MY CHILD
TOOK THE GT
MATH TEST…
NOW WHAT?
A presentation to
provide information,
build confidence,
and calm your fears.
You CAN ask questions
but…
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Please just let us get A LOT closer to
the end.
There WILL be time for Q and A!
Thanks
Who is this for?
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Parents of 3rd, 4th, and/or 5th grade
students who took the CogAT test
and have been newly articulated into
GT Math for next year
4th/5th Grade students who were new
to HCPSS and missed CogAT and
took the SCAT
Parents new to CES with 3rd or 4th
graders entering GT Math
What will be presented?
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Background and philosophy of GT
Math
Routines and instruction
Basic information about Common
Core and ramifications for middle
school
A “Show and Tell” of texts and
resources
A “General Question and Answer”
period
Gifted & Talented
Education Program Mission
The Gifted and Talented
Education Program seeks to
recognize and develop talents
in advanced-level learners.
The G/T Education
Program Goals:
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Accelerate the achievement of students who
participate in the G/T Education Program.
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Increase successful participation of
underrepresented populations of students in
G/T Education Program offerings.
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Develop a highly qualified professional staff.
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Develop and implement a comprehensive plan
for G/T Education Program communication and
community involvement.
MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Howard County
Gifted and Talented
Education Program
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
TEACHERS OF ENGLISH
(NCTE)
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF
MATHEMATICS (NCTM)
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF SOCIAL
STUDIES (NCSS)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED
CHILDREN (NAGC)
NATIONAL SCIENCE
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
(NSTA)
4th and 5th Grade GT Math
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An identified group of students.
Accelerated by 2 years and enriched with a focus on
problem solving and application.
Preparation for middle school. We are working to make
students more independent
4th Gr. GT Students do NOT retest for 5th grade, but they
must be successful to be recommended to continue
5th Gr. GT Students are only ELIGIBLE to continue with GT
Math in Middle School, provided they pass the COGAT test
and/or are successful in 5th grade and recommended to
continue (C avg. or better)
Parents have right of consent
– Assuming student was in GT and/or passed the test
– You cannot consent if the student did NOT test in, BUT
 You CAN request a placement review
 Procedures for that are available once testing is
complete
Support for New Students
from ON GRADE LEVEL
Classes
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Push-up books and websites will be
made available
3rd Grade “Enrichment Classes”
Boot Camp
Let’s talk about tutors…
Texts and Resources
HCPSS:
http://hcpssfamilymath.weebly.com/elementarymath.html
MSDE:
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/progra
ms/ccss/ccssip_m.html
McDougal Littell:
http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/msmath_1_na/
book_home.htm?state=MD
McDougal Littell:
Course 1 and 2 hard copy and electronic books
NEW TO GT BOOT CAMP
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Designed for 3rd graders and parents
– June 11 Time and Place TBD
– June 17 Time and Place TBD
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Interactive, hands-on experiences for
both parents and children
GT Teachers present to work with
groups
Routines
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HW Mondays – Thursday
– (if >30+ minutes, write us a note!)
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Quizzes Most Fridays
– Based On the Week’s Work
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Tests After Each Unit
– Some Study Guides and Practice, but not always
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Meet Long-term Deadlines
Some culminating projects and
extensions
Note taking and Study skills
Test Taking Skills
Notebook
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3 Sections
– Warm-Up/Notes
– Homework
– Assessments
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Emptied Each Quarter
No Ripping… use holes and
reinforcements
Keep Organized
Use as a resource
Homework
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Full Name, Date, Assignment
Show Work…Keep It Neat!
Turn It In On Time for Full Credit
Make Arrangements if Absent
Progress reports keep everyone in
touch
Assessments get signed
Reading, writing, practice, building,
preassessment… all part of HW
Some from text, some not
Reminders and Expectations
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This is CHALLENGING!
You Must Practice, Apply, and
Persevere, it’s messy sometimes!
You Are Responsible for Your
Learning, Different methods are used
It Will Get Easier…
Parents Can Help
It will go fast and deep
Connections, applications, and
transfer of skills across topics
Sample Problem - Olympiads
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A work crew of 3 people requires 3
weeks and 2 days to do a job.
