Grade 6 MSM I & II
Extended Session
April 26, 2012
8:30-11:00
Rooms 510 & 511
Welcome & Introductions
Outcomes
Participants will:
 Understand implementation plan for transitioning to
Common Core curriculum.
 Engage in tasks and activities that will be part of MSM I
& II curriculum next year.
 Explore curricular resources webpage designed to
support teachers through transition
 Learn about professional development opportunities to
support teachers with new content
Beginning
implementation
of Common
Core instruction
Standards for
Mathematical
Practices
Writing Standards
Full PARCC
Full MCCSC
Assessment
Implementation
Implementation
New Teacher and
Principal Evaluation
Instruments
PARCC Assessment
Field Testing
PARCC Timeline
SY 2010-11
SY 2011-12
Launch and
design phase
Development
begins
SY 2012-13
SY 2013-14
SY 2014-15
Summer 2015
First year
pilot/field
testing and
related research
and data
collection
Second year
pilot/field
testing and
related research
and data
collection
Full
administration
of PARCC
assessments
Set
achievement
levels,
including
college-ready
performance
levels
5
Refinements to the PARCC
Assessment Design
English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-11
Flexible
Diagnostic Assessment
•Early indicator of student
knowledge and skills to
•inform instruction,
•supports, and PD
Summative
assessment for
accountability
Mid-Year Assessment
•Performance-based
•Emphasis on hard-to•measure standards
•Potentially summative
Formative
assessment
Performance-Based
Assessment (PBA)
• Extended tasks
• Applications of
concepts and skills
Speaking and
Listening
End-of-Year
Assessment
•Innovative, computerbased items
Understanding the Transition
to Common Core
Teams of Howard County Math Teachers, ITLs, and MISTs
developed the transition plan:
 Examined cohorts of students
 Examined what pre-requisite skills would be necessary to be
successful for each Common Core course
 Examined what skills students have currently obtained
 Determined how best to fill in gaps to meet needs
 Organized information into the transition plan
What is the difference
between Grade 6
MSM I and II in 2012-2013?
 For grade 6 students in 2012-2013, there are not many
differences between MSM I and II. For the most part,
all students will be following most of Common Core 6
curriculum.
 Grade 6 MSM II will have a few additional standards
from Common Core 7.
 Grade 7 MSM II looks very different than Grade 6 MSM
II.
2012-2013
Essentials
• Units organized by domain
• Structure of Common Core
• Purple bold notes regarding
content for 2012-2013
Activity 1: Backsplash Task
Image Source: http://www.calfinder.com/blog/kitchen-remodel/hot-trendsin-kitchen-backsplashes/
Activity 1: Backsplash Task
The Marshall family is remodeling their kitchen. A creative
way to incorporate color is by tiling the backsplash on the
wall behind their stove. A standard backsplash is 18 inches
by 2 feet. Their son Samuel is very artistic so they ask him
to design a tile pattern for the backsplash.
 The Marshalls only have a few guidelines they are asking
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Samuel to follow.
They want to use small square tiles that are 1 inch by 1 inch.
The available colors are red, yellow, green, and blue.
Less than 15% of the backsplash should be yellow.
For every 1 red tile they want 3 blue tiles.
140 square inches should be green.
Create a backsplash design for Samuel to present to his
parents.
Activity 1 Debrief
 Share your design with other groups.
 What mathematical concepts & skills were necessary to
complete the task?
 Look at the Ratios & Proportional Relationships unit—
when might a task like this be introduced?
Sample Responses
Examining the Grade 6
Crosswalk
 What is a crosswalk document?
 How should it be used?
 What does the crosswalk mean for Grade 6?
Short Break
Mini-Lesson: Ratio Tables
 What is a ratio table?
 Why are ratio tables important?
 When should we use ratio tables?
Build a ratio table and use it to answer
the question.
 A person who weighs 160 pounds on Earth will weigh 416 pounds
on the planet Jupiter. How much will a person weigh on Jupiter
who weighs 120 pounds on earth?
 At the local college, five out of every eight seniors live in
apartments. How many of the 30 senior math majors are likely to
live in an apartment?
 The tax on a purchase of $20 is $1.12. How much tax will there be
on a purchase of $45.50?
 When in Australia you can exchange $4.50 in U.S. dollars for $6
Australian. How much is $17.50 Australian in U.S. dollars?
Tasks are adapted from Lamon (1999, p. 183).
Activity 2: King of Cakes
King of Cakes is making a cake for Skye’s birthday party. On the
way to deliver the cake, a piece breaks off. See diagram below.
The cake will still be used for the party even though it is missing a
piece. King of Cakes will reduce the price based upon the portion
that broke off. If the cake was originally priced at $58.25, how
much should King of Cakes now charge Skye?
Activity 2: King of Cakes
Extension Questions:
 If the original cake served 48 people, about
how many people will it now serve?
 The original cake had 11,040 calories.
Approximately how many calories does the
broken off piece contain?
Activity 2 Debrief
 Share your solutions with other groups.
 What mathematical concepts & skills were necessary to
complete the task?
 Look at the Numbers & Operations-Fractions unit—
when might a task like this be introduced?
Where do I find resources?
 We have developed websites to help support you as
you teach these transition courses.
 You do not need to join as a member or input any
passwords to access the resources!!
 The main page to visit:
http://secondarymathcommoncore.hcpss.wikispaces.ne
t/
Next Steps
 Spring 2012: Lessons/tasks/resources will continue to
be developed
 Summer 2012: Teams will continue to develop
resources for courses and Math Seminars
 Summer 2012: A variety of CPD courses will be offered
for math teachers and special educators
 Fall 2012: Some CPD courses will be offered for math
teachers and special educators
Summer CPD Offerings
All courses will run weekdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
 Ratios & Proportional Relationships (1 CPD credit) –
June 13-June 15
 Number System/Fractions (2 CPD credits) –
June
18-22**(M/T 8-3:30)
 Geometry (1 CPD credit) – June 26-June 28
 Statistics & Probability (2 CPD credits) –
July 13
July 9-
Summer CPD Offerings
All courses will run weekdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
 Expressions & Equations (2 CPD credits) –
July
23-July 27
 Functions (1 CPD credit) – July 30-August 1
 Teaching Math Seminar (3 CPD credits) –
August 10
August 1-
Questions?
THANK YOU!!!