SCA PRESENTATION:
COMMON CORE
ALGEBRA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2103
R AY M O N D S C A C A L O S S I J R .
M AT H E M AT I C S C O O R D I N AT O R K - 1 2
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
June 2010 – Common Core State Standards are released
July 2010 – NYS adoption of the CCSS – 45 states have adopted CCSS
2011-12 School Year – schools develop curricula aligned to CCSS.
2012-13 School Year – CCSS are implemented in grades 3 – 8.
May 2013 – NYSED announces that the Common Core Algebra regents will mandatory for all
students in the 2013-14 school year.
Summer 2013 – NYSED releases the first two of five modules for Common Core Algebra
2013-14 School Year – CCSS are implemented in grade 9.
COMMON CORE ALGEBRA
“The fundamental purpose of this course is to
formalize and extend the mathematic that students
learned in the middle grades. Because it is built on
the middle grades standards, this is a more ambitious
version of Algebra I than has generally been offered.”
* CCSS
MODELING
“Modeling links classroom mathematics and statistics
to everyday life, work, and decision-making. Modeling
is the process of choosing and using appropriate
mathematics and statistics to analyze empirical
situations, to understand them better, and to improve
decisions.”
*CCSS
TRADITIONAL INTEGRATED ALGEBRA REGENTS
The number of calories burned while jogging varies directly with the number of
minutes spent jogging. If George burns 150 calories by jogging for 20 minutes,
how many calories does he burn by jogging for 30 minutes?
(1) 100
(3) 200
(2) 180
(4) 225
SAMPLE - COMMON CORE ALGEBRA LESSON
Here is an elevation-versus-time graph of a person’s motion. Can we describe
what the person might have been doing?
CHALLENGES OF THE COMMON CORE ALGEBRA
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Assumes the mastery of previously taught concepts.
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Deeper understanding of concepts.
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Questions in Context.
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Higher cut scores.
TWO REGENTS EXAMS
Common Core Regents Exam
- Tuesday, June 3, 2014
17 days later, 9 instructional days later
Integrated Algebra Regents
*
- Friday, June 20, 2014
NYSED is providing local school districts the opportunity to take both regents
exams, and the higher of the two test scores can be used.
EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS
*NYS Math 8 Assessment Exam
- End of April, 2104
Common Core Regents Exam
- Tuesday, June 3, 2014
17 days later, 9 instructional days later
Integrated Algebra Regents
- Friday, June 20, 2014
*NYSED has submitted a waiver to the Federal Government to allow the Common Core Algebra Regents to serve
as a substitute for the NYS Math 8 Assessment.
TEACHER PREPARATION
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Math teachers attended summer workshops on the new curriculum at a local college.
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Teachers met in the late summer to write lesson plans for the Common Core Algebra
course.
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There are 7 teachers who currently teach the Common Core Algebra course. Teachers
are assigned lessons to write. The lessons are then shared with the group, and after
teacher input, lessons are modified. Homework assignments, quizzes and tests are
handled in a similar manner.
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Teachers are scheduled to attend conferences on Common Core Algebra throughout
the fall.
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Ongoing before, during and after school meetings to discuss curriculum.
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Teachers are in constant communication with each other during preps, and emailing
throughout the day and evening.
UNDER CONSIDERATION
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“Homework Recitation Club”
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Flipped Learning
Thank you.
raymond_scacalossi@manhasset.k12.ny.us
267-7570