Presenter: Chris Shore

The Math Projects Journal Temecula Valley USD

Donkeys  on  the  Bridge  The  Quali5es  of  Instruc5onal  Leaders  

 Sierra  Sands,  Jan  2015    

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Chris Shore The Math Projects Journal

Temecula Valley USD

Donkeys on the Bridge: The Qualities of an Instructional Leader

The Long-Term Plan Sierra Sands, 2014-15

Feb 17: Find & Plan LS & BHAG Tasks

Jan 26: High School Tasks 27: Coaches/Chairs/Admin Training

Mar 24: HS Lesson Study Walk Thru 25: MS Lesson Study Walk Thru 26: Debrief Coaches & Admin

Dec 9: Tasks, Techniques & Targets for ALL

Year End: BHAG Task & D/F Rate Target

Sept 16: Core of the Core & Math Tasks

Session Objectives Sierra Sands, Jan 27, 2015

Overview of the Practices & Claims: Share one new understanding of the SMP & SBAC.

Perform Brain Surgery: Make a paradigm shift.

Forge a Plan: Create an action plan to teach your students to think and communicate.

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Teacher Action is the Difference

“The greatest influence in the quality of the education that a student receives is the decisions that a teacher makes on a daily basis.”

-- Dr. William Schmidt, University of Michigan

Leader Action is Critical

We NEED You!

VISION

Billy Beane

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Common Core’s Noble Goal

Teach students to THINK and COMMUNICATE their thinking.

These are the 21st Century Skills.

Concepts & Procedures

Problem Solving

Communicate Reasoning

Modeling & Data Analysis

We are Redefining Assessment.

The 4 Claims

30%

Old School vs New School

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Old School vs New School

Old School vs New School

Old School vs New School

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What is Your Vision?

The Why?

FOLLOWERS

Gandhi

Algebra 1 Grades 6-9

Functions

Transformations

Statistics

Exponential Relations

5 Major Content Changes

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Mathema'cal  Prac'ces  

1. Make  sense  of  problems  and  persevere  in  solving  them.  

2. Reason  abstractly  and  quan'ta'vely.  3. Construct  viable  arguments  and  cri'que  the  reasoning    of  others.  

4. Model  with  mathema'cs.  

5. Use  appropriate  tools  strategically.  6. AGend  to  precision.  7. Look  for  and  make  use  of  structure.  

8. Look  for  and  express  regularity  in  repeated  reasoning.      

Common Core Math is all about the Practices. The Practices are for the students.

Practices Posters

HUMILITY

Mother Theresa

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“How Can I Best Serve You?”

INFLUENCE

Miley Cyrus

Influence Your North… and South

50%

25% 25%

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PASSION

Pete Carroll

The 3 Passions

Tasks (HOTS)

Engagement

Boot Camp

Explicit Teaching of Thinking

“Math does not teach Problem Solving.”

“Only the explicit teaching of thinking teaches thinking.”

Dr. John Star

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Pure Number

Yesterday’s date, 1/26/15 can be arranged into the following equations.

12 – 6 = 1 + 5 |1 - 2 | = (6 * 1) - 5

Create an equation using today’s date, 1/27/15.

127 = 15 12 – 7 = 1 * 5

1*2 = (7 * 1) - 5

FAITH

Martin Luther King, Jr.

With the faith that they can learn it, and that we can teach it to them.

GOAL = MOVE THE WHOLE TRAIN

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FOCUS

Patton

What Are Your Donkeys?

IMPACT

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The Action Plan

How will you …

Ø  communicate your vision? Ø  educate your teachers in the Practices? Ø  serve your teachers in The New Classroom? Ø  influence your North...and South? Ø  fire up teachers for Boot Camp, HOTS & Engagement? Ø  develop your PLC/Data Protocols? Ø  clear the Donkeys from the Bridge?

IMPACT

Racehorse

Plow Horse

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