New York City ELL Math Initiative

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New York CityELL Math Initiative

• Linda Curtis-Bey (Director of Mathematics, Office
  of Curriculum and Professional Development)
• Ronald Schwarz (HS Math Specialist)
• Miguel Cordero (HS Math Specialist)

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New York City the Statistics

• 1.1 million Students
• 1,200 Schools and Principals
• 88,000 Teachers ( 3,000 new teachers/year)
• 30 Regional Instructional Supervisors (RISs)
• 1,200 Math Coaches
• Lead Teachers
• 1,200 (paid) Parent Coordinators
• 100 New Teachers Mentors
• 100 Special Education Instructional Specialists
• 100 ELL Instructional Specialists
• 100 Early Childhood Specialists

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Uniform Curriculum Implementation

• Everyday Mathematics/Math Steps (Grades K-5)
• Impact Mathematics (Grades 6-8)
• Prentice Hall New York Math A (HS)
• Calculators
• Manipulatives
• Mandated Instructional Time
• Laptop Computers for Coaches and RISs

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Phase-In Timeline

• September, 2003
• K-2 Grade 6 High School (1st of 3-semester Math
  A Course)
• September, 2004
• Grades 3-5 or Grade 3 Grade 7 High School (1st
  semester/new class)
• September, 2005
• Grade 4 (if applicable) Grade 8

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Structures to Support Professional Development

• Regional Instructional Supervisors
• Monthly Meetings Twice Monthly
• Math Coaches 2-4 Weeks of Summer PD
• School Year - Weekly
• Lead Teachers (Monthly)
• Teachers
• 3 PD Days - required
• 100 minutes (every 2 weeks) required
• Grade Meetings Weekly
• Other Offerings Optional

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Structures to Support Professional Development

• Institutes/Workshops ( of Sessions Vary)
• Administrators
• Parent Coordinators and Parents
• New Teachers Mentors
• Special Education Instructional Specialists
• ELL Instructional Specialists
• Early Childhood Specialists

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Exam Scores

• Annual Standard Citywide Exams

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NYCDOE Office Of English Language Learners and
Math DepartmentELL Math Initiative

• Mathematics/ELL leadership
• Mathematics/ELL Learning Network - ELL RISs and
  ISSs plus mathematics RISs and coaches
• All participate in Building the BASE professional
  development -(QTEL)
• Regional Math/ELL Action Plans
• Collaborative Coaching
• Spanish Bilingual Mathematics Leadership Team

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ELL Math Initiative

• Mathematics/ELL Professional Development for
  Teachers
• QTEL with a mathematics focus
• K-5 mathematics content and pedagogy with
  academic discourse in Spanish
• 6-12 mathematics content and pedagogy with
  academic discourse in Spanish

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ELL Math Initiative

• Quality Instruction
• Materials review and alignment
• Policy and practice review
• Mathematics Summer School Academy
• Assessment practices

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Review of Academic Intervention Materials and
Programs in Mathematics 

• Goals
• Create a mathematics toolkit for intervention
  services
• Identify programs, strategies, and tools that
  best meet the needs of our struggling students
• Assist educators to navigate and make appropriate
  selections of the available AIS math resources
• Alignment of math AIS materials to the citywide
  initiatives

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Focus of Professional Development

• Year III (2005/2006) - Required
• Differentiation
• Math Content for Math Teachers
• New NYS State Standards
• Instruction Talk in the Classrooms
• High School Collaborative Lab Sites LessonLab
• Regional Planning
• Optional
• T Cubed Graphing Calculator Training
• Geometers Sketchpad Level I and II

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Supplemental Differentiation Publications

• Companion handbooks for Everyday Mathematics and
  Impact Mathematics that will address
  differentiation (September, 2005)
• English Language Learners
• Special Education
• Academic Intervention
• Gifted/Talented
• Classroom Vignettes
• Math A Plus (HS Students Who are Repeating) Jan,
  2005
• Review of Math Topics
• Test Preparation/Test Sophistication
• Study Skills 

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Collaborative Partnerships

• Publishers/Vendors
• NYC Universities and Colleges
• Other University Partners
• University of Chicago
• University of Pittsburgh
• Rutgers
• NSF/MSP Grants

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Collaborative Partnerships

• PD Organizations
• Educational Development Center (EDC)
• Institute for Learning (IFL)
• Math Solutions/Marilyn Burns
• United Federation of Teachers (UFT)
• Math for America
• West Ed
• NCEE/Americas Choice
• AUSSIE

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New York CityMath Advisory Panel

• Chairperson - Uri Treisman
• NYS Education Dept. Representatives
• University/College Participation
• Math Education Department
• Mathematics Department
• Regional School Representatives
• Central Office Representation

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Final Thoughts

• Organizing for Effort
• Student Performance
• Meeting Teacher/Principal Demand
• Accountability vs. Risk-Taking
• Equity

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Percent of Students Passing
72.8
89.5
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28.8
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28.8
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