Most Misunderstood Math Standards in Grade 5

Most Misunderstood Middle School Mathematics Standards In Grade 6

Designing Shifts-Aligned Interventions in the Math Classroom- Avoid common pitfalls when it comes to supporting students with unfinished math learning

• Fluency Resources for Grade-Level Routines

The Math Gap Between High School and College

Week

Learning Goals

Welcome “Week” December 19—January 8

Get Ready!

• Familiarize yourself with course platforms and the principles that will underpin the course

Week 1 January 6-12

Why this Work Matters

• Learn about the research base that underpins the course.
• Learn why supporting ELLs with strategic interventions is so critical, and the dangers of not providing access to high-quality content.
• Preview the course components.

Week 2

January 13-19

Supporting Vocabulary Growth in ELA and Math

Learn about and engage with:

• Supporting domain-specific vocabulary acquisition
• Supporting academic vocabulary acquisition
• Vocabulary instruction activities within the context of a text
• Dos/Don’ts of vocabulary instruction
• Word learning strategies
• Vocabulary work with newcomers
• Selecting vocabulary for in-depth study

Week 3

January 20-26

Accessing CCR Content—ELA

Learn about and engage with:

• Identifying challenges to access
• Using home language strategically
• Foundational skills and ELLs
• Pre-reading strategies and building knowledge
• Graphic organizers
• "Juicy sentence” deconstruction process

Week 4

January 27-February 2

Accessing CCR Content—Math

Learn about and engage with:

• Incorporating multi-modal representations
• Integrating authentic, scaffolded opportunities for students to demonstrate understanding
• Implementing Mathematical Language Routines

Week 5

February 3--9

Supporting Discussion

Learn about and engage with:

• Implementing strategic grouping
• Using sentence frames, signal words, word walls
• Facilitating dialogic reasoning model for discussion
• Creating opportunities for discussion in math
• Using Mathematical Language Routines to scaffold discussion

Week 6

February 10-16

Re-writing student-facing tasks for better access:

Learn about and engage with:

• Re-writing math tasks for clarity
• Re-writing ELA questions for clarity
• Strategic sequencing of questions using a mix of inferential and factual questions
• Identifying materials designed with ELL-supports (ELSF intro)

Week 7

February 17-23

Classroom Instruction: Planning and Observation

Learn about and engage with:

• Designing language objectives to support content objectives
• Planning and delivering instruction with embedded ELL supports that align with the Instructional Practice Guide

Week 8

February 24-March 2

Wrap Up!

--Understand the logistics of final project

--Understand the logistics of certificate and course completion

--Thank-you’s and special recognitions