A Vision of Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction for PK-12

The 2009 revised

Wisconsin Model Academic Standards

for Mathematics

MTL 2009 Kick-off

August 25, 2009

South Division High School

Prepared by:

Kevin McLeod

Connie Laughlin

Mary Mooney

Beth Schefelker

Melissa Hedges

Astrid Fossum

Session Goals

Provide an overview of the revised Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Mathematics.

Articulate the differences between revised State Standards and WI Assessment Framework.

Discuss how the revised Standards impact your work as a leader in your building.

Why revise state standards?

A brief history…

  • 1998 Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Mathematics Grades 4, 8 12

2000 PSSM

2001 Adding It Up and CMF

2003 MPS Learning Targets

2005 WI Assessment Framework

2005 Revised MPS Learning Targets

2009 Revised WI Model Academic Standards for Mathematics

Anticipated...

2010 Common Core Standards for Mathematics

2011 Revised WI Assessment Framework

Brief Orientation to the Documents

PK-12 Content Standards

Grades PK-2

Grades 3-5

Grades 6-8

Grades 9-12

Learning Priorities

Narratives

Learning Continuum

Focus Area

What's in a Descriptor?

Review the WI State Descriptor

Number Operations and Relationships

Subskill Ba: Concepts #1

Kindergarten: (1) Connect number words and numerals to quantities they represent using various physical models and representations

First Grade: (1) Read, write and represent numbers to 100 using words, objects, number lines, and expanded form (e.g.: 15 = 10 + 5) with emphasis on representing place-value concepts.

Second Grade (1) Recognize and apply place value concepts to whole numbers less than 1,000.

Third Grade: (1) Recognize and apply place value concepts to whole numbers less than 10,000.

Fourth Grade: (1) Recognize and apply place value concepts to whole numbers less than 1,000,000

Fifth Grade: (1) Recognize and apply place value concepts to whole numbers less than 10,000,000

Sixth Grade: (1) Recognize and apply place value concepts to whole numbers less than 10,000,000 with decimals to the thousandths place.

Seventh Grade: (1) Recognize and apply place value concepts to whole numbers less than 100,000,000 with decimals to the thousandths place.

Eighth Grade (1) – Beginning Grade 10 – Compare and order real numbers

As you review this “trace” of Number Operations and Relationships, Descriptor #1...

Highlight all verbs.

Debrief:

What do you notice?

In what ways do these descriptors deepen teacher understanding about the mathematics?

In what ways do these descriptors move students into deeper engagement with the mathematics?


What's in a Standard?

(1) Divide into teams of three.

(2) Each select a grade level band to review:

PK-2

3-5

6-8


Reading “Assignments”

Grades 6-8

Read:Concept and Connections in Number and Algebra: Numeric and Algebraic Reasoning.

Learning Priority: #1

Narrative: Paragraph 3

Focus Areas: 1st & 4th

High School

Read:Concept and Connections in Number and Algebra: Algebraic Reasoning.

Learning Priority: #1

Narrative: Paragraph 3

Focus Areas: 1st & 3rd

As you read:

(1) Highlight all verbs.

(2) If you finish early feel free to look at other topics or other grade level bands.

Table Share:

What do you notice?

In what way do these standards deepen teacher understanding?

In what ways do these standards move students into deeper engagement with the mathematics?


Compare/Contrast

Complete Venn Diagram

DescriptorsStandards

Assessment

Descriptors

Debrief:

(1)Similarities?

(2)Differences?

(3)In what ways are the descriptors supported in the standards?

(4)What are some of the benefits the standards offer?


In closing...

3 Ways teachers would benefit from working with the standards document?

2 Ways the standards document supports your work back at your school.

1 Statement you would make to your staff on the first day of school regarding the revised Wisconsin Mathematics Standards.


Components of the Document

PK-12 Content Standards:

Consistent Standards PK-12

Concepts and Connections in Number and Algebra

Concepts and Connections in Geometry and Measurement

Concepts and Connections in Data Analysis and Probability

Organized according to grade bands:

■Grades PK-2

■Grades 3-5

■Grades 6-8

■Grades 9-12

Learning Priorities: Further define the content standard for each grade band

Narratives:

  • Provides and in-depth description of how the state of Wisconsin is expecting students to engage in the mathematics.
  • Sets an overall vision of what classroom instruction and student engagement should look like in the grade band.
  • Provides a resource for professional development opportunities to enhance and refresh teacher knowledge and move toward achieving mathematical goals.

Learning Continuum

  • Gives insight as to how a mathematical idea develops within a grade band and connects to other grade bands.
  • A tool to offer insight but are NOT the standards
  • Provides small snapshots of how the Learning Priority is developed across the grade band.

Focus Area

  • Big mathematical idea that is being developed within the continuum.