Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

Marple Newtown School District

K-12 Mathematics

Moving All Students Forward

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

•Core Beliefs- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment•Curriculum Review Cycle•PA Core and Assessment Design•Online Resources in Mathematics•Sample Curriculum Maps•Current Initiatives and Goals

Mathematics Curriculum K-12

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

Curriculum Review Cycle

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

PA Core and Assessment Design

In grades 3-8, the Mathematics PSSA is heavily weighted towards multiple-choice style questions •72 possible points at each grade level, •60 points come from multiple choice questions 1•12 points come from open-ended questionsThe Algebra I Keystone Exams is more evenly weighted between multiple-choice and open ended questions•60 possible points•60-75% points possible via multiple choice items •25-40% points possible via open-ended items

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

PA Core and Assessment Design

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

Sample Questions PA Academic Standards (old) PA Core Standards (new)

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

Online Resources in Mathematics• DRC Insight- online student portal for diagnostic

and State assessments• https://pa.drcedirect.com• www.pearsonsuccessnet.com• http://www.sfapowerteaching.org• www.stmath.com• www.abcya.com• https://www.khanacademy.org/ • http://www.aleks.com/• http://mathtrain.tv

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

Current Initiatives and Goals

• Reduce Achievement Gaps• Increased technology in instruction and

assessment purposes

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

Reduce Achievement GapsRestructure the process by which students are grouped

for mathematics- mixed grouping of students, with one or two high groups as warranted

Eliminate low level mathematics classes- prepare ALL students for Algebra I by 9th grade

Course specific diagnostic and benchmark assessments- test by class/course, not by student grade level

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

Increased technology in instruction and assessment purposes

Lessons are increasingly technology based in K-12Grade level teams researching instructional

resourcesUtilize assessment data to plan individually targeted

instruction, review, and interventionsIndividual student conferences to analyze data and

set learning goals

Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community

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