NCCTM Outstanding Mathematics Teacher Award
2009 Focus: Elementary
A message from Wendy Rich, NCCTM president:
The importance of mathematics instruction in our schools cannot be overestimated. To underscore this reality, the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCCTM) wishes to recognize and reward those elementary school teachers who make mathematics exciting and who nurture their students' enthusiasm by getting them involved in mathematics fairs, projects, and competitions which extend and enhance everyday classroom experiences. Those teachers who succeed in motivating students to excel in mathematics are the ones we wish to single out for recognition. We hope that you will see this as a worthy undertaking and work with your principals to identify one K-6 teacher from your LEA you feel is deserving of this recognition.
We are counting on your assistance to facilitate the nomination process for your school system. Please send a copy of the nomination form to principals of schools with any combination of grades K through six to nominate the teacher they believe does the most effective job teaching mathematics in their school. Request that principals return their form to the Central Office and select the one teacher from all nominations who represents the best in mathematics teaching in the entire system. After making a selection of one teacher from your school district, please submit your candidate’s name by June 24, 2009 using the LEA form.
The one teacher selected from each LEA will receive one year's membership in the NCCTM, a personalized award, and recognition at the State Conference in Greensboro. In addition, his/her name will appear in the Fall 2009 issue of the NCCTM journal, the Centroid and on NCCTM’s website.
Your cooperation and assistance are vital to the success of this program. Please note that the one nomination form that comes from an LEA must be complete and be received by June 24, 2009. If you cannot meet this time-line, please contact Everly Broadway to work out an alternate arrangement. Thank you for your support of this program.
Mathematics Coordinator Letter (pdf)
Form for principals to send to central ofice
Form for central office to send to DPI
Posted by e.broadway | May 22, 2009 | 10:40 AM | Permalink |
Mathematics Graduation Requirements and Students with Disabilities
Presentation by Everly Broadway and Freda Lee at North Carolina Division on Career Development and Transition conference, Raleigh, NC, May 1, 2009.
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Exit Standards Implementation Guide (August, 2006) and other Exit Standards Resources
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/policies/highschoolexit
North Carolina Graduation Project Implementation Guide (September, 2007) and other Graduation Project Resources
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/graduationproject/
NCDPI resources regarding Graduation Requirements (Math)
http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/math/archives/2007/10/graduation_requ.php
NCDPI resources regarding Graduation Requirements (General)
www.ncpublicschools.org/gradrequirements
North Carolina State Board of Education Policy Manual available online at
http://sbepolicy.dpi.state.nc.us
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
www.ndpc-sd.org
National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center
www.nsttac.org
Indicator 13 (A&B)
Indicator 13 Q&A
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
www.ncset.org
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
www.ncpublicschools.org
National Post School Outcomes Center
www.psocenter.org
Posted by e.broadway | May 11, 2009 | 12:32 PM | Permalink | Legislation & State Board Policy
NC-MSEN SITE Institutes
NC-MSEN Summer Institutes on Teaching Excellence (SITE)
NC-MSEN is offering a series of programs for teachers of mathematics and science. The programs are aligned with (1) the findings of contemporary research that concerns science teaching and learning; (2) the NC Standard Course of Study for mathematics and science; and (3) mathematics and science professional development needs identified by the State Board of Education. In a few instances, dates and fees are yet to be determined; please contact the NC-MSEN Professional Development Center nearest you for more information about all program details and fees. Check the MSEN SITE website http://education.uncc.edu/cmste/SITE/ for important information on these institutes.
Download SITE Information Sheet Here
Posted by e.broadway | April 13, 2009 | 11:55 AM | Permalink | Announcements
Integrated Mathematics Sequence for High School Mathematics
Download Integrated Mathematics Information Sheet here
Curriculum
Integrated Mathematics has been in the NC SCS for Mathematics since the 1998 revision. The integrated mathematics courses should be treated as a package. The courses are listed as a group in the high school graduation requirements . A student who has had IM I and IM II should proceed to IM III. The three courses (as a package) are equivalent to the conventional courses (Algebra I, Geometry & Algebra II as a package).
The Integrated Mathematics I and II curriculum should not be used as a substitute for an Algebra IA, Algebra IB sequence. Integrated Mathematics is in the Standard Course of Study and should be taught with the objectives in the SCS.
End of Course Tests
Once the new assessment system is developed (expected in 2011-2012) the set of EOCs for the integrated mathematics sequence (IM I, II, III) will be similar to the set of EOCs for the conventional sequence (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II).
