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Please Open the Link for Today's Work.

STUDENT DESMOS LINK

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Creating a Culture of Mathematical Sense Making in a Standards Based Classroom – Part 1  

 MDE Mathematics Team

Chris Jones, Angela Hochstetter, Mike Huberty and Sara Van Der Werf

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Warm-Up Question

Brennan is b years old. 

Shin is 1 year less than 2 times Brennan’s age. 

Marcos is 1 year less than 3 times Brennan’s age. 

The sum of the ages for all 3 boys is 22. 

Write an equation that represents this situation.

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MDE Mathematics Team

CHRIS

JONES

COMPASS

Math Lead

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ANGELA HOCHSTETTER

Math 

Assessment 

Specialist

MIKE HUBERTY

Math Assessment 

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SARA

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Ten Minnesota Commitments to Equity

1. Prioritize equity. 
2. Start from within. 
3. Measure what matters. 
4. Go local. 
5. Follow the money. 
6. Start early. 
7. Monitor implementation of standards. 
8. Value people. 
9. Improve conditions for learning. 
10. Give students options. 

Ten Minnesota Commitments to Equity - EXAMPLES

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MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE (MP) #1� Make Sense of Problems & Persevere in Solving Them

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2022 Minnesota Math Standards – Version 3

2022 MN Math Standards

Pp 8, 116-120

MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE (MP) #1� Make Sense of Problems & Persevere in Solving Them

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2022 Minnesota Math Standards – Version 3

DESMOS How might a student answer this question?

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DESMOS SLIDE #3

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kibaFBgaPx4

What are your reactions�to the�sense making�in this video?

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What are possible SCHOOL/CLASSROOM/TEACHER ACTIONS that lead to these student responses? 

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Type your response in DESMOS

Slide #5

What are the CHALLENGES to creating a classroom culture of mathematical sense making? 

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Slide #6

We're back to the first question... now for Sense Making

Brennan is b years old. 

Shin is 1 year less than 2 times Brennan’s age. 

Marcos is 1 year less than 3 times Brennan’s age. 

The sum of the ages for all 3 boys is 22. 

Write an equation that represents this situation.

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MCA Reasons for attending to Sense Making 

Computer Adaptive Test (CAT)

• You cannot control which questions the algorithm selects
• ~1,000 items/grade
• Everyone in the class, school, district gets a unique set of questions
• Aligned to the MN standards 

(not aligned to a specific curriculum)

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MCA Reasons for attending to Sense Making

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B enchmark 

A chievement 

 L evel 

D escriptors

Moving to the 

--> right requires

sense making 

MCA Reasons for attending to Sense Making

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MCA Reasons for attending to Sense Making

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Rationales and State-level Data

 How might you use the Item Rationales to build a culture of SENSE MAKING in Minnesota classrooms?

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Slide #6

Excuse? "I would do more SENSE MAKING but the MCA..."

#Nope... to score in the Meets or Exceeds category students MUST be able to MAKE SENSE of a variety of situations.

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Today was just Part 1�*Standards�*Awareness�*Adult Actions

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2022 MN Math Standards

Math Practice #1 

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Make sense of problems & persevere in solving them

What is part 2?  part 3?

�* More Webinars?

* Start LOCAL

* Make a possible Action Item

Desmos Slide # 7

What 1 action will you take based on today's webinar?

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Possible Action Items – or make your own

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ACTION ITEM #2

PLC Module Directions

ACTION ITEM #3

Classroom Discourse Observation Protocol

ACTION ITEM #1

Use MQT rationales for Sense Making

Desmos Slide # 7

What 1 action will you take based on today's webinar?

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What QUESTIONS do you have?

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EXTRA SLIDES

Leading for educational excellence and equity, every day for every one. | education.state.mn.us

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Ten Minnesota Commitments to Equity - EXAMPLES

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Minnesota Standards Revision Timeline�

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• Implementation date is finalized when rulemaking is complete
• The Mathematics Standards were reviewed in 2021-22 and every 10 years thereafter (Minn Stat. § 120B.021, subd 4(f)).

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Standards of Mathematical Practice (SMP)

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SMP1: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

SMP2: Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

SMP3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

SMP4: Model with mathematics.

SMP5: Use appropriate tools strategically.

SMP6: Attend to precision.

SMP7: Look for and make use of structure.

SMP8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

MCA Reasons for attending to Sense Making 

Varying contexts, depths of knowledge (DOKs), and difficulties

•  ~1,000 items/grade 

(MQT is a small glimpse at magnitude)

• Variety of DOKs (I – III)
• Range of difficulty levels

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Math Standards Page

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Teacher Action discussion

Free Write/Brainstorm Desmos Slide #5

• What TEACHER ACTIONS lead to this type of response? 
• What classroom, school, teacher moves lead to this? 

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• Desmos Slide #6  What challenges come up for you when thinking about creating a classroom of sense making?

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