THE STATE OF THE LOWER SCHOOL MATH DEPARTMENT

5 MATH COMPONENTS

• Curriculum
• Professional Development
• Resources
• Technology
• Student Achievement

CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM

• Currently revisiting math curriculum and making changes; CCS as baseline
• 2015-2016 grade levels to study/implement and comment
• 2016-2017 transition year
• Need for dedicated planning/collaboration time
• Need for restructuring of math committee to reflect math leaders; staggered schedule
• Need for vertical alignment across LS and MS division
• Need for parent curriculum pamphlet outlining curriculum content and skills across grade level

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Active member: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• NCTM Conference New Orleans 2014
• NCTM Conference Boston 2015
• Add-on Licensure program UNC-CH
• Plan: on-site PD with professionals, send teachers to regional math conference, send @ least 1 teacher with me to National Conference (San Francisco 2016)
• Plan: In-house PD(journaling, 10-minute math games)

RESOURCES

RESOURCES

• 2014-15 First Grade enVision math text as FRAMEWORK
• 1st & 2nd enrichment: Mentoring Young Mathematicians (M2)
• 3rd & 4th enrichment: Mentoring Mathematical Minds (M3)
• Math Specialist: support structure based on classroom teacher input (whole group, homogeneous grouping, rotating schedule, etc)
• Reconsider current 1st grade schedule

TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY

• Purchase of Osmo iPad gadget; geometry/Tangram
• Goal: all teachers utilizing SMARTBoard, iPads, computers for math lessons
• Need for innovating, technology-rich activities in all classrooms
• Plan: collaborate with Michele Guitierrez for the latest in math technology, Apps, ideas for integrating math & technology

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

• Implementation of CPAA for 1st grade 2015-16
• Enrichment student cohorts 1st-4th
• ERB scores consistently strong
• Need for student growth analysis
• Plan: Parent Coffee to share best practices, artifacts, use of math specialist in the classroom, models for "how we learn" (September?)
• Plan: closely monitor students who may "fall between the cracks;" develop educational plan for their success