Up until this school year (2008-2009) the students in the integrated sequence took all 3 of the math EOCs (Algebra I after IMII; Geometry during IM III; and Algebra II at the end of IM III). However, the State Board of Education has granted a waiver for integrated mathematics students as we wait for a our new testing system to be developed (expected in 2011-2012), and integrated mathematics students during 2008-2009; 2009-2010, and 2010-2011 will not be required to take the Geometry EOC. This is an interim measure to allow for the new assessment system to be developed (expected in 2011-2012). Once the new assessment system is developed, the EOCs expected for the integrated sequence will be comparable to the EOCs expected for the conventional sequence.
Currently IM students take the Algebra I EOC after IM II and Algebra II EOC at the end of IM III.
Textbooks
The Textbook commission did not choose a book for Integrated Math I, II, III during the last mathematics textbook adoption; so, there is not a book on the state list at this time. The new adoption list for high school mathematics textbooks in NC is expected in October 2009. The next textbook list will have choices for Integrated Mathematics. The Integrated Mathematics I, II, III standards include all objectives in Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II plus some topics in discrete mathematics and statistics. There are Integrated Mathematics textbooks available for purchase.
Continue reading "Integrated Mathematics Sequence for High School Mathematics"
Posted by e.broadway | March 11, 2009 | 10:10 AM | Permalink | Announcements
Essential Standards for Mathematics K-12
The Essential Standards work is a work in progress. The latest drafts will be posted at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/ on a continuous basis. The drafts below are the drafts that will be used for textbook adoption purposes (grades 6-12).
Essential Standards Drafts for Mathematics 6-12 and Textbook Adoption
The “Essential Standards” in mathematics will be used to review textbooks for grades 6-12. Although the following sets of Essential Standards are in Draft form, the drafts posted below will be the drafts that will be used to review textbooks and instructional materials to be placed on the official North Carolina Textbook Adoption list for Mathematics 6-12.
Numbering System for Essential Standards
Strand
Grade or Level
Number
Essential Objective
Key to Strands
S-Statistics and Probability
M-Measurement
N-Number and Operation
A-Algebraic Reasoning
G-Geometric Reasoning
D-Discrete Mathematics
Mathematics Grades 6-8
Download Math Grade 6 (3/26/09) Draft
Download Math Grade 7 (3/26/09) Draft
Download Math Grade 8 (3/26/09) Draft
Mathematics Grades 9-12
Background
The State Board of Education requested an “Overhaul [of] the PreK-12 Standard Course of Study (SCOS) to focus on essential standards in order to narrow and deepen the state’s curriculum”. In response, the Mathematics Section at DPI has been working with a team of mathematics specialists across the state to identify mathematics “Essential Standards” for all the students of North Carolina. The writing team has determined that a single set of “Essential Standards” should guide instruction and assessment for the first three levels of high school mathematics and has proposed that the End of Course testing be limited to two administrations: once after the first year and once after the third year of high school mathematics. All students will take those same two examinations, regardless of curriculum. To guide testing, the levels are described as level A and level BC (to indicate that the expectation is for two years to cover this combined level). Districts may select how to sequence and order topics in years two and three based on their curricular choices. All students, regardless of curriculum, will be held accountable for standards labeled “A” after year one. All students will be accountable for standards labeled “BC” after year three. These standards are in draft form.
After the levels A and BC are completed, students may select from a variety of options for level 4 to complete the four-year mathematics requirement. Thus a single set of standards is recommended to replace the 2003 North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Mathematics 9-12 which contained two sets of mathematics standards, one for the conventional sequence (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II) and one for the integrated sequence (Integrated Mathematics I, II, III). This change will result in opportunities for districts to select their own preferred curricular sequencing for years 2 and 3, while increasing efficiency in professional development and testing across the state. Benchmark testing for year two will be recommended but not be part of the statewide accountability model.
Review of Algebra I textbooks will follow the Level A Essential Standards. Review of Geometry and Algebra II textbooks (as a package) will follow the Levels BC Essential Standards. Review of Integrated Mathematics I textbooks will follow the Level A Essential Standards. Review of Integrated Mathematics II and III textbooks (as a package) will follow the Levels BC Essential Standards.
Download High School Math Level A (4/7/09) Draft
Download High School Math Level BC (4/7/09) Draft
Download Pre-Calculus Draft (3/26/09)
Download Integrated Math IV Draft (3/26/09)
Download Advanced Functions and Modeling (AFM) Draft (3/26/09)
Download Discrete Mathematics Draft (3/26/09)
Download Standards for Introductory Mathematics (4/9/09).
Download Goals and Objectives for Applied Mathematics I and Applied Mathematics II
Please contact Everly Broadway, ebroadway@dpi.state.nc.us, with questions regarding the Essential Standards work in Mathematics K-12.
Posted by e.broadway | February 5, 2009 | 12:32 AM | Permalink | Announcements