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GCSD Primary Benchmark Issues
Two issues so far with the benchmarks and both fairly easily corrected. K – Benchmark There are two sets of addition problems instead of one addition and one subtraction. Solution: District data will not be collected on the addition problems in questions 7 as they are now just duplicates of question 5. Teachers should not have …
Student Assessment Self-Reflection/Analysis at ARMS
While at Arcadia Middle School in Mrs. Norton’s room, I noticed her students working independently on what appeared to be review. On closer inspection each student was working on an individualized remediation and review plan following their last assessment. After each test Mrs. Norton’s students complete a self-reflection/analysis that shows them where they struggled and …
New York State Math testing reminders Grades 3-8
Below are some documents I shared with the Middle School Math Leadership group yesterday afternoon about the New York State Math Assessments for grades 3-8. I am working on finalizing scoring plans and will email teachers that will need to score on May 4th and 8th over April break. Notes on the 2012 NYS …
Middle and High School Department Meetings Follow Up
Some thoughts from the district wide department meeting: Check out http://commoncoretools.me/ for up to date info on the Math CCLS and information on how to make $200 writing tasks for the CCLS. Middle School teachers be sure to check out the Math In Focus books at your schools as we will need to make a …
Grades 3-5 Math Benchmark Scoring Guides – online and interactive
In an effort to leverage technology and provide everyone an opportunity to be involved in the conversations around the benchmarks, we will be posting the scoring guides online for the Grades 3-5 Math Benchmark #2. You will be able to click on the links below to be taken to the corresponding scoring guide. While viewing …
Middle School District Wide Department Meeting
The agenda for Tuesday’s department meeting can be found here MS Math February 28, 2012 I will bring printed copies of the benchmark data for you, but ask that you please bring copies of the benchmark. I will be asking each of you to complete an analysis sheet with an action plan as we did …
High School District Wide Department Meeting
The agenda for Tuesday’s department meeting can be found here HS Math February 28, 2012. Please make sure you bring your midterm results and what you have done and are planning on doing to address issues that were surfaced from the midterm. This may be a review sheet your put together, a Castle Learning assignment, or something even …
High School Math Leadership Meeting – Minutes
The high school math leadership group met this afternoon. The minutes can be found on Google Docs here. At the next meeting, we will be talking more in depth look at possible pathways for ALL students in our high school math curriculum. The next meeting is March 5th form 2:30 – 4:00 if you are …
Here we go…
First shot at the new math blog. While you will still get emails from time to time, this blog will be a great place to check for updates on math curriculum, assessments, common core, and teaching highlights from around the district. Please feel free to leave comments or email me directly if you have any …
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