Marple Newtown School District K-12 Mathematics

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Marple Newtown School District K-12 Mathematics

• Moving All Students Forward

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Mathematics Curriculum K-12

• Core Beliefs- Curriculum, Instruction, and
  Assessment
• Curriculum Review Cycle
• PA Core and Assessment Design
• Online Resources in Mathematics
• Sample Curriculum Maps
• Current Initiatives and Goals

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Curriculum Review Cycle
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PA Core and Assessment Design

• In grades 3-8, the Mathematics PSSA is heavily
  weighted towards multiple-choice style questions
• 72 possible points at each grade level,
• 60 points come from multiple choice questions 1
• 12 points come from open-ended questions
• The Algebra I Keystone Exams is more evenly
  weighted between multiple-choice and open ended
  questions
• 60 possible points
• 60-75 points possible via multiple choice items
• 25-40 points possible via open-ended items

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PA Core and Assessment Design
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Sample Questions PA Academic
Standards (old) PA Core
Standards (new)
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Online Resources in Mathematics

• DRC Insight- online student portal for diagnostic
  and State assessments
• https//pa.drcedirect.com
• www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
• http//www.sfapowerteaching.org
• www.stmath.com
• www.abcya.com
• https//www.khanacademy.org/
• http//www.aleks.com/
• http//mathtrain.tv

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Current Initiatives and Goals

• Reduce Achievement Gaps
• Increased technology in instruction and
  assessment purposes

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Reduce Achievement Gaps

• Restructure the process by which students are
  grouped for mathematics- mixed grouping of
  students, with one or two high groups as
  warranted
• Eliminate low level mathematics classes- prepare
  ALL students for Algebra I by 9th grade
• Course specific diagnostic and benchmark
  assessments- test by class/course, not by student
  grade level

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Increased technology in instruction and
assessment purposes

• Lessons are increasingly technology based in K-12
• Grade level teams researching instructional
  resources
• Utilize assessment data to plan individually
  targeted instruction, review, and interventions
• Individual student conferences to analyze data
  and set learning goals

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Curriculum- What Do We Teach
Instruction- How Do We Teach
Assessment- How Did We Do