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Accelerating the Common Core: Leading With AlgebraSlide2
Accelerating the Common Core
Funded
by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Attention is on creating systems that support good teachers
Systems should be responsive to teachers by scaling the kinds of supports they seek to help them improve their effectiveness.
In particular, increase teacher awareness of the shifts required by the CCSSM.
Learn how the changes required by the Common Core impact teacher instructional practices and how those changes are demonstrated and can be documented through evidenceSlide3
Today’s Agenda
Keynote Math Talk
Update from CPS
Description of the program
Breakout sessions on the math content in Algebra I
Why and how is Algebra I going to be different?
Breakout session on teaching algebra as we shift to the CCSSM
What supports can this program provide to help meet identified challenges?
Wrap-up and Program Application Slide4
Keynote Address
Paul J. Sally, Jr.
Professor of Mathematics
University of ChicagoSlide5
Leading with Algebra
Build on Chicago Algebra Initiative, partnership between University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, and DePaul University and CPS to increase the capacity of the district to offer high school algebra in 8
th
grade.
Form
a community of
practice of
Algebra Teacher Leaders
Who will incorporate the
new content and instructional strategies called for by the CCSSM in their 8
th
grade algebra courses
.
Who will aid the district in developing strategies for implementing the CCSSM standards in algebra across grades 6-8.Slide6
Project Activities: Year 1
Introductory Meeting
Professional Learning Communities
:
Three Professional Learning Communities of Algebra Teacher Leaders, approximately 50 teachers in each, will meet after school 3 times in 2013-2014 to engage in discussions about the new content and instructional strategies called for by the CCSSM in their 8
th
grade algebra courses.
Website:
A website will provide easy access to the materials used in the PLC’s and other resources, updates about professional development opportunities, and a discussion board. The website will focus on algebra and the CCSSM, and will be at the heart of a virtual network to which all 6-8 math teachers in CPS will be invited.
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Project Activities: Year 2
Summer Meeting:
A full-
day meeting
for all Algebra Teacher Leaders
.
Professional Learning Communities and Website:
A continuation of these year 1 activities. The Professional Learning Communities will meet four times after school in year 2.
Scale Up:
Algebra Teacher Leaders will serve as points of contact for ten CPS middle school math teachers. With input from the ATL’s, project staff will take turns creating monthly communications to post on the web, and ATL’s will send these communications to their group of teachers.Slide8
What We Expect
Attendance at all Professional Learning Community sessions and the Summer Meeting.
In 2014-2015, serve as a point of contact for up to 10 middle school mathematics teachers for information about resources and professional development that are responsive to new needs in teaching algebra arising from the adoption of the CCSSM
.
Completion of occasional surveys for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Slide9
What You Can Expect
Stipends
for attendance at future professional development sessions (based on a rate of $44/hour). The first stipend will be provided after the completion of the first three PLC sessions
.
Access to the website
.
Job-related professional development
.
Awareness of national professional development opportunitiesSlide10
During the final plenary session, we’ll take questions about the program and give you an opportunity to apply.