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Marple Newtown School District K-12 Mathematics. Moving All Students Forward. Mathematics Curriculum K-12. Core Beliefs- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Curriculum Review Cycle PA Core and Assessment Design Online Resources in Mathematics Sample Curriculum Maps
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Marple Newtown School District K-12 Mathematics Moving All Students Forward Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
Mathematics Curriculum K-12 • Core Beliefs- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment • Curriculum Review Cycle • PA Core and Assessment Design • Online Resources in Mathematics • Sample Curriculum Maps • Current Initiatives and Goals Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
Curriculum Review Cycle Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
PA Core and Assessment Design • In grades 3-8, the Mathematics PSSA is heavily weighted towards multiple-choice style questions • 72 possible points at each grade level, • 60 points come from multiple choice questions 1 • 12 points come from open-ended questions • The Algebra I Keystone Exams is more evenly weighted between multiple-choice and open ended questions • 60 possible points • 60-75% points possible via multiple choice items • 25-40% points possible via open-ended items Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
PA Core and Assessment Design Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
Sample QuestionsPA Academic Standards (old) PA Core Standards (new) Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
Online Resources in Mathematics • DRC Insight- online student portal for diagnostic and State assessments • https://pa.drcedirect.com • www.pearsonsuccessnet.com • http://www.sfapowerteaching.org • www.stmath.com • www.abcya.com • https://www.khanacademy.org/ • http://www.aleks.com/ • http://mathtrain.tv Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
Current Initiatives and Goals • Reduce Achievement Gaps • Increased technology in instruction and assessment purposes Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
Reduce Achievement Gaps • Restructure the process by which students are grouped for mathematics- mixed grouping of students, with one or two high groups as warranted • Eliminate low level mathematics classes- prepare ALL students for Algebra I by 9th grade • Course specific diagnostic and benchmark assessments- test by class/course, not by student grade level Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
Increased technology in instruction and assessment purposes • Lessons are increasingly technology based in K-12 • Grade level teams researching instructional resources • Utilize assessment data to plan individually targeted instruction, review, and interventions • Individual student conferences to analyze data and set learning goals Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community
Curriculum- What Do We Teach Instruction- How Do We Teach Assessment- How Did We Do Mission . . . to provide state of the art educational opportunities for all students in a safe, healthy and effective learning environment through a collaborative commitment involving students, families, staff and community