Fifth Grade students in 2011-2012

Community Math Night2013

When I dont know.How can I help?IntroductionsPrincipal Everett WarrenMath Specialist Derek BeetFCPS Consultant Nick DiazTopics for the nightWhy is Math Important?Common CoreHow can you help your child at home?ResourcesImportance of MathPresentation by Nick DiazCommon Core Mathematics StandardsFrederick County Public SchoolsThis presentation may be used with parents of children in middle and high school to provide general information about Common Core mathematics and some specifics about course sequences in Frederick County.5Common Core MathematicsThere are Common Core mathematics standards starting in Pre-Kindergarten and going all the way to Algebra 2.Common Core mathematics standards will help to prepare students for both college and careers after high school.

We have mathematics courses beyond Algebra 2, but the Common Core standards only go up to Algebra 2.6Whats the same and whats different?SAME The Common Core standards teach the same mathematics content that we currently teach.DIFFERENT Some mathematics topics will be taught in earlier grades. For instance, dividing fractions by fractions will be taught in 6th grade instead of 7th grade. Also, much of the content in our current Algebra 1 course will be taught prior to the Common Core Algebra 1 course.Also some new standards will emphasize student understanding over procedural knowledge; but (again) this is NOT new math content.

Common Core BasicsPeter Cincotta, the FCPS Curriculum Specialist for Secondary Mathematics, goes over the basics of Common Core and how it will better prepare students for life after high school.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ihowlLr7c

Mathematical Practices

Common Core Algebra 1

Common Core Algebra 2

Fifth Grade students in 2012-20135th GradeCommon Core Math 6 honorsCommon Core Math 6 meritCommon Core Math 7 meritCommon Core Math 7 honorsGrade 7 AcceleratedCommon Core Math 8 meritCommon Core Math 8 honorsCommon Core Algebra 15th Grade6th Grade7th Grade8th GradeSixth Grade students in 2012-20136-honors6-meritCommon Core Math 7 meritCommon Core Math 7 honorsGrade 7 AcceleratedCommon Core Math 8 meritCommon Core Math 8 honorsCommon Core Algebra 16th Grade7th Grade8th Grade9th GradeIntroduction to Algebra 1Common Core Algebra 1Common Core GeometrySeventh Grade students in 2012-20137-merit7-honorsAlgebra with Data AnalysisCommon Core Math 8 meritAlgebra with Data AnalysisCommon Core Algebra 17th Grade8th Grade9th Grade10th GradeIntroduction to Algebra 1Common Core Algebra 1Common Core GeometryCommon Core Algebra 1Common Core GeometryCommon Core Algebra 2Eighth Grade students in 2012-20138-merit8-honors/Algebra 1Geometry8th Grade9th Grade10th Grade11th GradeAlgebra with Data AnalysisCommon Core Algebra 1Algebra 2Common Core Algebra 1Common Core GeometryPre-CalculusCommon Core GeometryCommon Core Algebra 2CalculusAccelerated MathHS credit will be given for just the 8th grade Accelerated ClassGeometry no longer in Middle SchoolIncreased rigor of the CCSS Since FCPS is still responsible for H.S.A., content must be taughtFocused work within each gradeContent is not repeated across grade levels like in years passSkipping grades in Mathematics is not a viable optionHighly Abled students need to be enriched, not reduced curriculum.Skipping grade level mathematics creates knowledge gaps, opposite of what is desired.

ResourcesMr. Beets Wiki-space that is on the schools websiteParent Roadmaps to Common Core GuidesWeb-link resourcesPARCC Assessment www.parcconline.orgCommon Core Frameworks http://mdk12.org/instruction/commoncore/index.html