Prince of peace catholic j School

1. How we pulled our Math scores out of the basement to be the top-scoring school out of 28 elementary schools in our diocese in 5 years Prince of peacecatholic j School

2. DIOCESE SCHOOLS: did we measure up? x x 70 74

3. DIOCESE SCHOOLS: How do we measure up in 2010? R R R R R R

4. National Blue Ribbon: do we measure up? R 75 R 82 R 85 R 70 R 76 R 74

6. How did we raise math scores and raise enrollment? • Can we account for it? • If so, you can market your strategy and “sell” your expertise. “Yes we can raise your child’s math scores because we know what we’re doing!”

7. There are two kinds of math kids: • Some get math: they’ll be in Algebra I by 8th grade and grow up to be engineers & scientists. • Some don’t get math: they’ll grow up to be all kinds of things . . . But they’ll say to their family and friends as adults“I’m not a math person.” If this is your vision for your students: GIVE UP RIGHT NOW!

8. There are two people involved in the learning process: • The Teacher • The Learner Training the teacher is up to you!

9. The Learner (in mathematics) needs to do TWO things to be successful. • Thing One: PRACTICE ALOT

10. www.simplesolutions.org

11. What are we practicing? We are reinforcing the BASICS • Place Value • Operations (+ / - / x / ÷) • Algorithms (rules which if done properly get you the right answer)

12. Focused Effort in 2008-2009 school year Test again . . . 3 years UP on the Grade Equivalency Scale in just one year! 08/2008: Pilot Simple Solutions in 3rd Grade

13. But reinforcing the basics, place value, operations, and algorithms are only the beginning. • Besides, the problem with algorithms are that children forget what they’re doing . . . • Let’s look at an example

14. How do you know this equation is correct? 2 ÷ ½ = 1

15. Oops, it’s Wrong! 2 ÷ ½ = 1 4 2 1 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 The Algorithm: Invert & Multiply: BUT WHY?

16. Okay, so are you now sure you know this is correct? 2 ÷ ½ = 4

17. How many halves are in 2? 2 ÷ ½ =

18. The Learner (in mathematics) needs to do TWO things to be successful. • Thing One: PRACTICE A LOT • Thing Two: TEACH THEM TO THINK THE WAY TOP MATH STUDENTS THINK

19. John brought his camera on a 4-day rafting trip. Each day, he took 6 more pictures than the day before. He took 15 pictures on the third day. How many pictures did John take during the trip? [Samantha 4th Grade]

20. John brought his camera on a 4-day rafting trip. Each day, he took 6 more pictures than the day before. He took 15 pictures on the third day. How many pictures did John take during the trip? 3RD Grade Challenge Problem: ? Day 1 3 6 3+(3+6)+(15)+(15+6) = 48 John took 48 pictures during the trip ? Day 2 3 6 6 6 + 6 = 12 15 – 12 = 3 John took 3 pictures on the 1st day ? Day 3 3 15 Day 4 15 6

21. John brought his camera on a 4-day rafting trip. Each day, he took 6 more pictures than the day before. He took 15 pictures on the third day. How many pictures did John take during the trip? [Samantha 4th Grade]

22. Teaching MATH Thinking: • Reading Comprehension • Mapping out the problem with diagrams and models • Writing the mathematical equation (number sentence) • Returning to the original question and answering it • Have the students do it COLLABORATIVELY.

24. Trends International Mathematics & Science Study What is the TIMSS? • Every 4 years • 50 countries • 4th & 8th Grade Each country is required to draw a random, nationally representative sample of students and schools. In the U.S. fourth grade, 500 schools and 9,829 students participated.

25. 2007 TIMSS RESULTS Average math scores fourth and eighth grade students

28. From the Framework: July 2011