k-12 mathematics & north carolina public...
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K-12 Mathematics &North CarolinaPublic Schools
Everly Broadway
10/10/07
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Middle/SecondaryMathematics Section•Everly Broadway-Section Chief
•Mary Russell (MS)
•Carmella Fair (HS)
•Debra Kinsey (HS)
•3 vacant positions (1 MS, 1 HS,1 Program Asst.)
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ElementaryMathematics andScience Section
•Linda James-Section Chief
•Leanne Barefoot
•Donna Thomas
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North Carolina State Boardof Education’s MissionFUTURE-READY STUDENTS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Every public school studentwill graduate from high school,globally competitive for work and
postsecondaryeducation andprepared for lifein the 21st century.
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Partnership for 21C Skills
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Educating morepeople–and to a muchhigher standard –isvital. But we also haveto educate themdifferently. Sir Ken Robinson
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Creativity is aprocess of seeingnew possibilities….
Sir Ken Robinson
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Change is a process,not anevent….what’s goingon at DPI?
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Exit StandardsEffective with students entering theninth grade for the first time in2006-2007
Achievement Level III or above–Algebra I–Biology–English I–Civics & Economics–U.S. History
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Graduation Project•8-10 page research paper
•Product
•Portfolio
•Presentation
•Literature, service-based learning,work-based learning experiences
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4 Mathematics Units– Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II– Or Integrated Math I, II, III– 4th course to be aligned with
student’s post high school plans
Students who opt out will be requiredto pass Algebra I and Geometry orIntegrated Math I and II and two othermath courses.
The Future-Ready CoreCourse of Study Math Requirements
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Credit for HSMathematics Coursestaken in MS
•Begins with middle school students in 2007-08•HS Math courses that meet graduationrequirements and are taken in MS may counttoward graduation credit.
•Must pass the course and the EOC•Policy is not retroactive•Students are encouraged to take 4 units ofmathematics in HS
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SCS RevisionFind updates at
http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/math/
Next Steps include:
* October 07: Public Review of Draft 2
* November 07: Final Draft available
* November 07: Public Hearings (tentative)
* December 07: SBE Discussion
* January 08: SBE Vote * October 08: Textbook list approved
* 2009-2010 New materials in schools
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Mathematics Standardsin NC
www.amstat.org/education/gaise/
www.nctm.org
www.collegeboard.com
www.21stcenturyskills.org/
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Challenges of SCSRevision
• Integration within mathematics andwith other content areas
• Flow K-12
•Cognitively Demanding Applications
• Alignment with higher educationexpectations
Title II B of the No Child LeftBehind Act
Mathematics & SciencePartnerships
www.ed.gov/programs/mathsci/resources.html
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General Purpose
To improve academicachievement of students inmathematics and science bystrengthening the qualityof mathematics andscience instruction
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General Purpose(continued)Encourage partnershipsbetween institutions of highereducation and high-needsschools– encouraging institutions of higher
education to assume greaterresponsibility for improvingmathematics and science teachereducation.
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Partnerships mustinclude
•An institution of highereducation science, technology,engineering, or mathematicsdepartment (STEM), at 2 or 4year institutions.•A high-need local educationalagency- district, school
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New Request forProposals (RFP) isposted on the LearnNCmathematics website
Due Date is January 30, 2008
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Thank you!
Everly Broadway
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The Future-Ready CoreCourse of Study
• Effective with ninth grade class of 2009-2010• 4 English Units• 3 Social Studies Units
– World History, US History, Civics andEconomics
• 3 Science Units– Biology, an earth/environmental science,
a physical science• 1 Health and Physical Education Unit
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•6 Elective Units– 2 Units must be any combination of
CTE, Arts Ed, or Second Language
•4 Unit Concentration– Focused on student interests and
postsecondary goals (approved bylocal superintendents or theirdesignees)
The Future-Ready CoreCourse of Study cont.