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
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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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
Essential
Understandings
Instructional
Considerations
Asses
smen
t
Considera
tions
PL-2
STAAR Ite
ms
Instructi
onal
Strateg
ies
I-1, I-
5 Accommodations
for Diverse
Learners I-3, I-4
ResourcesSpringBoard
SpringBoard
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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 DataLevel 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 Standards2 Cut-Points / 3 Levels
Level IUnsatisfactoryAcademic
Performance
Level IISatisfactoryAcademic
Performance
Level IIIAdvancedAcademic
Performance
Satisfactory AdvancedAb
ove
Min
imum
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
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