Schedule of Events
5:30 Social Hour Library
Hosted by Food $ense
6:00 Welcome and IntroductionsLibrary
Mike McCarthy, Principal
Amy Hurt, Interventionist/Coach
Lindsay Wood, Interventionist/Coach
7:20 Student PerformanceGym
MATH MADNESS NIGHT
WHAT IS COMMON CORE MATH?
HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD LOVE MATH?
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions• Why it is critical that you are here?• What is the Common Core• Let’s do some math!• How to teach your child to think like a mathematician• Questions and Answers• Dance performance…how does this connect to math?
Math Night Facilitator Introductions
• Name• Role at Covington Elementary• What is your experience with math?• Growing up?• As an adult?
• What do you hope to learn about or walk away with from tonight’s Math event?
Parent and Family Introductions
• Name• Student’s Name• What is your experience with math?• Growing up?• As an adult?
• What do you hope to learn about or walk away with from tonight’s Math event?
Why is it Critical that You are Here?
Lets look at some data…• Only 44 percent of 2013 U.S. high school graduates are ready for college-level math.• Just 26 percent of 2009 U.S. students took Algebra I before high school. (this is up from 20
percent in 2005)• Only 12 percent of black students and 17 percent of Hispanic students took Algebra I
before high school in 2009. Conversely, 48 percent of Asian students took Algebra I before high school in 2009.*
• In 2013, 42 percent of American fourth grade students and 35 percent of eighth grade students performed at or above the proficient level in mathematics.
• 9 percent of Hispanic and 10 percent of black U.S. students took advanced Algebra or calculus in 2008, compared with 22 percent of white students and 43 percent of Asian students.*
*Science has proven there is no genetic disposition preparing one group better for mathematics; systematic access and equity issues exist contributing to these disproportionalities
STEM: Science Technology Engineering & Math Math
Math Readiness—Practice Now or Pay Later?
Remedial classes do not cause students to not graduate but are a result of students not being prepared for college
Cost of Remedial Math Classes for students not prepared for the rigors of College Mathematics **Tuition has increased!
“In the past three decades, jobs requiring routine manual or routine cognitive skills have disappeared from the labor market, and jobs
requiring solving unstructured problems, communication, and non-routine manual work
have grown as a proportion of the labor market. The best chance of preparing young people for
decent paying jobs in the decades ahead is preparing them with the skills to solve these
kinds of complex tasks.”
We are preparing our students for jobs and careers that don’t exist right now
Table Talk
• What are you thinking? • What are you wondering?
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21st Century Thinkers and Common Core Standards
Common Core Content Standard: Multiply Two Digit Numbers
Table Talk
•What parts of the video did you identify with?•How does this video support your current thinking about math?•In what ways does this video push you to think differently about your child’s math experience?
Doing Math: Problem # 1
Joey runs of a mile every day for 12 days, how many miles does he run altogether?
• Individual Think Time• Partner/Group•Whole Group Share• Discuss Connection to 8 Mathematical Practices
Standards of Mathematical PracticeHandouts on Tables…• What does this mean for students learning math?• What does this mean for adults supporting them?
Standards of Mathematical Practice
What Mathematical Practice Standards were evident in working on the previous activity?
Table Talk:• What did the “Teacher” do to support student thinking?• What did the “Students” do to engage in mathematics?
Doing Math: Problem #2
90 – 81 + 72 – 63 + 54 – 45 + 36 – 27 + 18 – 9
• Individual Think Time• Partner/Group•Whole Group Share• Discuss Connection to 8 Mathematical Practices
21st Century Thinkers and Common Core Standards
What Can You Do to Create a 21st Century Learner who Loves Mathematics
Doing Math at Home• Allow Students to Do the Math• Do not give answers, take the pencil or show your way
• Allow Students to have “productive struggle”• Grapple with ideas, ask questions and take breaks from tough problems
• Emphasize and praise effort rather than “smartness”• If you want your child to keep trying to solve a complex problem even when
they have never seen one like it before….praise effort• Study of children in China vs. US (30 seconds vs. hours)
• Ask students to explain their thinking, show their work with pictures and share what their revisions in thinking have been• Model all of the above in the context of everyday living• Math is problem solving, not just calculation—bring them into your world
Productive Struggle & Mathematics
www.youcubed.org +Free Student Course +Parent & Teacher Course +Math Games/Apps +Research Articles
Founded by Stanford Professor Dr. Jo BoalerAuthor of What’s Math Got to Do with It? and others
Doing Math at Home• Allow Students to Do the Math• Do not give answers, take the pencil or show your way
• Allow Students to have “productive struggle”• Grapple with ideas, ask questions and take breaks from tough problems
• Emphasize and praise effort rather than “smartness”• If you want your child to keep trying to solve a complex problem even when
they have never seen one like it before….praise effort• Study of children in China vs. US (30 seconds vs. hours)
• Ask students to explain their thinking, show their work with pictures and share what their revisions in thinking have been• Model all of the above in the context of everyday living• Math is problem solving, not just calculation—bring them into your world
Mindset & Mathematics
Carol DweckStanford UniversityAuthor of Mindset
Stanford University’s youcubed.org
Other Resources
• Teacher Tips for Math Success• www.greatschools.org/milestones Watch videos of kids doing
math at each grade level• www.stmath.com Access children’s math work with Jiji the penguin at
home (grades 2-5)• www.corestandards.org Access your child’s Math AND reading
standards• www.pta.org National PTA’s published resources for common core
success!
Parent University Feedback
Special Thanks
• Anjali Sachdev, Family Advocate and Community Engagement Partner• Allegro Dance Academy• Kentwood Leadership Students• Covington Staff
Next Parent University• Last Wednesday of the Month: April 29th• Topic: Technology—Tips, Tricks and use in the School Setting
Dance Celebration
• Move to Gym
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