from our TAKS math item banks. The spring 2007 TAKS math tests will continue to assess eligible content from the 2005 refined math TEKS.

July, 2006

Effects of TEKS Refinements on TAKS Grades 6-11 Exit Level

Spring 2006 tests did not assess skills/concepts that had been removed from the TEKS, i.e. narrower focus, limitations, etc.

Spring 2007 tests may include field test items that assess additional skills/concepts

Spring 2008 tests may include live items (for accountability) that assess additional skills/concepts

July, 2006

Effects of TEKS Refinements on TAKS Grades 3-5

Spring 2007 tests will not assess skills/concepts that have been removed from the TEKS, i.e. narrower focus, limitations, etc.

Spring 2008 tests may include field test items that assess additional skills/concepts

Spring 2009 tests may include live items (for accountability) that assess additional skills/concepts

July, 2006

Elementary Math TAKS Survey

Online survey will be conducted: Aug 1 – Sept 30, 2006

Similar to the one conducted on the refined

secondary math TEKS

Groups of teachers at each grade level on each campus will work together to complete the online survey.

July, 2006

Personalized Study Guides

Students who failed exit level TAKS in April 2006

June 2006 – Personalized Study Guides (PSG) can be downloaded from Grow Network

Developer of the PSG

www.YourStudyGuide.com/Texas

July, 2006

Fall 2006 - Personalized Study Guides

Districts will receive two deliveries of printed guides

Aug 31: Grade 9 & 10 students who did not meet standard on spring 2006 TAKS

Sept 9: Exit level who did not meet standard on spring or summer 2006

Can also access PSG online

July, 2006

Executive Order RP53Signed by the Governor of Texas on December

16, 2005-End of Course Tests

The development of a series of voluntary end-of-The development of a series of voluntary end-of-course assessments in Science, Mathematics, and course assessments in Science, Mathematics, and other subjects, currently assessed by the 11other subjects, currently assessed by the 11thth grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, to measure student performance;Skills, to measure student performance;

For math this includes Algebra I For math this includes Algebra I and and GeometryGeometry

July, 2006

Geometry End-of-Course Field Test

On-Line Field Test Testing window extended!

April 23—May 18

Primary TAKS testing week: April 16-20

July, 2006

Governor Perry announces T-Stem Centers and Academies

$71 million committed to Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Part of Texas High School Project

Estab 35 small schools that will offer focused opportunities in STEM related curriculum

5 regional T -STEM Centers

July, 2006

T-STEM T-STEM grants will help lay the groundwork

to dramatically improve math and science instruction.

The Academies will use innovative approaches to improve education in these critical areas and then the Centers and the T-STEM network will share this new information with other schools throughout the state.

Charles A. Dana Center named first of 6 STEM Centers.

July, 2006

T-STEM Centers

Will develop new science, technology, engineering, and math instructional materials

Will provide PD training to teachers and school leaders.

Will evaluate the practices used at T-STEM academies to identify successful practices that can be duplicated in other schools.

2006-07 will be a planning year. Will open in 2007.

July, 2006

Regional T-STEM Centers named

ESC 1 partnering with UT-Pan Am, 13 school districts, and Charles A. Dana Center

ESC 13 partnering with ESC 20, UT Austin, SAISD, Taylor ISD

Texas A&M partnering with Dallas ISD, ESC 10

Texas Tech partnering with Lubbock ISD, ESC 14, 15,16, 17, and 18

UT El Paso partnering with ESC 19 and 12 school districts in El Paso area

July, 2006

T-STEM Network Will be developed in 2007.

Best practices identified by the academies and centers will be shared through a T-STEM network.

Through the network, schools across Texas will have access to relevant PD, a rigorous math and science curriculum, lesson plans infused with real-world activities in math and science, and advice from peers and experts.

July, 2006

Math TEKS Alignment ChartsPoster sized reference, K-8 and 6-12Poster sized reference, K-8 and 6-12

To order copies contact:

Charles A. Dana CenterP.O. Box MAustin, TX 78713-8913Phone: 512-471-6190Fax: 512-232-1854Products@uts.cc.utexas.edu

July, 2006

TAKS 2006 Statewide Results

How are we doing?

July, 2006

TAKS 2006 Middle School Results

Math Statewide PreliminaryGrade Met Standard Commended

Performance

3 82 % 28%

4 83% 31%

5 90 %

After 2 administrations

41%

July, 2006

TAKS 2006 Middle School Results

Math Statewide PreliminaryGrade Met Standard Commended

Performance

6 79 % 31%

7 70 % 13%

8 67 % 15%

July, 2006

TAKS 2006 High School Results Math Statewide Preliminary

Grade Met Standard Commended Performance

9 56% 14%

10 60% 12%

11-Exit Level 77% 18%

July, 2006

MathematicsMathematics

Overall LookGrade Met Standard Commended

2005 to 2006 2005 to 2006

3 82% to 82% 25% to 28%

4 81% to 83% 28% to 31%

5 88% to 90%

After 2 administrations

% to 41%

After 2 administrations

July, 2006

MathematicsMathematics

Overall LookGrade Met Standard Commended

2005 to 2006 2005 to 2006

6 72% to 79% 27% to 31%

7 64% to 70% 12% to 13%

8 61% to 67% 15% to 15%

9 56% to 56% 15% to 14%

10 58% to 60% 9% to 12%

11 81% to 77% 16% to 18%

July, 2006

2005 PAEMST Awardee

Ms. Lyneille Meza

Strickland Middle School Denton ISD

July, 2006

2006 PAEMST Finalists

Kristine BottermanGrapevine/Colleyville ISD

Kathy LetchworthPlano ISD

Kit B’SmithPflugerville ISD

PAEMST will announce winner Spring 07

July, 2006

2006PAEMST finalist

Kris Botterman

Cross Timbers MS Grapevine/Colleyville ISD

6th grade math teacher

July, 2006

2006 PAEMST finalist

Kathy Letchworth

Frankford Middle SchoolPlano ISD

6th grade math teacher

July, 2006

2006PAEMST finalist

Kit B’Smith

Pflugerville Middle SchoolPflugerville ISD

6th grade math teacher

July, 2006

“We dedicate this new website—Our Schools, Our Stars—to the quiet successes our school community achieves everyday.”

Shirley J. Neeley

E-mail: goodnews@tea.state.tx.us/comm/stars

July, 2006

www.tea.state.tx.us/list/

Math List Serve:Please Join…

Our way of “shouting out” to you when you are busyAnd somethingImportant comesUp for mathIn Texas…

July, 2006

Who to Contact:Norma Torres-Martinez

Director of Mathematics

512-463-9581

Norma.torres-martinez@tea.state.tx.us

July, 2006

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