Parent Math Meeting

1. Math Curriculum:
Implementing the Common Core Standards in
Mathematics with Go Math
Fall 2013
Warren Township School District
Sondra Markman, Curriculum Supervisor
Susan Kline, Math Committee Chair
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2. Agenda
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 Common Core Standards in Mathematics (CCSSM)
 Selection of Go Math program
 How math instruction will change this year
 What you can expect
 Additional questions

3. CCSSM
CCSSM goals
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College and career readiness
Reduce college remediation classes
K-12 focus
Depth rather than coverage
Broader view of math-related skills
 Standards
 Practices
Adopted by most states in the US
 New Jersey too

4. Improving Math Instruction
 Fewer topics
 More depth
 Greater emphasis on:
 Math reasoning
 Number sense
 Problem solving
 The goal is to build
competence with how to
use math in context:
 Finding the right data
 Applying the right strategies
 Giving the answer meaning

5. Selecting Go Math Program
 Math committee:
 Teachers
 Administrators
 Parent
 Examined 5 programs
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Presentations
Materials
Online resources
Other districts
 Piloted 2 programs

6. Why elementary teachers
like Go Math . . .
 “ensure mastery of the
Common Core State
Standards”
 “preparation for 21st century
learning”
 “students are encouraged
to explain their thinking
using words, manipulatives,
and pictures”
 “technology . . . links home
and school”
 “Academic vocabulary is
used throughout the
program”
 “apply math skills in real
world situations”
 “supports the format of
state testing”
 “catches students before
they fall behind”

7. Components of Go Math
 Online teacher resources:
 Teacher edition
 Planning tools
 Professional development
videos
 Student assignments
 Smartboard lessons
 Test generator
 Lesson-level assessment
 Lesson-level differentiation
tools (reteach/enrich/ELL*)
* English Language Learner
 Student resources:
 Consumable write-in text
 Standards Practice Book
(Homework)
 Hands-on manipulatives for
building conceptual
understanding
 Math readers
 Games
 Online account and
resources

8. Student books

9. Selected Classroom Resources

10. Think Central Online Account

11. Textbook online

12. Standards Practice Book

13. Lessons Online

14. Other online resources

15. What to Expect
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Think Central experiences in school
More problem solving
More depth/fewer topics
Conceptual understanding followed by procedural knowledge
 Builds capacity to use math in a variety of contexts
 Better all around math students
 Teachers are ready to work with all students to meet the new
Common Core State Standards in Mathematics
 Continuation of Common Core State Standards in Mathematics
implementation at Warren Middle School using newly adopted
Big Ideas Math from Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt publishers.

16. More Information
 Classroom teachers:
 Back to School
presentations
 Parent letters
 Conferences
 Think Central:
 www.k6.thinkcentral.com
 Unique student id &
password
 CCSSM:
 Youtube
 The Hunt Institute videos Common Core

17. More Information
 Classroom teachers:
 Back to School
presentations
 Parent letters
 Conferences
 Think Central:
 www.k6.thinkcentral.com
 Unique student id &
password
 CCSSM:
 Youtube
 The Hunt Institute videos Common Core