EANES ISD K 12 MATH PROGRAM

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EANES ISDK 12 MATH PROGRAM
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Dr. Wellmans Charge

• Move more students into Algebra in
• 8th Grade
• Find other pathways for advancement
• Determine where compacting is most appropriate

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Other Factors

• 4 X 4 at High School
• EOC Assessments
• Foundation skills in the early grades are
  critical for student success on more complex
  understandings and problem solving in the upper
  grades
• Rigor of Everyday Math

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Research on Other Districts
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Other Research

• National Mathematics Advisory Panel
• To prepare students for Algebra, the K-8
  curriculum must develop conceptual understanding,
  computational fluency, and problem solving skills
• Critical Foundations of Algebra are
• Fluency with whole numbers
• Fluency with fractions
• Aspects of geometry and measurement
• Mathematically gifted students with sufficient
  motivation appear to be able to learn mathematics
  much faster, with no harm to their learning, and
  should be allowed to do so.

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Other Research

• NCTM (National Council of Teachers of
  Mathematics)
• It takes time to develop the important
  pre-requisite concepts and skills for Algebra
• The concepts skills development should be a
  focus of mathematics instruction from pre-K
  through grade 12
• All students should have access to algebra and
  support for learning it.
• Only when students exhibit demonstrable success
  with prerequisites skills not at a prescribed
  grade level- should they focus explicitly and
  extensively on algebra. Exposing students to
  such coursework before they are ready often leads
  to frustration, failure, and negative attitudes
  toward mathematics and learning.

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Other Research

• Dr. David Berg University of California,
  Berkley
• Students need a solid foundation of the basic
  four operations, fractions, decimals advanced
  place value to be successful in Algebra
• All students can be successful in Algebra with a
  proper K-8 scope sequence
• The child development growth from 3rd to 4th
  grade is large. His recommendation would be to
  not accelerate instruction before 4th grade

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Other Research

• Dr. Andy Isaacs University of Chicago
• Students require a thorough understanding of the
  following concepts before taking Algebra
• numbers and operations
• fractions and real numbers
• ratios and solving proportional relationships
• He recommends that students are kept together and
  do not skip a grade level of math before 5th
  grade

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Purpose of Realigning K 8 Math Program

• Ensure that elementary students have a deep
  understanding of the math concepts and skills
  necessary for success in higher level courses
• Allow more students to advance in math at a more
  appropriate age
• Prepare students for 4 X 4 requirement and End
  of Course exams at WHS
• Allow more students to take higher level science
  courses that require pre-requisite math courses

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K 8 Alignment
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Plan

• What have we done?
• Research with other districts and experts
• Developed a plan with principals
• Conducted a series of presentations and meetings
  to receive feedback from staff
• All elementary teachers
• Middle school math teachers
• Elementary G/T teachers
• Visited 4 school districts that are compacting
  math in middle school, providing extended time in
  math

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Plan

• Next Steps
• Create Visionary Teams on each middle school
  campus to analyze the use of time and electives
• Continue all grade 3,4, and 5 Advanced Math
  classes until phased out
• Meet with elementary G/T teachers to develop plan
  for exceptionally gifted math students
• Replace compacting at 2nd grade in 2009-10 with
  flexible group practice that allows enrichment
  and extended practice and support

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Plan

• Next Steps
• Communicate new K-8 math plan to elementary
  parents through letters and presentations at each
  campus
• 5th, 6th, and 7th grade math teachers will
  compact the math curriculum in 2009-10
• Implement new compacted 6th grade math in 2010-11
• Add Instructional Coaches to support the
  realignment of K-8 math

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