Michigan High School Mathematics and Science Companion Documents

1. Michigan High School Mathematics and Science Companion Documents

2. Goals for This Session • Become familiar with the mathematics and science companion documents • Understand the similarities and differences between the formats

3. Companion / Clarification Documents Science A series of documents, organized by discipline and units intended to provide science educators and assessment developers with a clearer understanding of the breadth and depth of the HSCE. Mathematics A series of documents, organized by strand & topics intended to provide mathematics educators and assessment developers with a clearer understanding of the breadth and depth of the HSCE.

4. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • Each document represents a topic from each strand: Algebra & Functions Geometry & Trigonometry Quantitative Literacy Statistics & Probability • MMLA work groups • Examples and activities provided by teachers Science • 4 documents; one for each discipline: Biology Chemistry Earth science Physics • MSLA work group • Teacher leaders and writers

5. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • Organized by topics within each strand • topics are defined in the HSCE documents • Big ideas are not explicitly stated Science • Organized by units within each discipline • Units developed by state organizations • Each unit is organized around a big idea • Each discipline has 12 units • 3 weeks each teach time; guidelines, not the rule

6. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • Each document starts out with a description of the strand and standard to which the topic belongs. • This language is taken directly from the HSCE document • Some standards have further clarification Science • Each document starts out with a listing of all the expectations for the strand cross-referenced to the unit in which they appear. • This is followed the units.

7. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • After the strand and standard information, there is a list of all the expectations in the topic with clarification statements where necessary. • Web documents have hyperlinks to clarifying examples and activities Science • Each unit begins with the list of all the expectations in that unit with clarification statements where necessary. • This follows the big idea and list of standards and content statements linked to the unit expectations.

8. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • All required expectations are clarified when necessary. • Recommend are listed but not clarified Science • All essential and core expectations are clarified when necessary and are included in the units • Recommended are listed but not clarified and do not appear in the units.

9. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • Don’t have these sections • Language students need to know stated throughout the document • Real-world context embedded in many of the examples and activities • Resources • Websites with more information on the topic or specific expectations Science • Vocabulary • from NAEP & Marzano • Real world context

10. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • Background Information, Tools and Representations • A reference area that includes important formulas, properties, techniques, definitions and/or pedagogical tips for the topic in general. Science • Instruments, Measurements, and Representations • Representations, instruments, units of measurement, and categories for classification for the unit in general.

11. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • Assessable content section • Technical advice for assessment developers and item writers at both the state and local level. Science • Assessment information throughout the document for state assessments • What is assessable? • All CEs and Clarifications • Vocabulary – including vocabulary found within CE, standards and statements • Instruments, Measurements and Representations • What is not assessable? • Context • Instructional examples

12. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • Clarifying Examples & Activities • Include: • Description of a classroom activity • Assessment items • Open-ended task Science • Instructional Examples • 5 types • Inquiry • Reflection • General • Intervention • Enrichment

13. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • Examples & Activities • provided for each expectation in most topics • Further clarify what an expectation means or its parameters • Some address the topic as whole, e.g., A2.4 - Mathematical modeling Science • Instructional Examples • Organized by type and address cluster of expectations • Purpose

14. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics • Examples & Activities • Many expectations have suggestions for intervention and enrichment approaches to the expectation Science • Instructional Examples • Give suggestions for intervention and enrichment for the unit.

15. Companion / Clarification Documents Mathematics For more information: Ruth Anne Hodges hodgesr3@michigan.gov www.michigan.gov/mathematics Or www.mi-math-companion.wikispaces.com Science For more information: Kevin Richard richardk1@michigan.gov www.michigan.gov/science