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New York CityELL Math Initiative
Linda Curtis-Bey (Director of Mathematics, Office of Curriculum and Professional Development)
Ronald Schwarz (HS Math Specialist)
Miguel Cordero (HS Math Specialist)
New York City: the Statistics
1.1 million Students 1,200 Schools and Principals 88,000 Teachers (~ 3,000 new teachers/year) 30 Regional Instructional Supervisors (RISs) 1,200 Math Coaches Lead Teachers 1,200 (paid) Parent Coordinators 100 New Teachers Mentors 100 Special Education Instructional Specialists 100 ELL Instructional Specialists 100 Early Childhood Specialists
Uniform Curriculum Implementation
Everyday Mathematics/Math Steps (Grades K-5) Impact Mathematics (Grades 6-8) Prentice Hall New York Math A (HS) Calculators Manipulatives Mandated Instructional Time Laptop Computers for Coaches and RISs
Phase-In Timeline
– September, 2003 K-2; Grade 6; High School (1st of 3-semester Math A
Course)
– September, 2004 Grades 3-5 or Grade 3; Grade 7; High School (1st
semester/new class)
– September, 2005 Grade 4 (if applicable); Grade 8
Structures to Support Professional Development
Regional Instructional Supervisors– Monthly Meetings – Twice Monthly
Math Coaches: 2-4 Weeks of Summer PD– School Year - Weekly
Lead Teachers (Monthly) Teachers
– 3 PD Days - required– 100 minutes (every 2 weeks) – required– Grade Meetings – Weekly– Other Offerings – Optional
Structures to Support Professional Development
Institutes/Workshops (# of Sessions Vary)– Administrators– Parent Coordinators and Parents– New Teachers Mentors– Special Education Instructional Specialists– ELL Instructional Specialists– Early Childhood Specialists
Exam Scores
Annual Standard Citywide Exams
NYCDOE Office Of English Language NYCDOE Office Of English Language Learners and Math DepartmentLearners and Math Department
ELLELL Math Initiative
Mathematics/ELL leadership Mathematics/ELL Learning Network - ELL RISs
and ISSs plus mathematics RISs and coaches All participate in Building the BASE professional
development -(QTEL) Regional Math/ELL Action Plans Collaborative Coaching Spanish Bilingual Mathematics Leadership Team
ELLELL Math Initiative
Mathematics/ELL Professional Development for Teachers
QTEL with a mathematics focus K-5 mathematics content and pedagogy
with academic discourse in Spanish 6-12 mathematics content and pedagogy
with academic discourse in Spanish
ELLELL Math Initiative
Quality Instruction Materials review and alignment Policy and practice review Mathematics Summer School Academy Assessment practices
Review of Academic Intervention Materials and Programs in
Mathematics
Goals– Create a mathematics “toolkit” for intervention
services – Identify programs, strategies, and tools that best
meet the needs of our struggling students– Assist educators to navigate and make
appropriate selections of the available AIS math resources
– Alignment of math AIS materials to the citywide initiatives
Focus of Professional Development
Year III (2005/2006) - Required– Differentiation – Math Content for Math Teachers – New NYS State Standards– Instruction: Talk in the Classrooms– High School Collaborative Lab Sites – LessonLab– Regional Planning
Optional– T Cubed Graphing Calculator Training– Geometers’ Sketchpad – Level I and II
Supplemental Differentiation Publications
Companion handbooks for Everyday Mathematics and Impact Mathematics that will address differentiation (September, 2005)
– English Language Learners– Special Education– Academic Intervention – Gifted/Talented– Classroom Vignettes
Math A Plus (HS Students Who are Repeating) Jan, 2005– Review of Math Topics– Test Preparation/Test Sophistication– Study Skills
Collaborative Partnerships
Publishers/Vendors NYC Universities and Colleges Other University Partners
– University of Chicago– University of Pittsburgh– Rutgers
NSF/MSP Grants
Collaborative Partnerships
PD Organizations– Educational Development Center (EDC)– Institute for Learning (IFL)– Math Solutions/Marilyn Burns– United Federation of Teachers (UFT)– Math for America– West Ed– NCEE/America’s Choice– AUSSIE
New York CityMath Advisory Panel
Chairperson - Uri TreismanNYS Education Dept. RepresentativesUniversity/College Participation
– Math Education Department – Mathematics Department
Regional & School RepresentativesCentral Office Representation
Final Thoughts
Organizing for Effort Student Performance Meeting Teacher/Principal Demand Accountability vs. Risk-Taking Equity
Math A and B 2004 PreliminaryData
Dist 75
A City
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Dist 75
B CityA B28.8%
89.5% 60%72.8%
0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%
100.0%
Percent Passing Math A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
75
75
28.8%
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