Teacher Effectiveness &

Math CAS

Outcomes:

Understanding Colorado Academic

Standards (CAS), Standards for

Mathematical Practice

Understanding 1c, math for all teachers &

for math content teachers

Understanding how CAS Practice Standards

and the PARCC assessment inform/impact

the teacher effectiveness rubric

Does my Art teacher have to

teach how to solve for x?

Do Some Math! (sample from PARCC)

Structured Discourse Model

– Equity

– Accountability

– Status Free

Reflection as a learner

In what ways were you problem solving like

a mathematician?

How did sharing your reasoning or listening

to someone else’s ideas change or solidify

your thinking?

(We will come back to these)

Colorado Academic Standards-Math

In Colorado we use Colorado Academic Standards

(CAS) which embed Common Core State

Standards

Two sets of math standards: Practice & Content

– Both will be assessed on PARCC

– Both will have scores reported out through PARCC

Standards of Mathematical Practice

(SMP)

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving

them.

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

• Construct viable arguments and critique the

reasoning of others.

• Models with mathematics.

• Use appropriate tools strategically.

• Attend to precision.

• Look for and make use of structure.

• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Getting Acquainted with SMP

3 min to read/skim SMP

In groups share something that struck you

As a group decide on 2 – 3 words that are

the essence of each standard (start with 3, 4,

& 6)

Video

Identify the Standards of Mathematical

Practice evident in this video

– Teacher evidence

– Student evidence

http://tinyurl.com/SMP-video

Collaboration with a Partner

Come to an agreement on what Standards of

Mathematical Practice were evident and cite

your reasoning.

Back to your reflection

What SMP’s did you participate in?

– What is your evidence?

How are SMP’s tied to 1c?

For all teachers?

– Is not:

• content or procedures

– Is:

• SMP 3 – construct viable arguments

• SMP 4 – real life applications

• SMP 6 – use precision in math language

What SMP’s do you recognize in the rubric?

Example with PE teacher

Example with PE teacher

Example with PE teacher

Example with PE teacher

Create examples for other

contents In partners

– Choose a content area to focus on

– Choose a professional practice described on the rubric

– Create an example of demonstrating that practice for

the content you chose.

Repeat for other contents or rubric items.

Examples will be collected and sent out.

Split into two groups

1c for math content teachers

– Understand rubric

– Practice and collaborate around an observation.

• 9th grade observation in Mt. Harvard

• 1st grade observation in Mt. Massive

Look through 1c for math

teachers

For Math content teachers?

– Key points:

• Basic

– “Focuses math instruction beyond:”

– Model communication

– Variety of practices – Model different ways of thinking

about tasks

What SMP’s do you recognize in the rubric?

Practice observation – 9th grade

Watch the video and look for evidence of

professional practices from the teacher

effectiveness rubric.

http://tinyurl.com/9th-video

Practice observation – 1st grade

Watch the video and look for evidence of

professional practices from the teacher

effectiveness rubric.

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/gra

de-1-math?fd=1

Discussion of observation results

Share your rubric results with a partner

Compare your results, talk about the

evidence you saw or didn’t see.

What questions do you still have?

Support to help teachers (Elementary)

Pacing Guides

Math Resources

EPR

Trained Math Coaches

– Number Talks

– ELA

– Independent work

– 3 part problem based lesson format

– Standards of Mathematical Practice

Support to help teachers (Secondary)

Pacing Guides

Math Resources

Late Start

TDG

Trained Math Coaches

– ELA support

– 3 part problem based lesson format

– Standards of Mathematical Practice

Next Steps

Solidify your understanding of 1c by:

– Think about who are your strongest or most

effective math teacher(s)

– Join your math coach in observing the

teacher(s) using the rubric.