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TRANSITIONS TO COMMON CORE: ONE DISTRICT’S JOURNEY
Northwest Mathematics Conference, Portland, Oregon
October 11, 2014
Cristina Charney, NBCT, and Janeal Maxfield, NBCT
Welcome!
North Thurston Public Schools
What we did Why we did it What was the
impact
How does our journey connect with yours?
Lacey, WA
Three Arenas of Change
Curriculum Standards Personal
Curriculum
Origo Stepping Stones Year 1: Most of K-2 Year 2: All of K-2, and
3rd
Year 3: 4th and 5th
New adoption? Retrofit existing?
NTPS Your setting
www.origoeducation.com
Common Core Math Standards:Shifts in Focus, Rigor and Coherence
Familiar or New? Different grade?
Models Strategies Connections
between Domains Deliberate
progression reasoning fluency algorithms
Depth over time
Content Intent
How well does the curriculum emulate the standards?
Grade 2, Module 6
2nd Grade:Operations & Algebraic Thinking
2nd Grade Winter 2012 2nd Grade Winter 2013
Personal
New teachers Veteran teachers School Climate
What are you experiencing?
NTPS Your setting
Switch by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Direct the Rider
Find the Bright Spots
“Anytime you have a bright spot, your job is to clone it.”
Year 1 User Support: Build Clarity 6-hour initial training Monthly Grade-level
Meetings Half-Day Release with
team Half-day District PD Building Math Leader
support 4 building K-5 meetings 4 New User classes
Direct the Rider
Script the Critical Moves
“ Uncertainty makes the Elephant anxious…the most familiar path is always the status quo.”
All Users: Create Capacity to Guide
Structuring the math block
Timing Engagement Differentiation Problem-Solving
Motivate the Elephant
Grow Your People
“What looks like laziness is often
exhaustion.”
All Users: Cultivate Identity
Fidelity and Innovation
Valued Voice
Shape the Path
Rally the Herd
“If you want to change the culture of your organization, you’ve got to get the reformers together.”
Shape the Path: Build Leadership
Math Leader Cadre
4 Leader Meetings
4 Leader-facilitated Building Meetings
Where we are now…
Continuing the work with K-3
Starting over with 4th and 5th
Reflection
3 Arenas: Curriculum Standards Personal
Switch: Rider, Elephant,
Path Find the Bright Spots Grow Your People Rally the Herd
How does this connect with your journey?
What are the implications for your next steps?
Thank you! Questions?