MCPS webinar on new math standards last night

[Anonymous]

MCPS held a webinar last night on the new math standards coming.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/math

Anyone learn anything from it? I didn't hear about it till afterwards. Hopefully they recorded it and will post it later.

[Anonymous]

They are cutting geometry and eliminating honors algebra 1/2 because you don't need geometry or polynomials to drive a forklift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are cutting geometry and eliminating honors algebra 1/2 because you don't need geometry or polynomials to drive a forklift.

The question was about the meeting last night from the school system. We know what the state is requiring.

[Anonymous]

What is this word salad from the website linked in the OP?

PreK-12 Mathematics ascribes to the equal importance of the mathematics, cognitive demand, equitable access, agency, ownership and identity, and formative assessment as essential dimensions of the effective mathematics classroom (Baldinger p.5).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is this word salad from the website linked in the OP?

PreK-12 Mathematics ascribes to the equal importance of the mathematics, cognitive demand, equitable access, agency, ownership and identity, and formative assessment as essential dimensions of the effective mathematics classroom (Baldinger p.5).

Horribly written but I think they mean this? https://truframework.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/TRU-OG-Math-2018-version.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is this word salad from the website linked in the OP?

PreK-12 Mathematics ascribes to the equal importance of the mathematics, cognitive demand, equitable access, agency, ownership and identity, and formative assessment as essential dimensions of the effective mathematics classroom (Baldinger p.5).

Sounds like an ESL writer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is this word salad from the website linked in the OP?

PreK-12 Mathematics ascribes to the equal importance of the mathematics, cognitive demand, equitable access, agency, ownership and identity, and formative assessment as essential dimensions of the effective mathematics classroom (Baldinger p.5).

Sounds like an ESL writer

The 5 pillars of TRU do refer to "the mathematics" but whoever wrote the website text never stopped to think that they should put the components in quotes or otherwise rephrase to make sure the sentence is readable to someone who doesn't know the source material (i.e. "The mathematics department believes in Baldinger's 5 essential dimensions of the effective mathematics classroom: the mathematics; cognitive demand; equitable access; agency, ownership and identity; and formative assessment.")

Or maybe someone was just rushing through an assignment and they just figured no one would ever read it!

[Anonymous]

More blah blah. What I've found is that elementary school doesn't have a great handle on mathematics, because most elementary school teachers are not good at math, and therefore do not have any greater philosophy about teaching it. It gets better at the secondary level, when kids have subject-specific teachers.

[Anonymous]

This is actually scary that they want to remove math tracking again. Looks like 2.0 repeat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More blah blah. What I've found is that elementary school doesn't have a great handle on mathematics, because most elementary school teachers are not good at math, and therefore do not have any greater philosophy about teaching it. It gets better at the secondary level, when kids have subject-specific teachers.

Correct. The people who work under the Chief Academic Officer have pretty much said the same thing in board meetings as well.

The question is: What is MCPS going to do about it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is this word salad from the website linked in the OP?

PreK-12 Mathematics ascribes to the equal importance of the mathematics, cognitive demand, equitable access, agency, ownership and identity, and formative assessment as essential dimensions of the effective mathematics classroom (Baldinger p.5).

Sounds like an ESL writer

No, Performativity Progressive Female writer. English was her first language. This is her second language.