Good Starteres/Bell Works/Warm Ups from NCTM

http://illuminations.nctm.org/BrainTeasers.aspx

NC Final Exams 2013-14

On November 18, 2013, we received information regarding NC Final Exams for this year.  Please find these test specifications at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/common-exams/specifications/

NC DPI Secondary Update

Johannah Maynor, NCDPI Secondary Consultant
Dr. Jennifer Curtis, NCDPI Math Section Chief

In Middle School Math codes in PowerSchool must be adapted and used to correctly identify the courses.  The Math I code would be 2103 2X0.  The "X" used to be a "Y" to designate that this was a high school course offered in middle school. However, in PowerSchool this will need to be changed to be an X.  If we used a "Y" code then the student would not receive high school credit.  According to the update, a separate code will be used to show that the course was taught in middle school.

Math Resources for Gifted Students in Middle School
http://ncaigirp.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Mathematics+6-8

High School Courses/Codes
Math Courses for 2013-14

• Math I (2103)
• Math II (2201)
• Math III (2301)

Bridge Courses (elective credit except for substitution pathway)

• Foundations of Math I (2050)
• Foundations of Math II (2051)
• Foundations of Math III (2052)

In this 2013-14 school year, all students should be enrolled in Math I (middle school students as well as high school students).

By the year 2015-16 and beyond, the math course sequence for all students will be Math I (2103), Math II (2201), and Math III (2301).  As of right now, it is unclear what courses will be available in 2014-15.

High School Math Assessment
Available Assessments

• Math I (EOC)
• Math II
• Math III
• 2003/CCSSM Geometry
• 2003 CCSSM Algebra II
• CCSSM Geometry (from Common Core Appendix A)
• CCSSM Algebra II (from Common Core Appendix A)
• CCSSM Integrated III (from Common Core Appendix A)
• 2003 Discrete
• 2003 AFM
• 2003 Pre-Calculus

Final Exam Specifications (http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/common-exams/specifications)

• Final Exam Specifications with regards to Constructed Responses have not been updated as of 10/31/13.  We will need to continue to monitor that.

Math I, II, and III Resources from Meredith University and NC DPI

This week I hope to be able to add some blog comments and resources from the NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference.  The first session I attended was facilitated by Tim Hendrix of Meredith University.  They have delivered several professional developments and created a number of resources.  Their resources are housed on their website at

www.tinyurl.com/math123

Math II Resource

Thanks to Laura Lingle at Dixon High School for this find!

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_shared_binder/434423

you will need access key: CPMP2

Math Grant $4000 from NCTM- Due Spring 2014

Here is information on a math grant through NCTM for $4000.

Math- show connection of math to other fields Deadline June 1, 2014

NCTM

Teacher of math   $4,000

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=437300016

New High School Documents for Onslow County

You can now find the documents for High School Math (Foundations of Algebra, Foundations of Geometry, Special Topics in Math, and Advanced Functions and Modeling) at http://mathunpacking.weebly.com/high-school-math.html.

Thank you to all the teachers who came together to create these!

 http://mathunpacking.weebly.com/high-school-math.html

Fast Summer

Hello Math Friends,

Wow, this has been a full summer with lots of opportunities.

Back in June many of our high school math teachers came together to pull together suggestions for new courses in Foundations of Algebra and Foundations in Geometry while another group worked on curriculum materials for Advanced Functions and Modeling.  Those materials will be posted very soon (this weekend if nothing else).

We also had a couple teachers attend Math Education Leadership Training at Appalachian State.  We look forward to growing this new partnership.

Each high school will have a site license for Penda Learning for the 2013-14 school year. If you were not able to attend the Penda overview, check out www.pendalearning.com.  This online tool allows teachers and students to have one more resource for learning and practicing math content. It also includes science content, so please share information with your science teachers as well.  Each high school had a math representative at the Penda overview, but we will also do a refresher and send out more information.

For our elementary math teachers, I had a chance to receive and give some training on AMC Anywhere.  This tool is based on Kathy Richardson's work on the importance of building true number sense.  This is something that we might want to explore further.

Much more to come as we ramp up for the 2013-14 school year.  

First 2013-14 DPI Secondary Math Webinar Opportunity

Join us for our first secondary Mathematics webinar for the 2013-2014 school year.  We have a Math I, II, and III communication brochure ready for your distribution!  Along with highlighting the brochure, we will discuss transitioning to Math I, Math II, and Math III and out of the former high school pathways.  We will also share additional resource documents and sites.

Secondary Math Update

Join us for a Webinar on August 28 Click Here to Register Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/684334696 Secondary Math Update Title: Secondary Math Update Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Mac®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer Mobile attendees Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet

Mayim Bialik's comments at NCTM

Advice to math teachers for inspiring their students to take more math classes:

• The more our students receive opportunities to deeply understand Mathematical concepts, the more they will get to love it. Inspire passion.
• Being a scientist has changed my world outlook. I see beauty in things and appreciation the universe for it’s tremendous beauty. Being a scientist or an engineer can provide you with a broad and exciting platform from which to view the world.
• It’s helpful to have female faces that promote the STEM field for other women. There is a rich quality of life provided by this profession that should be attainable by all.
• I try to drive home the point that STEM training is important simply because the it’s fastest growing job market and training is likely to pave a course for solid employment and job security
• Pursue your dream and the stay the course.

