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Williamstown Jr/Sr High School

Williamstown Jr/Sr High School. Math: Sharing Strategies That Work With Our School and Students. Presented by: Misty Buchanan ~ Principal Deana Cummins ~ High School Teacher Ann Rourk ~ Middle School /High School Teacher. Success.

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Williamstown Jr/Sr High School

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  1. Williamstown Jr/Sr High School Math: Sharing Strategies That Work With Our School and Students Presented by: Misty Buchanan ~ Principal Deana Cummins ~ High School Teacher Ann Rourk ~ Middle School /High School Teacher

  2. Success Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. ~ Robert Collier

  3. Williamstown Jr/Sr High School • Grades 6 -12 • 475 students • K-12 located in one building • Bronze Medalist in the U.S. News & World Report 2009 Best • High Schools Search • Approximately 50% free/reduced lunch • Top 5% on ACT and CATS scores • 22% increase from 2008 to 2009 on 11th grade students • reaching college readiness benchmark in mathematics on ACT • From 2006 to 2008, math EXPLORE and PLAN scores have • been at least 1 point above state level • 2008-09 Attendance Rate – 96.5% (3rd in the State) • 2008 Novice Rate – 5.72%

  4. Williamstown Math Curriculum

  5. Our CATS Overall Accountability Index

  6. Middle School Math Scores

  7. High School Math Scores

  8. Reflection Activity List the 3 key strategies that you believe have the greatest impact on a school’s Mathematics test scores. • At your table, take 5 minutes to discuss the key strategies you believe have an impact on mathematics test scores. • Next, on the poster paper provided, list your top 3 strategies that you believe have the greatest impact on mathematics test scores. • Then, choose a spokesperson for your table to present your strategies. • Presentations

  9. Is There A “Magic Formula” For Improving Test Scores?

  10. Strategies That We Believe Impact Scores At Williamstown • Reflection • Test Preparation • Technology

  11. Reflection • Data Disaggregation • CATS • EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT • No Child Left Behind • 6-12 Departmental Communication • 5 teachers – with a passion for mathematics • Peer/team accountability • Continuity • Yearly gap closure • Student’s individual needs • Middle School/High School transitioning • Measure of Academic Progress Testing(MAP)

  12. TestPreparation • Types of Test Questions required on Unit Tests • Short Answer – only for those questions not conducive to multiple choice format (e.g..: factoring) • Multiple Choice – both ACT/CATS format • Open Response – at least 1 per unit test • Cumulative Practice Test Questions • Bell Ringers • Multiple Choice – both ACT/CATS format • ACT Practice Exams • ACT Math Problems of the Day • College Prep Skills Elective Course for Juniors & Seniors • Core Content Review

  13. Technology • Smart Pads • Document Cameras/Readers • Websites • Glencoe Textbook – extra examples, practice quizzes, reviews, and tests • Algebra Module - http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/math/HCPSAlgebra1/modules.html • www.collegeboard.com • Graphing Calculators • Turning Point Response Devices (clickers) • Texas Instruments SmartView Graphing Calculator

  14. Please select a Team. • Pink • Yellow • Green

  15. Divide 30 by one-half and add 10. What is the answer? • 20 • 25 • 70 • 30

  16. Is it legal in Kentucky for a man to marry his widow’s sister? • Yes • No

  17. If an international airliner crashed exactly on the U.S. – Canadian border, where would they be required by international law to bury the survivors? • Canada • United States • Neither

  18. A farmer had 18 sheep. All but five died. How many did he have left? • 13 • 18 • 5 • 0

  19. Some months have 30 days, some 31. How many have 28? • 1 • 2 • 4 • 12

  20. Team Scores

  21. Texas InstrumentSmartViewPresentation

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