The State of Houston ISD Elementary Mathematics

September 2009

Houston ISD-Elementary Mathematics Department

Houston ISD’s Current RealityVision Building:Vision Building: What does quality elementary mathematics teaching and learning look like in Houston ISD?

Solution: Houston ISD Elementary Mathematics Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Tools

What is the impact on mathematics student achievement and progress in Houston ISD?

What is happening in elementary mathematics for school year 2009-2010?

What What Houston ISDHouston ISD Curriculum Curriculum resources areresources areat teacher and administrator fingertips at teacher and administrator fingertips to respond this question?to respond this question?

Vertical Alignment MatrixVertical Alignment Matrix

TEKS/TAKS CorrelationTEKS/TAKS Correlation

Horizontal Alignment Planning GuidesHorizontal Alignment Planning Guides

The Year-at-a-GlanceThe Year-at-a-Glance

PLC Question #1: What is it we want our PLC Question #1: What is it we want our students to learn?students to learn?

Vertical Alignment Matrix Vertical Alignment Matrix and Power Objectives and Power Objectives

TEKS/TAKS CorrelationsTEKS/TAKS Correlations

Horizontal Alignment Planning Guides Horizontal Alignment Planning Guides (HAPGs)(HAPGs)

Year-at-a-Glance Year-at-a-Glance

http://dept.houstonisd.org/curriculum/

The Toolbox!The Toolbox!

PK-5 Every Day Counts

Calendar Math

District-Produced

Elem Math TV

Show

Newly Adopted and Implemented Textbook

ResourcesDeveloping

Mathematical Ideas (DMI)

Professional Development

SuperSource CD Manipulative

Lessons

District-wide Mathematics Problem Solving District-wide Mathematics Problem Solving Graphic OrganizerGraphic Organizer

NEW in

2009-2010

PLC Questions 2 and 3: How do we know our PLC Questions 2 and 3: How do we know our students are learning? How do we respond when a students are learning? How do we respond when a student is or is not learning?student is or is not learning?

Grades K-2 Assessing Math Concepts/Kathy Richardson Assessments using PDA/Palm Technology

Grades 3-5 Nine-Week Formative Curriculum Benchmark Assessments

How are HISD students performing on the K-2 palm-based Assessing Math Concepts (AMC) by Kathy Richardson?

Kindergarten-Counting ObjectsTask Met Benchmark

Task 1: Count a Pile (21+) 84%Task 2: Make a Pile (18) 78%Task 3: 1 More/1 Less with Counters (12+) 62%Task 4: 1 More/1 Less without Counters (12+) 53%

Grade One-Hiding Assessment Facts to 10

Task Met Benchmark

Part 1: With Counters (7+) 64%Part 2: Without Counters (7+) 64%

Grade Two-2-Digit Addition and SubtractionTask Met Benchmark

Part 1: Two-Digit Addition 70%Part 2: Two-Digit Subtraction 57%

How are HISD students performing on the K-2 palm-based How are HISD students performing on the K-2 palm-based Assessing Math Concepts (AMC) Assessing Math Concepts (AMC) by Kathy Richardson?by Kathy Richardson?

HISD Math TAKS Passing Rate

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005-2009Comparison

Grade 3 71 72 75 78 82 +11

Grade 4 69 77 80 82 86 +17

Grade 5 68 76 81 82 84 +16

Texas Math TAKS Passing Rate

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005-2009 Comparison

Grade 3 82 83 82 83 84 +2

Grade 4 82 84 76 84 86 +4

Grade 5 80 82 86 83 84 +4

How are we doing on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)?

HISD Math Economically Disadvantaged

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005-2009Comparison

Grade 3 66 67 72 74 79 +13

Grade 4 65 73 77 79 84 +19

Grade 5 64 73 79 80 82 +18

Texas Math Economically Disadvantaged

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005-2009Comparison

Grade 3 75 76 76 77 78 +3

Grade 4 74 78 80 79 81 +7

Grade 5 72 75 79 77 78 +6

How are we doing with our Economically Disadvantaged students?

Estimated District Mean NCE Gain

Grade: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11Mean NCE Gain over Grades Relative

to Growth StandardGrowth Standard:   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2007 Mean NCE Gain:   4.4 G 1.1 G 3.8 G -2.5 R* 5.2 G 3.3 G 2.7 G -1.7 R* 2.2 G 2.1

Std Error:   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0

2008 Mean NCE Gain:   6.1 G 1.2 G 4.1 G -2.6 R* 5.7 G 4.1 G 3.0 G -2.1 R* 4.3 G 2.7

Std Error:   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

2009 Mean NCE Gain:   8.1 G 5.1 G 3.1 G -2.8 R* 6.3 G 3.2 G 2.7 G -2.4 R* 5.0 G 3.2

Std Error:   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

3-Yr-Avg NCE Gain:   6.2 G 2.5 G 3.7 G -2.6 R* 5.7 G 3.6 G 2.8 G -2.1 R* 3.8 G 2.6

