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Understanding the New Florida Assessments

Shawn Wigg Director Mathematics 6 th – 12 th wiggs@duvalschools.org Selena Bryant Mathematics Instructional Specialist bryants2@duvalschools.org Dedra Cook Mathematics Instructional Specialist hilld3@duvalschools.org Crystal Emery Mathematics Instructional Specialist

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Understanding the New Florida Assessments

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  1. Shawn Wigg Director Mathematics 6th – 12th wiggs@duvalschools.org Selena Bryant Mathematics Instructional Specialist bryants2@duvalschools.org Dedra Cook Mathematics Instructional Specialist hilld3@duvalschools.org Crystal Emery Mathematics Instructional Specialist emeryc@duvalschools.org Angela Justice Mathematics Instructional Specialist justicea@duvalschools.org Mark Prendergast Mathematics Instructional Specialist prendergram@duvalschools.org Charmelita Royster Mathematics Instructional Specialist roysterc@duvalschools.org Understanding the New Florida Assessments Middle School Mathematics Grades 6 – 7 January 25, 2018 Math night Darnell-cookmanms

  2. Mathematics Florida K -12 State Standards Requirements • Aligned with college and work expectations; • Clear, understandable and consistent; • Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills; • Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards; • Informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy; and • Evidence- and research-based.

  3. Students who are College and Career Ready in Mathematics Preparing for the Future • Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them • Reason abstractly and quantitatively • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others • Model with mathematics • Use appropriate tools strategically • Attend to precision • Look for and make use of structure • Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning Mathematical Practices

  4. In Addition to Mathematics Content… More emphasis is on the use of technology to communicate and solve problems.

  5. Florida State Assessment • 6-8 Computer Based Testing • 6th grade – no calculators • 7th/8th grade – calculator varies • Formulas are provided as needed • Amount of Questions range 62-66 • 3 Sessions 60 minutes each

  6. Florida State Assessment

  7. Florida State Assessment

  8. Florida State Assessment

  9. 6-8 Mathematics Curriculum

  10. Continuing to raise the bar on education standards, by including an emphasis on critical and analytical thinking, to drive continued improvement by Florida students State Standards:

  11. If Everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself - Henry Ford Closing Message

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