Improving Vertical Alignment by Identifying Essential Learning Outcomes in Math

As an effort to improve vertical alignment, our goal is to identify one essential learning outcome for each grade.

Learning outcomes are statements that describe significant and essential learning that learners have achieved, and can reliably demonstrate at the end of a grade level.

Workshops with Macomb C.U.S.D. #185 teachers October 17 and November 28, 2018. Facilitator: Dr. Jim Olsen

Handouts October 17/November 28

1. Improving Vertical Alignment - overview
2. Format of the K-12 District Document of Essential Learning Outcomes for Mathematics-a (updated 11-28-18)
3. Example Learning Outcome – Grade 4
4. Brainstorming Discussion of Essential Learning Outcomes - Format for Large Post-Its

CCSSM - Common Core State Standards for Math

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (PDF) - Table of contents is clickable. Mathematical Practices on page 6. Meanings of the operations on pages 88-89.

Checklist for the Critical Area of Mathematics – Grades K - 5

A Few Sources of Items (for classroom use and assessment)

• Illustrative Mathematics - www.illustrativemathematics.org
• Achieve The Core - achievethecore.org/
• Inside Mathematics - www.insidemathematics.org/ POM’s Problems of the Month (3 levels each)
• PARCC released items - parcc-assessment.org/
• Ohio example questions - education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Mathematics/Assessments-in-Mathematics
• IXL.com - www.ixl.com/   
• MARS-MAP - map.mathshell.org/ (6-12)

Common Core Math Standards: Information, Links, and Resources

Dr. Olsen's Common Core Math page - faculty.wiu.edu/JR-Olsen/wiu/common-core/front.html

Page created for the Math Curriculum Committee of Macomb Public Schools (District 185) by Jim Olsen

URL: http://faculty.wiu.edu/JR-Olsen/wiu/tea/MPS185/essential.html