Upper School Math

Past, Present, Future

SY23-24

Goal for Algebra 1 Integration Working Group (draft)

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Our goal is to ensure equitable access and challenge in Tier 1 K-7, so that all students �are prepared for the Algebra 1 offering in �8th grade at CPS Upper Schools.

Agenda

• Algebra 1 Integration Plan
• Revisit/Review
• The Journey
• Pre-Plan
• Currently
• Grows
• Glows
• Continued Momentum

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Goal:

In a supportive environment, Algebra 1 is accessible to ALL in 8th Grade

Create:

• Solidify Partnerships
• Support Plan
• Data Analysis Plan
• Documentation Plan

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Original Algebra I Integration Plan

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Algebra I Integration Plan

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Pre-Plan → Where We Were

Before SY23-24

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Unaligned curriculum in elementary → �difference in preparedness for US math classes due to in equitable experiences in elementary math

SY 21-22 → focused on DESE prioritized 8th grade standards (due to pandemic and need for virtual, then hybrid learning)

SY 22-23 → focused shifted to teaching ALL 8th grade standards

Currently → Where We Are

SY23-24

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District-Aligned Math Curriculum

Illustrative

Mathematics

Focused changed to teaching ALL 8th grade standards along w/added �Algebra 1 units.

Grows → What Has NOT Worked

Sequence of rolling out plan

• many students in the current 6th grade class would have missed chunks of 7th & 8th grade curriculum by the time they reached Algebra 1 units.

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Number of instructional days needed outnumbered number of school days.

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Original Algebra I Integration Plan

Glows → What HAS Worked

Bridge 2 Algebra 1 program

District alignment of curriculum and instruction

Continuous professional learning

• Complex Instruction
• Illustrative Mathematics (Building Blocks for CPP)
• Unit unpacking - digging deep into BOTH content & standard mathematical practice (SMP) standards
• Cross-district collaboration
• Intervisitation / peer observations - building coaches organize among schools

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EOY i-Ready Growth for B2A Students (in progress- one school has not completed yet)

Students who enrolled in B2A

8th grade students

Professional Learning

Complex Instruction PL

Summer 2023

August 2023

School Year 23-24

Upper School & High School Staff

• Led by Dr. Kentaro Iwasaki
• Deep dive into cooperative learning tactics that disrupt typical hierarchies & provide equitable outcomes
• Learn how to address power and status issues to ensure equal status interactions that enhance group productivity

School Year 24-25

Complex Instruction

Student- Centered Learning

Standards for Mathematical Practice

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Illustrative Math

• Problem-based learning
• Positioning students as doers of mathematics
• Teachers build on what students know

• Make sense of problems & persevere in solving them
• Construct viable arguments & critique the reasoning of others
• Model with mathematics

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• Collaborative work
• Math Competencies
• Status interventions

Continued Momentum

• Imagine Learning Platform
• Forefront for end of unit assessment data - question analysis, standards analysis:
• What questions/concepts showed student strengths?
• What questions/concepts were challenging for students?
• Plan for WIN, whole group/small group instruction
• Bringing PD into the classroom - Learning Labs

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What are Math Labs?

“Learning Labs are planning and teaching cycles that encourage collaborative professional learning from within the classroom. They break the typical mold of siloed PD days �and asynchronous PD sessions.”

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Math Labs bridge teacher learning from outside �the classroom into �the classroom.

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Goal:

In a supportive environment, Algebra 1 is accessible to ALL in 8th Grade

Create:

• Solidify Partnerships
• Support Plan
• Data Analysis Plan
• Documentation Plan

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Original Algebra I Integration Plan

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Algebra I Integration Plan

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