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%