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Fall 2014

Math in Focus:Parent Institute

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Scavenger Hunt

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Welcome parents! Please find a book and scavenger hunt on your table. We’ll review the answers in a few minutes.

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Scavenger Hunt Answers

• P. 13 - Supplementary Angles

• P 96 – Protractor

• P 80 – 2 points

• P 169 – V = 4/3r3

• P 121 – Rectangular Prism and Square Pyramid

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Grade Domain

6-8 Ratios & Proportional Relationships

The Number System

Expressions & Equations

Geometry

Statistics & Probability

8 Functions

Domains of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

for Mathematics

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Standards for Mathematical PracticeHabits of Mind of a Productive Mathematical

Thinker

MP. 1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

MP. 6 Attend to Precision

Reasoning and Explaining

MP. 2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

MP. 3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

Modeling Using Tools

MP. 4 Model with mathematics.

MP. 5 Use appropriate tools strategically

Seeing Structure and Generalizing

MP. 7 Look for and make sense of structure.

MP. 8 Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

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The CCSS Requires Three Shifts in Mathematics

1. Focus: Emphasize key areas of instruction, focus on standards.

2. Coherence: Think across grades, and link to major topics.

3. Rigor: In major topics, pursue

conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and application.

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Math in Focus Framework

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What can I expect to see…

in the classroom• Teaching to mastery

• Concrete-pictorial-abstract model

• Differentiation

• Intentional progression of skills

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ETSD Focus for Math• Full implementation of Math in Focus

(Grades 6 & 7); Year 2 (Grade 8)

• Increased emphasis on problem solving

• Continued focus on number and operation (elem.-base ten, algebraic thinking & fractions; middle – number system, expressions & equations)

• Increased emphasis on geometry & data

• Integration of Math Practice Standards(reason abstractly, demo. perseverance)

• Focus on differentiation of instruction

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Skill Trace: AlgebraGrade 5 – Algebraic Expressions

Big Ideas: Algebraic expressions can be used to describe situations and solve real-world problems.

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Algebra Skill Trace:Grade 6: Equations and

Inequalities

Big Ideas: Equations and inequalities can be used to describe situations and solve real-world problems.

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Algebra Skill Trace:Grade 7: Direct and Inverse

Proportion

Big Ideas: Two quantities that are in a proportional relationship can be used to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

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Real World ProblemsGrade 7, Section 3.4

Algebra in Action

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Algebra in Action

½ (2x + 4)

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Algebra in Action

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Real World ProblemsGrade 8, Section 4.4

Algebra in Action

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Algebra Skill Trace:Grade 8: Lines and Linear

Equations

Big Ideas: The graph of a linear equation in two variables is a line, and you can write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form.

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Station Work10 minutes for each station

• What I Expect to See in the Classroom

• What I Expect to See at Home

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What can I expect to see…

at home• Same math, different focus-Focus on understanding, as opposed to memorization-More rigorous tasks

• Math talk-More focused vocabulary-Explanation of answers

• Independent practice of concepts-Homework

• Online resources (my.hrw.com)-Student textbook-Background videos/podcasts-Virtual manipulatives

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Technology Resources

• Holt McDougal Online (Grade 6-8)(http://my.hrw.com)

• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Singapore Math

(http://www.hmhco.com/shop/education-curriculum/math/math-in-focus-singapore-math)

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Recommended Websites/Apps

•Math in Focus Book Website (http://my.hrw.com)

Websites

•Arcademic Skill Builders (http://www.arcademics.com/) •Calculation Nation (http://calculationnation.nctm.org ) •Cool Math (http://www.coolmath4kids.com) •Fun 4 the Brain (http://www.fun4thebrain.com/) •IXL (http://www.ixl.com/Math) •Math Playground (http://www.mathplayground.com/)

Apps

•National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (http://www.nctm.org/mobileapps/)•Thinking Blocks (http://www.thinkingblocks.com )

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Reflection

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Thank you for attending this evening!