Office of Curriculum, Technology, & Assessment

Achieving Student Success in Math Literacy: Building an Algebraic Thinker Utilizing Mathematical Representations - This series provides vertical articulation from grades Pre-kindergarten through 12 to “illustrate the growth and connectedness of content ideas.” The Navigating through Algebra series “reflects NCTM’s vision of how algebraic concepts should be introduced, how they grow, what to expect of students during and at the end of each grade band, how to assess what students know, and how selected instructional activities can contribute to learning.”

Professional Development Standards (NSDC Standards) http://www.nsdc.org/library/standards2001.html

Context Standards
Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement. (Leadership

• Requires resources to support adult learning and collaboration. (Resources)

Process Standards
Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact. (Evaluation

• Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. (Design)

• Applies knowledge about human learning and change. (Learning)

• Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate. (Collaboration)

Content Standards
Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. (Equity)
   

NOTE: Each site must audio mute upon connecting to the session to prevent voice activated moving of the cameras from site to site.

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