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Administrator Kick Off

Administrator Kick Off. Tuesday, August 13, 2013 8:00 – 12:00 Seascape Golf Club. Description of Practice. Improving problem-solving in Middle School students using Complex Performance Assessment Tasks designed and implemented through cross content collaboration.

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Administrator Kick Off

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  1. Administrator Kick Off Tuesday, August 13, 2013 8:00 – 12:00 Seascape Golf Club

  2. Description of Practice • Improving problem-solving in Middle School students using Complex Performance Assessment Tasks designed and implemented through cross content collaboration. • Utilize this evidence of student learning to adapt teaching and learning to meet the immediate learning needs of our diverse population of students. • Teach perseverance with continuing practice. Two Examples • 1. MARS tasks in the classroom @ E. A. Hall • 2. CaMSP collaborative lesson (% of a Number)

  3. Links to Common Core Instructional Shifts Eight Mathematical Practices • Making sense of problems and persevering in solving them (SMP#1) . • Reason abstractly and quantitatively (SMP#2). • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others (SMP#3). • Model with mathematics (SMP#4). • Use appropriate tools strategically (SMP#5) • Attend to precision (SMP#6). • Look for and make use of structure (SMP#7). • Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning (SMP#8).

  4. An example of a MARS task

  5. Impact on Students

  6. Tips on Implementation(Lessons Learned) • The most effective use of formative assessment occurs on a daily basis. • Use Socratic seminars! Quit prompting and scaffolding every step of the way – provide a foundation for autonomy. • Be patient, students will flounder at first and then gradually gain skills on how to analyze a challenge, utilize prior learning, and implement a purposeful solution to a problem. • Collaborate often w/ other teachers and share: • English language skills • Art – many common factors with math • Phy. Ed. – oppty list: statistics, geometry

  7. Resources & Toolsfor getting started • The ‘Kithen sink’: • SVMI/Mars tasks • Problems of the month • Videos/flipped classroom • Math coaches • Enroll in training (e.g. CaMSP, Critical Thinking) • Utilize ‘vaulted’ lessons • Other teachers & coaches “Technology is no panacea” Contact Information Randy Braun E.A. Hall randall_braun@pvusd.net

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