How long will it take a crew of 4
people to do the same job if each
person on either crew works at the
same rate?
Note: A work week contains 6 days
Strategies???
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Make a simpler problem
Use a formula/algebra
Draw a picture or chart
This is one of those “math tricks.”
“Work-problems” have an algorithm
for solving them once you
understand the situation
Solution
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3 people x 20 days = 60 “people_days”
4 people x ? days = 60 “people_days”
60/4 = 15
Crew of 4 works 15 days
Where is the math? Factors,
equations, multiples, algebra,
organizing data, multiplication and
division…
4th Grade Sample Task
Wally travels out-of-state to bring some specialty taffy to his
shop. Once a week, he drives to the Licorice Valley to pick
up the taffy. Wally can drive 600 miles on a full tank of gas.
One week, Wally decides to visit both Taffy Larry and Taffy
Linda in the same trip (he usually only has time to visit one
or the other). When Wally drives from his store to Larry’s
and back, he knows he uses 5/12 of a tank of gas. When
he drives to Linda’s and back, he uses 1/3 of a tank. Wally
hears that there is a road from Larry’s to Linda’s that is 120
miles long. He wants to drive from his store to Larry’s, then
to Linda’s and then back to his store in one trip.
Wally can tell by looking at his gas gauge that he has 5/8 of a
tank of gas. Can he complete this trip without having to stop
for gas? Or should he buy gas before he starts the trip?
Standards Across All Areas
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Make sense of problems and persevere
in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and
critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in
repeated reasoning.
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4 /5
Gr. Common Core Based
Units
4th Grade Units
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5th Grade Units
Factors and Multiples
Operations in Algebraic
Thinking (basic functions)
Number and Operations in
Base Ten (whole numbers
and decimals)
Number and OperationsFractions
Geometry
Problem Solving
Pre-Algebra Skills
Statistics - embedded
Ratios and Scale –
extensions w/in Fractions
and Geometry Unit
•Ratio and Proportion (fraction,
decimal, percent)
•The Number System (integers)
•The Number System
(computation of rational
numbers)
•Expressions and Equations
(prealgebra, inequalities, and
linear equations)
•Geometry
•Probability and Statistics embedded
•Problem Solving
Curriculum Standards,
Prerequisites and Extensions
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DOMAIN: Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
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Cluster: Understand ratio concepts and use
ratio reasoning to solve problems.
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6.RP.1 Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio
language to describe a ratio relationship between two
quantities.
– For example, “The ratio of wings to beaks in the bird house at
the zoo was 2:1, because for every 2 wings there was 1 beak.”
“For every vote candidate A received, candidate C received
nearly three votes.” Essential Skills and Knowledge
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Knowledge of ratio as a comparison of any two quantities
Knowledge of a ratio is not always a comparison of part-to-whole;
Can be part-to-part or whole-to-whole
Express the ratio as a fraction, proportion/percent, decimal, or in
words
Sample 5th Grade Activity
Texts and Resources
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Curriculum Driven, NOT a Text Driven
Program
Text has an online component, but is for
practice and introduction
HCPSS provides up to date and cutting
edge instructional materials
Teacher developed materials based on
best practices
Scope and sequence follows curriculum,
not the order of the text
Demonstration of sample items…
Final Thoughts…
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Build independence, do NOT feel like you should
be doing HW with your child all year long
Upwards of 30 – 45 minutes of HW is possible
This is possibly a bigger challenge that you are
your child are used to (but it should be an
appropriate challenge)
Not NEW math, it is a new way of thinking and
building a repertoire of skills
We want those skills to help them understand the
relationships of numbers so well, that they can
choose EFFICIENT strategies to do their work
UNDERSTANDING 1ST, APPLICATION 2ND,
MEMORIZATION LAST
Questions?
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rschwab@hcpss.org
– Schwabgt.weebly.com
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bweiskind@hcpss.org
– Weiskindgt.weebly.com
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jmichaelson@hcpss.org
– Michaelsongt.weebly.com
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410-313-7050