Welcome To LCHS 7/8 Math Night

Overview

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) vs. California Content Standard (CCS)

Current math placements at LCHS 7/8 Ultimate Goal/Math Readiness and

Advancement LCHS Math Pathways Deciding Factors

Paradigm Shift in Core Subject Areas – Student Cognitive Demand: CCSS vs. CCS

CCSS CCS

Explore Identify

Master Simplify

Analyze and explain Solve

Interpret and translate Verify

Extend Add, subtract, multiple, and divide

Compare and contrast Determine

Standards for Mathematical Practice1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

…start by explaining the meaning of a problem and looking for entry points to its solution

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively…make sense of quantities and their relationships to problem situations

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others…understand and use stated assumptions, definitions, and previously established results in constructing arguments

4. Model with mathematics…can apply the mathematics they know to solve problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace

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Standards for Mathematical Practice

5. Use appropriate tools strategically…consider the available tools when solving a mathematical problem

6. Attend to precision…communicate precisely using clear definitions and calculate accurately and efficiently

7. Look for and make use of structure…look closely to discern a pattern or structure

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning…notice if calculations are repeated, and look for both general methods and for shortcuts

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7th Grade Math (7th Grade CC) Math (8th Grade CC) LC Math 1 (9th)

7th Grade Advanced Math(7th Grade CC &1st

Semester of 8th Grade CC)

8th Grade Algebra (2nd Semester of 8th

Grade CC & Algebra 1)LC Math 1 Adv. (9th)

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LCHS 7/8 Flow Chart

Geometry Honors

College Preparatory Pathway

• KEY GOAL: Students master the CCSS curriculum by 11th grade and

complete a 4th course in math in their senior year.

• 7th and 8th grade build solid foundations in basic math and the SMPs

• Students can choose this pathway entering 9th grade but can still

access the Advanced Pathway by taking summer school after 9th

grade

7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Advanced Math

8th Grade CCSS

7th Grade CCSS

LC Math 1

LC Math 2

LC Math 3

Advanced College Preparatory Pathway

• KEY GOAL: 7th and 8th grade build solid foundations in basic math and SMPs

• 8th grade curriculum contains about 60% of former Algebra I curriculum

• This contains CCSS Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II covering 50% of

traditionally Pre-Calculus topics --statistics and probability, basic function

analysis and advanced trigonometry

7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

AP or College Course

LC Math 3

Advanced

7th 8th Algebra 1

LC Math 2

Advanced

LC Math 1

Advanced

Math Readiness Is The Goal

Current math standards emphasize deep understanding of concepts, application of skills and solving novel (non-routine) problems.  

Basic math computation, memorization of formulas, plugging numbers into equations to derive an answer do not prepare students for advanced level math courses in high school and beyond.

Providing opportunities to every student to access calculus by her/his senior year

Overview of LC Math Pathways 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

7th 8th Algebr

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AP Calculu

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8th Grade CCSS

7th Grade CCSS

LC Math 1

LC Math 2

LC Math 3

LC Math 1

Advanced

LC Math 3

Advanced

LC Math 2

Advanced

AP Statisti

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Applied Statisti

csOther

4th Course

Factors Impacting Math Placement in 9th Grade

Diagnostic Assessment ResultsBenchmark AssessmentsTeacher RecommendationReport Card Grades (2nd

Semester)

Registration 2015-2016

Presentations in 8th Grade Social Science Classes: March 23-24

Registration Forms Due: March 30-31

Verification: April 27-30New Math Alignment and Science

Requirements

If You Are Considering Summer School…

Math in Summer School –Intensive Study

Options available to students in CCSS Math 8 in summer school

High School Credits earned through Summer School

Any Questions?