Std Error:   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

Estimated District Mean NCE Scores

Grade: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

 

State Base Year (2006): 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0

2006 Mean: 38.9 39.2 38.3 39.4 33.8 36.2 38.2 39.1 37.6 40.1

2007 Mean: 39.3 43.3 40.3 42.1 36.9 39.1 39.5 40.9 37.4 39.7

2008 Mean: 39.6 45.4 44.5 44.4 39.5 42.5 43.2 42.6 38.8 41.7

2009 Mean: 40.2 47.8 50.6 47.7 41.6 45.8 45.8 45.9 40.2 43.8

 G - Estimated mean NCE gain is above the Growth

Standard by 1 Standard Error or more.

 Y - Estimated mean NCE gain is at most 1

Standard Error below the Growth Standard but less than 1 Standard Error above it.

 R* - Estimated mean NCE gain is below the Growth

Standard by more than 1 Standard Error.

Houston ISD Mathematics Value-Added Data

How has the HISD Elementary Mathematics Department added-value to teachers, mathematics content specialists,

mathematics lead teachers and administrators?

During school year 2008-2009, 7,146 HISD teachers and leaders attended one ore more elementary mathematics professional development learning opportunities.

During school year 2008-2009, the Elementary Mathematics Department provided 59 different elementary mathematics professional learning opportunities for HISD teachers.

ImplicationsImplications

What we know today doesWhat we know today does

not make yesterdaynot make yesterday

wrong,wrong,

it makes tomorrowit makes tomorrow

better.better.-Carol Commodore-Carol Commodore

CurriculumRobust Horizontal Alignment Planning Guides (HAPG’s) based upon 2008-09 student achievement data and user feedback

Implementation of Pearson Scott-Foresman enVision Math textbook and technology resources (Year 2)

Power Objectives, Essential Understandings, Guiding Questions, Literacy Leads the Way Strategies, and English Language Proficiency Standards connected to K-5 Math TEKS.

All 2009-2010 K-5 Math HAPGs posted online in June 2009 to facilitate curriculum mapping and strategic planning.

What is happening in Elementary What is happening in Elementary Mathematics for 2009-2010?Mathematics for 2009-2010?

What is happening in Elementary What is happening in Elementary Mathematics for 2009-2010?Mathematics for 2009-2010?

Instruction

District-wide Problem Solving Journals using the HISD Problem Solving Board graphic organizer

Number of the Day and Number Talks

Every Day Counts Calendar Math

Math TV Show-Math-A-Letics DVD Library disseminated to teachers and leaders demonstrating conceptually-based teaching practices

enVision Math Resources including: 4-Step Lesson Planning, Interactive White Boards, ExamView, ready-made center games, and effective use of math manipulatives

What is happening in Elementary What is happening in Elementary Mathematics for 2009-2010?Mathematics for 2009-2010?

Assessment

K-2 primary formative Assessing Math Concepts student interviews Palm/PDA technology

Grades 3-5 Curriculum-Based Assessments (CBAs)

Grades 3-5 CBA Student Self-Analysis Documents and Tools

New Horizontal Alignment Planning Guide (HAPG) Math Formative Assessments

Explicit TAKS references and connections in HAPG’s

What is happening in Elementary What is happening in Elementary Mathematics for 2009-2010?Mathematics for 2009-2010?

Professional DevelopmentemPOWERing Math Teaching and Learning

Numeracy Content Specialist Math Leadership Initiative

Developing Mathematical Ideas (DMI) seminars promoting accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility in math learning and teaching

Rice University Math Project (RUSMP) seminars, courses, and summer program

Every Day Counts Calendar Math institutes

Elementary Math Lead Teacher Institute and Seminars

Systemic enVision Math and technology professional development for K-5 classroom teachers, math specialists, and administrators

Assessing Math Concepts palm-based assessments for K-2 teachers

Manipulative Mondays

Contact InformationContact Information

Houston ISD Mathematics Department713-556-6823

For More InformationFor More InformationAssessing Math Concepts using PDA Technology www.mathperspectives.com

Battelle for Kids Value-Added http://www.battelleforkids.org/

Developing Mathematical IdeasDeveloping Mathematical Ideas (DMI) (DMI) Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development http://www.edc.org/MLP/DMI/about.html

Every Day CountsEvery Day Counts Calendar Math www.greatsource.com Calendar Math www.greatsource.com

Houston ISD Curriculum Department http://dept.houstonisd.org/curriculum/

Pearson Scott-Foresman enVision Math http://www.envisionmathtexas.com/

Texas Education Agency http://www.tea.state.tx.us/accountability.html