TRANSITIONS TO COMMON CORE: ONE DISTRICT’S JOURNEY

Northwest Mathematics Conference, Portland, Oregon

October 11, 2014

Cristina Charney, NBCT, and Janeal Maxfield, NBCT

Welcome!

North Thurston Public Schools

What we did Why we did it What was the

impact

How does our journey connect with yours?

Lacey, WA

Three Arenas of Change

Curriculum Standards Personal

Curriculum

Origo Stepping Stones Year 1: Most of K-2 Year 2: All of K-2, and

3rd

Year 3: 4th and 5th

New adoption? Retrofit existing?

NTPS Your setting

www.origoeducation.com

Common Core Math Standards:Shifts in Focus, Rigor and Coherence

Familiar or New? Different grade?

Models Strategies Connections

between Domains Deliberate

progression reasoning fluency algorithms

Depth over time

Content Intent

How well does the curriculum emulate the standards?

Grade 2, Module 6

2nd Grade:Operations & Algebraic Thinking

2nd Grade Winter 2012 2nd Grade Winter 2013

Personal

New teachers Veteran teachers School Climate

What are you experiencing?

NTPS Your setting

Switch by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

Direct the Rider

Find the Bright Spots

“Anytime you have a bright spot, your job is to clone it.”

Year 1 User Support: Build Clarity 6-hour initial training Monthly Grade-level

Meetings Half-Day Release with

team Half-day District PD Building Math Leader

support 4 building K-5 meetings 4 New User classes

Direct the Rider

Script the Critical Moves

“ Uncertainty makes the Elephant anxious…the most familiar path is always the status quo.”

All Users: Create Capacity to Guide

Structuring the math block

Timing Engagement Differentiation Problem-Solving

Motivate the Elephant

Grow Your People

“What looks like laziness is often

exhaustion.”

All Users: Cultivate Identity

Fidelity and Innovation

Valued Voice

Shape the Path

Rally the Herd

“If you want to change the culture of your organization, you’ve got to get the reformers together.”

Shape the Path: Build Leadership

Math Leader Cadre

4 Leader Meetings

4 Leader-facilitated Building Meetings

Where we are now…

Continuing the work with K-3

Starting over with 4th and 5th

Reflection

3 Arenas: Curriculum Standards Personal

Switch: Rider, Elephant,

Path Find the Bright Spots Grow Your People Rally the Herd

How does this connect with your journey?

What are the implications for your next steps?

Thank you! Questions?