K12 Regional Mathematics Curriculum Framework

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K-12 Regional Mathematics Curriculum Framework

• Math Science Collaborative
• Allegheny Intermediate Unit

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Curriculum Frameworks Are Resources To

• Assist districts in developing curriculum
  consistent with the PA Standards for Mathematics
  and PA Assessment Anchors
• Indicate what students should know and be able to
  do at each grade level
• Provide high quality learning experiences for
  students so that they may develop deep conceptual
  understanding of the essential learnings

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Curriculum Frameworks Are Not

• Required by law
• Detailed lesson plans
• Items for which students must be tested
• Directives for uniform programs and textbook
  adoption
• Curriculum formats that all districts must follow
  
  

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The Process

• Team members identified big ideas at each grade
  level
• Discussed essential learnings across grade levels
• Eliminated unnecessary repetition while assuring
  there were no gaps
• Confirmed that PA and NCTM Standards are
  addressed
• Provided a chart with alignment of Big Ideas to
  PA Standards and Assessment Anchors

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Background and Rationale

• Implement PA and NCTM Standards
• What is standards-based curriculum and
  instruction?
• Glenn Commission Report Before Its Too Late
• Emphasizes the importance of high-quality
  teaching
• TIMSS Data
• U.S. curriculum lacks focus and coherence

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FIGURE 2 How Teachers Implemented Making
Connections Math Problems
FIGURE 1 Types of Math Problems Presented
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So.

• How can we identify and organize a few big ideas
  at each grade level?
• What might the curriculum look like as its
  organized around big ideas in mathematics?

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Knowledge Networks
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Read interpret, and construct charts, tables,
line plots, pictographs and bar graphs.
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Grade 6
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Grade 6
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Reasons to Use Framework

• To avoid feeling overwhelmed with so much content
• To move from concrete to graphic to abstract at
  all levels
• To shift from a focus on teaching procedures to
  engaging students in problem solving
• To lead students to a deep conceptual
  understanding of the essential learnings

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Standards-Based Classrooms

• Curriculum that includes
• Content linked to standards
• Instructional practices that foster problem
  solving, communication, reasoning and connections
  through multiple representations
• Authentic assessments that enable students to
  show what they know and can do in mathematics

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Using the Framework

• As an aid in writing District-level curriculum
• Adapt/adopt
• As a Professional Development tool
• Use to start discussions within and across grade
  levels
• Use activities and assessments in professional
  development