Poway Unified School District

A TK-5 Model of District Wide Support for Teaching

and Learning Math

Session Goals

• Share a TK-5 Model of Sustainable Math Leadership

• Experience a High-Leverage Instructional Strategy in Math Aligned to Common Core

• Dialogue with Key People Within the Model

Valley Achievement GainsCST Math: Proficient & Advanced

Over two-year span:

2nd grade: + 11% 3rd grade: + 17%4th grade: + 17%5th grade: + 15%

Number Talk

Table Talk

In what ways do you see evidence of teachers and students engaging in math discourse in your classrooms and schools?

Building Sustainable Teacher Math Leadership:Layers of Interaction

Student/Teacher

Site Math Teacher Leaders, Principals, Coaches

PUSD TOSA, Math Consultants, PUSD

LSS Leaders, and UCSD

Orchestrating Professional Networks

PUSD’s TK-5 Math Collaboration Structure

TK – 5 Math Support5 Instructional Coaches

2 Teacher Math Leaders per site– District Instructional Leader (Curriculum/Assessment)– Site Professional Learning Facilitator

1 PUSD TOSA

Ongoing Access to Co-Created Resources– Units of Study– Pacing Guides– Performance Tasks– Assessments

Common Core Funding

Units of Study

Table Talk

What structures are in place for you to build upon and expand or create a model of teaching and learning math in your schools/district? What are the obstacles and how would you overcome them?

What are your assets that could help you begin?