Math District Leaders’Discussion – NCCTM

November 5, 2015

Jennifer Curtis, Ed.D.Section Chief, K-12 Mathematics

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

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Goals for Session•ACT & Math I Results and Standards•Provide Secondary and Elementary Updates

•Plans for support Middle School, Math I and progressions across upper elementary through Math I

•Standards Review Update•Provide Q & A time for you

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ACT and EOC/EOG Math Data – What Can it Tell Us About Ourselves?

Common Understandings• We know that College & Career Readiness (CCR) begins much earlier than High School

• We know that ACT CCR Benchmark for Math is 22

• We know that EOC/EOG Proficiency level for CCR is 4, but on-grade level is 3

• We know that on EOG & EOC assessments a “Solid” (Level 4) or “Superior” (Level 5) Command of knowledge and skills is necessary for CCR

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State Results – Math I

Math I EOC 2013-14: 46.9% CCRMath I EOC 2014-15: 48.5% CCR+1.6%

Proficiency remained close to 60%Level 3 13-14: 60%Level 3 14-15: 59.8%** Remember Level 3 is still behind on attainment of CCR… higher the grade level, the less likely ground will be recovered

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ACT Results from Last Two Years

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Let’s Look at Your Data

•Use the Blue Folder to find ACT Mean & % Students Meeting the Benchmark of 22 in Math. RED or BLACK folder is Math I.

•Compare 2013-14 to 14-15

•Focus on Your District or a Particular School of Interest

•Listed Alphabetically, not by district

Not a Competition, but There is Urgency….

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Share Your Stories

•Talk at Your Table About Any Gains

•If you did not have any, discuss why not….

•Be Prepared to Share Something Interesting you heard or Learned

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Now Math I Data…. But You Could Do Same Exercise with Any EOG

•Compare 2013-14 with 2014-15 Math I CCR (Level 4) AND Proficient (Level 3)

•How Did Your District or Chosen School Do?

•What Did You Do Differently?•Did it Work? Why? Share at Your Table.

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Did You Know…..?

• The Writers of CCSS-M Used the CCR ACT Standards as Guidance?

• The ACT CCR Standards are Almost Fully Aligned with our Math Standards?

• That All a Student Needs to Attain the 22 Benchmark is Full Mastery of Standards through Math I ?

• That if WE Work to Drastically Improve % of Students Obtaining a high 4-5 Level in Grades 4-8 Mathematics, THOSE Students WILL meet the ACT Benchmark? 11

ACT and Math Standards Handout

•Review What is Needed to Obtain CCR on ACT

•Talk at Table About What Stands Out

•What Can You Do with This?

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K-2 MathematicsMid-Year Formative Assessments

• Updated and revised• Vetted & now available

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How the K-2 Mid-Year has Changed• A new look this year• Should be formative and guide classroom instruction• Task types - not been modified• Scoring at mid-year has been revised • Is now more formative in nature• Support teachers-instructional decisions about students individually, small groups or whole class

• Next Steps-Instructional Moves included in the assessment materials

• teacher uses to help the student(s) move toward mastery of the mathematical concept

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Elementary Mathematics ResourcesFormative Instructional Tasks

http://3-5cctask.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/home andhttp://commoncoretasks.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

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Elementary Mathematics ResourcesLessons For Learning

http://maccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Elementary

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Mathematics Proof of Concept Study

First round of interim formative testing Gr. 5Teacher feedback very importantConcerns about use of data

This is just a study- SBE could go 3-8 scale uphttp://maccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Proof+of+Concept+Study

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Secondary Mathematics Resources

Updates to Resources and Support Documents• Updated Math I, II and III Unpacking

Documents (available now on the Math Wiki)

• Updated NOTES for Math I• Updated Indicators for AFM,

PreCalculus and Discrete Mathematics

DPI Middle School Math Wiki

DPI High School Math Wiki

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Secondary Mathematics

Focus for 2015-16: MS – Math I• Updating the Unpacking Documents for 6-

8 Math• Upper Elem – MS teaching methods• Increasing Collaboration among Districts

(sharing pacing guides, resources, etc.)

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Middle School Math ResourcesTasks• Illustrative Mathematics - University of Arizona• Mathematics Assessment Project - University of California, Berkeley, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

• Illuminations – National Council for the Teamers of Mathematics

Lesson and Unit Plans• engageny – The state of New York• LearnZillion – Cloud-based curriculum• Achieve the Core – founded by lead writers of the CC

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EOC & EOG Data Statewide

• Psychometrician pulled student performance by question (SPBQ) as well as difficulty level of question

• Analyzed against test taker strength by question• Looked at distractor answers (foils)• Able to pull common themes by standard• 6th – 7th grade completed• Moving to finish 8th – Math I by early November

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EOC & EOG Data Statewide

• Middle school teaching and learning MUST be grounded in problem-solving and sense-making

• Do we see a major change in pedagogy from ES to MS?

• Evidence that conceptual understanding focus in ES does not translate to MS

• Students may be undergoing major change in how concepts are presented from 5th – 6th grade and beyond

• Emphasis appears to be on procedures in MS

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Upcoming Support

Save the Dates:

• Middle School Math Summit TBD

• November 18 WRESA – Using Goal Summaries to develop LEA plans to address deficiencies in math

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Standards Review

• SBE expecting ASRC final report end of December• Plan by DPI to solicit additional feedback• Organize data review involving teachers and leaders across the state

• No immediate shift – this will take time• Items will need revision depending if major or minor revisions

• No sooner than 17-18 SY

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Q & A

Your questions first… then…

What other type of support can we provide for you at state level?

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Mathematics TeamKitty RutherfordElementary Mathematics Consultant919-807-3841kitty.rutherford@dpi.nc.gov

Denise SchulzElementary Mathematics Consultant919-807-3842denise.schulz@dpi.nc.gov

Lisa AsheSecondary Mathematics Consultant919-807-3909lisa.ashe@dpi.nc.gov

Joseph ReaperSecondary Mathematics Consultant919-807-3691joseph.reaper@dpi.nc.gov

Dr. Jennifer CurtisK – 12 Mathematics Section Chief919-807-3838jennifer.curtis@dpi.nc.gov

Susan HartMathematics Program Assistant919-807-3846susan.hart@dpi.nc.gov

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