Thanks to the Rubicon team for taking these notes and pasting them on their chat site: http://coretalk.rubicon.com/2013/04/18/core-talk-power-of-just-one-teacher-impresses-at-nctm-2013/

High School Math Symposium 2013

Visit http://mathunpacking.weebly.com/high-school-math-symposium-2013.html for all the details about our Onslow County schools High School Math Symposium from June 17-20 at Jacksonville High School.

Honors Course Implementation

Many of you have been asking about Honors Courses this year and moving forward.  We have a plan developed, but have been waiting on final word from NC DPI about the Implementation process.  Last week we received information that will allow us to move forward.  We will be working with principals, and teachers in each subject area and from each school to develop our new Honors guides.  I will be posting more information soon, but be especially on the lookout after the April 16th overview webinar.

Here is the message from DPI including the wiki where you can see the DPI schedule as well as the links to register for any of the webinars.

Honors Implementation Training Schedule

Training for the Honors Level Course Rubric and Implementation Process will consist of the following components:

·  An overview webinar – April 16, 2013

·  Recorded video presentations for each content area available by mid-April

·  Two general Question & Answer (Q & A) webinars focused on the course rubric and review process – May 2^nd and May 28^th, 2013

·  Six Q & A webinars each focusing on a specific content area during the month of May

·  Honors Implementation Wikispace  - www.honorsimplementation.ncdpi.wikispaces.net

The full training schedule with registration web links is posted on the wiki www.honorsimplementation.ncdpi.wikispaces.net.

 Questions, please contact:

Linda Brannan, M.Ed, NBCT

Student Support Services Consultant

Curriculum & Instruction Division

NC Department of Public Instruction

Raleigh, NC

919 807-3834

http://schoolcounseling.ncdpi.wikispaces.net

Measures of Student Learning Update (Common Exams)

The Measures of Student Learning: NC's Common Exams website has been updated with some important new documents.  As always, we appreciate your assistance with letting folks in the field know about these new resources.

1.        Spring 2013 Common Exam Implementation Guide: I've attached the new guide here, and it is also accessible at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/effectiveness-model/measures/implementation-guide.pdf.

2.        Spring 2013 Sample Items: Again, I've attached here.  The newest set of sample items (along with all the previously released items) can be found at: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/effectiveness-model/measures/sample-items/.

3.        Revised Assessment Specifications:  I have not attached those files here as there are about fifteen of them.  All of the specifications have been revised to reflect shortening of the exams.  They can be found at: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/effectiveness-model/measures/specifications/. 

As always, please let me know if you need any additional information.

All the best,

Jenn

Direct Questions to:

Jennifer Preston

Race to the Top Project Coordinator for Teacher and Leader Effectiveness

[P] 919.807.4187

[C] 845.797.2361

[F] 919.807.4000

Reading Released Tests

I know this is reading, but it impacts many of us...

There are now printable versions of the released ELA/Reading End-of-Grade and English II tests on the released forms web page. These versions contain test items and selections that the NCDPI has been granted copyright permission to print. The missing selections can be viewed online in the full versions of the tests.

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/releasedforms

Distinguishing Between Linear and Exponential Growth in Math I and Beyond Webinar

The topic for the next webinar in the NCSSM Common Core State Standards Mathematics series presented by Maria Hernandez will be  Distinguishing Between Linear and Exponential Growth in Math I and Beyond.
In this session we will explore a real-world application that can help students distinguish between linear and exponential growth.  We will share a data problem involving population growth and food production.  The main concepts are accessible to Math I students, but we will also introduce more advanced methods of data analysis that can be used in courses beyond Math I.  Bring your TI 83 or TI 84 calculator.  

This session will be Thursday, March 21st from 3:15- 4:15 PM.  

To register to participate, go to   http://tinyurl.com/NCSSM-CCSSMathWebinar

Carole Stern

Outreach Specialist
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

stern@ncssm.edu

Constructed Response Released Items

The NC Department of Public Instruction has released some Constructed Response Items to help us as we continue to move forward.
 “The Department of Public Instruction has released the following constructed response items from the fall 2012 administrations of the Measures of Student Learning: NC's Common Exams. These test items may be used by school systems to help acquaint students with constructed response items on the Common Exams. These materials must not be used for personal or financial gain.”

I have posted the files to our Math Unpacking website at http://mathunpacking.weebly.com/secondary-math-contacts.html

These are also at the DPI website at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/effectiveness-model/measures/released-exams/

8 Videos that Prove Math is Awesome

Check these videos out

http://mashable.com/2013/02/19/8-cool-applications-math/

Sharing of Weblinks

Thanks to Kati Rangel for sharing these links!

 These are the links from the NCTM email.  I haven't had time yet to spend much time on them.

http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1696&ContentID=83819&Content=121448

http://engageny.org/

http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4754

http://illustrativemathematics.org/

http://www.achievethecore.org/

http://www.ccsso.org/documents/2012/common_core_resources.pdf

http://www.parcconline.org/classroom

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/

http://www.nctm.org/standards/mathcommoncore/

Common Core Resources by CCSSO

This is a strong resource developed by the CCSSO (Chief Council of State School Officers).  This is the same group that commissioned the Common Core Standards.  Lots of good resources, videos, and links.

Thanks to Dwayne Snowden for sharing this!

http://www.ccsso.org/documents/2012/common_core_resources.pdf

EnVision Math Resource

Thanks to Crystal Cox for sharing this link.

If you are an elementary teacher using enVision Math (by Pearson), this looks like a nicely organized site:

http://www.techcoachcorner2.org/Envision%20Math%20Resources/firstgrade.htm#Topic