Notes+from+November+Meeting

Big Ideas** • Focused topics with a logical progression • Whole numbers Fractions - ALGEBRA - More advanced courses • Get all students to Algebra II • Deeper understanding of fewer topics • Conceptual understanding, computational fluency and problem solving skills • “Proficiency” = understanding key concepts and automaticity and application to problem solving • Beliefs Increased Effort - (Increased confidence in ability) Smarts
 * Feedback from NMAP Report

• Resources manipulatives readily available to help increase pre-requisite knowledge • Change from a focus on ability to a focus on student effort • Automatic basic fact recall • Automatic execution of standard algorithms • Practice, practice, practice and when you’re done practice again!! • Fraction Proficiency also able to relate conceptually to the number line • Teacher education/certification • Identify and assess validity
 * Needs**

• Effort if related to improved mathematics performance • Mastery of concepts now is vital for later success • Variance in mathematics knowledge at the pre-K level • Not all children achieve mastery at the same time • Pattern on instruction should match how children learn • Plan for new (transfer) students
 * Reminders**

Overview – Generalizations Needs: • to demonstrate understanding of key concepts • to recognize (communicate) that math is not something you either are good at or not • (enforce) and continue defining computational expectations • identify focus of using key algorithms and vocabulary (strategies) (in context of recommendations) • to understand relevance (application to problem solving) Proficiency: understand key concepts and automaticity and application to problem solving • Need to go grade by grade to examine focal points – curriculum alignment
 * Elementary Discussion Notes:**

Need to Remember: Look at data for accuracy in perceptions.


 * Secondary Discussion Algebra 1 Content**

Solve linear equations/inequalities
 * 2 step
 * multi-step
 * variable – both sides
 * rational
 * no solution
 * identity solution

Graph linear equations/inequalities
 * slope/intercept (calculate)
 * x - y intercepts
 * standard form
 * point slope form
 * slope intercept form
 * parallel/perpendicular
 * lines of regression
 * best fit line
 * predictions

Solve systems of equations/inequalities
 * substitution
 * graph
 * linear combination
 * Cramer’s rule
 * shading area

Functions
 * f (x) formal
 * relation
 * vertical line test
 * mapping

Monomials/Polynomials
 * + - X ÷ Monos
 * + - X ÷ Poly
 * Degree

Factoring
 * Binomials
 * Trinomials
 * GCF
 * Perfect Squares

Word Problems/Interpret Data/ Application
 * Mixture
 * Motion
 * Money
 * Ratios
 * Proportions
 * Unit Cost
 * Unit Cost

Number Theory
 * Order of Operation
 * Properties
 * Sets
 * Rational/Irrational