Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Leadership Meeting

September 13, 2012

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Presenter Information

Secondary Curriculum Mathteam:• Manager – Dr. Monica Kendall• Curriculum Specialists

– Katrina Cushenberry – Beverly A. Smith – Shirley Ward

• Special Ed Program Specialist– Princess Granger

Welcome and Introductions

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Updates

• Think-Through Math

(K-8 TX Success Initiative)• “What test do I take?”• Financial Literacy• Statistics Risk Management (CTE only)• New TEKS

District Level Assessment

• Window: November 5 – 16 • Formative Assessment Rollout

• Online Textbook codes– Wikispace:

http://houstonmath.wikispaces.com

Texas Instruments

• TI – Day: October 20• Pershing MS 8:00 – 12:00• Five sessions

– Algebra Readiness (5 – 8)– Algebra I– Geometry– Algebra II– Math/Science Connections

(HS Math)

• Register for one session– 30 max per session

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HISD Curriculum Tools

Vertical Alignment

Matrix (VAM)

Scope and Sequence

Planning Guides

Connecting to the HISD Curriculum

Connecting to the HISD Curriculum

Connecting to the HISD Curriculum

Connecting to the HISD Curriculum

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Vertical Alignment Matrix (VAM)

• The VAM provides –• A map of the PK-12 HISD curriculum

• A vertically aligned support document for a college-bound/career-ready culture

• The VAM is available–• By content-area grade spans

• For parent and general public access

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Scope and Sequence• The Scope and Sequence is a document that –

• Provides a course/grade-level outline or syllabus

• Includes the state standards for each unit and part

• Informs the pacing of instruction• Pacing

Calendars

• Ensures the STAAR-tested curriculum is taught prior to the test administration

Planning Guide

• The 2012 – 2013 HISD Curriculum consists of one main document.

• The Planning Guide is –– Very important for specific grade-level/content

lesson planning– Aligned to the HISD teacher appraisal rubric– Designed to support backwards planning

Unit/Part

&

Overview

Time Fram

e

Vocabulary

Standards PL-3

Key C

oncepts

PL-3, I-1

Course/Cycle

Essential

Understandings

Instructional

Considerations

Asses

smen

t

Consider

atio

ns

PL-2

STAAR It

ems

Inst

ruct

ional

Strate

gies

I-1, I

-5 Accomm

odations

for Diverse

Learners I-3, I-4

ResourcesSprin

gBoard

SpringBoard

STAAR

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End of Course

Grades 3-8

Content

Process

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Phase-in of STAAR Performance Standards

• STAAR EOC Level II – 3 phases – Set in each subject area based on when the student takes

his/her first EOC in that subject area

Phase 11st EOC taken in

2011-12 or2012-13

Phase 21st EOC taken in

2013-14 or2014-15

Final1st EOC taken in

2015-16

• STAAR 3-8 – phases to be determined Fall 2012

STAAR EOC Performance Standards• Look at raw score %age in each content area for

– Level II – Phase 1– Level II – Phase 2– Level II – Final

HISD Data

Level II – Satisfactory

Course Phase I Phase II Phase III (Final)

Algebra I 79%standard @ 20

-7standard @ 27

34%standard @ 34

Geometry 96%standard @ 18

-6standard @ 24

66%standard @ 31

Algebra II 58%standard @ 19

-5standard @ 24

26%standard @ 30

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STAAR Performance Standards

2 Cut-Points / 3 Levels

Level IUnsatisfactoryAcademic

Performance

Level IISatisfactoryAcademic

Performance

Level IIIAdvancedAcademic

Performance 

Satisfactory Advanced

Abov

e M

inim

um

For EOCs Only

10,938

Y

RHSP

7,452

Y

Min.

10,540

Y

RHSP

10,170

N

NONE

10,639

Y

Min.

Working with Cumulative Score – Phase 1

Teaching ALL of the Standards

Book Study

• Rigor is Not a Four Letter Word– Introduce– Read and annotate (pp. 4 – 6)

√ – indicates a concept or fact already known

? – indicates a concept that is confusing or leaves

you wondering

! – indicates something new or surprising

– Table Discussion– Debrief

Evaluations & Closure