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Math HELP. High Expectations for Low-Performing Students, Success in Math Classes. ACADEMY FOR MATH, ENGINEERING & SCIENCE. Our mission is to prepare a diverse student body for success in college. Increased High School Graduation Requirements. Demographics. Male55% Female45% - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Math HELPHigh Expectations for Low-
Performing Students,Success in Math Classes
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Title 1 National Conference, Currents of Change San Diego, California
Title 1 National Conference, Currents of Change San Diego, California
ACADEMYFOR MATH, ENGINEERING & SCIENCE
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Title 1 National Conference, Currents of Change San Diego, California
Our mission is to prepare a diverse student body for success in college.
Increased High School Graduation Requirements
• 4 years of math• 4 years of science• 2 years of foreign
language• Junior year internship• Senior Portfolio and
Research Project
Demographics• Male 55%• Female
45%• Caucasian
49%• Hispanic
16%• Asian 13%• African American 7%• American Indian
4%• Pacific Islander
11%
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The Power of AMES:Relationships
• Freshman Academy• Older students mentor younger students• Advisory
– College Forum– Co-Curricular Clubs
• Dances, Activities, and Open Mic Night• Family Outreach
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The Power of AMES:Relevance
• College Forum• Internships• Senior Portfolio
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#1 is Detective
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#2 is Escher
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#3 is Debaters
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#4 is Models
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#5 is Toolbox
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#6 is Compass
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#7 is Construction
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#8 is Fractal
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#1-8
Can you repeat all the numbers and words?
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How did you do?
1. Detective2. Escher3. Debaters4. Models
5. Toolbox6. Compass7. Construction8. Fractal
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Success in our Math Classes:Rigor
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•More than half of our incoming freshmen were multiple years below grade level in mathematics
•ACT math scores below the state and national levels
•No measureable progress on End of Level math test scores
•50% fail rate among seniors in University of Utah math classes
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Success in our Math Classes:Rigor
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• Embraced The Common Core• Emphasized the Mathematical Practice
Standards• Established Saturday School and After-
School Tutoring• Instituted Peer Tutors • Created Math Lab Classes
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What do our math classes look like?
• Students work in effective collaborative teams solving problems every day.
• Teachers are responsible for actively guiding, supporting and summarizing.
• Change takes time, effort, and support. Mastery takes time, effort, and support.
• Assessing what students understand requires more than one method.
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Connecting the pictures to the practices
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Detective
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
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Escher
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
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Debaters
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
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Models
4. Model with mathematics.
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Toolbox
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
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Compass
6. Attend to precision.
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Construction
7. Look for and make use of structure.
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Fractals
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
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Relationships(Relevance+Rigor)=RESULTS
• ACT– National average PLAN to ACT math score increase
is 2.1 – AMES Class of 2014 average PLAN to ACT math
score increase is 3.1• End of Level Exams
– Before program change 50% proficient– Last year’s results show 75% proficient
• University of Utah CE Math Courses2/4/2014
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Graduating Class of 2013
• 96% of students who entered AMES in 2008 graduated from high school
• 37% graduating students identify as First Generation College Students.
• 47% graduating students identify as economically disadvantaged.
• 50% of graduating students identify as ethnic minority.• AMES WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE #2 HIGH SCHOOL IN
UTAH BY THE U.S. NEWS BEST HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS REPORT. (2013 U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT)
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Questions
• Lisa Jasumback– [email protected]
• Joel Miller– [email protected]
• Camilla Strong– [email protected]
• AMES– www.ames-slc.org
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