And it’s September
Haiku
This last week I met with a few teachers individually to demonstrate how haiku can be used to create, administer, and score assessments for students it really is an easy process. There are some great tutorials over at Michael Wilson’s PD page. I’ve also included these on the MVP Haiku site(s).
MVP Haiku Sites
Recently I shared that there is now a haiku page with all the resources for the Mathematics Visiona Project materials. This has expanded in even just the last few days. For one I have made a few copies of the site which I will post all the materials too. HHS, PVHS, and PHS all have their own site for all the resources as well as the assessments.
Google Drive
Nearly everything that is getting posted into Haiku or elsewhere is linked from Google Drive. One of the advantages of this is that we can update the files/resources without having to repost or reshare over time. That makes our work more organic and adaptable over time. We can also more easily link to files elsewhere so that we can share with students.
Holt is Backed up.
(At least for Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2). Next I’ll start working on our middle school math and maybe even other content areas as needed. Items backed up include PowerPoint files, Quizzes, and any worksheet that came in a consumable book.
Getting Organized
Spreadsheets are great for sorting data. A few ways that we were able to utilize this sorting was aligning supplemental resources for Math 1 and Math 2. These spreadsheets will only grow over time, especially as we share more great findings and creations across PUHSD.
Calendar for Math 1B
Rough Draft. Mod 5 is review from last year so I left it out for now. Mod 3.5-3.7 needs to be added. Again, this is a rough draft and will probably not be the same for future semesters as curriculum becomes more stable. Take a peek and modify as needed for your own classroom.
Parent Information Night Update
Facilities requests have been processed and the dates for the Math Parent night are:
- PHS Sept 09 6:00-7:30pm
- HHS Sept 10 6:30-8:00pm
- PMS Sept 18 6:30-8:00pm
- PVHS Sept 24 6:30-8:00pm
- CMI/Lake/Academy TBD
Some questions I’m going to attempt to help develop understanding with the local community members that show up to the events are:
- What is CCSS?
- What does that mean for Math?
- What is PUHSD doing?
- How are students assessed?
If you are interested in supporting these events please let me know. I don’t know if it can be paid, but maybe we can try to get an extra duty covered by your participation.
Future
- We have a Integrated 2 CCIT meeting scheduled for September 17. We are looking to have 2-3 representatives from each site to help in this. Please let Grant Bennett or Jedidiah Butler know if you are interested in contributing to the event.
- Multiple Versions of the Assessments: I’m currently building and adapting the assessment samples that we have so that students can get multiple attempts at the material. These multiple versions are focused on the multiple choice type questions. Practice for the free response and short answer would be a great topic to discuss in PLCs and/or across school sites
- I’m still trying to build the connections within sites, across district, and even beyond for teachers to be able to share and collaborate. We have a lot of great ideas and activities coming out of our district. It gets even more powerful as we share.
More Cool Stuff
This week we had some great activities. Here’s just a couple of notes on some.
Desmos Central Park
Terry Walsh from Paloma Valley and his Math 1 students did an activity using the Desmos Teacher Dashboard. His students were staying after class talking about math, asking questions, and wanting to go home so they could finish the activity. If you would like to know more about this or other Desmos lessons please ask Terry or myself.
Paving the Pathway
Tim Poseley over at HHS started using a differentiated instruction application called Math Pathways. Tim was able to set up his students for using the material. Soon after he was in a Skype call with Director and founders of Maths Pathway in Australia. They informed him that he is the first from the USA to utilize their application. Math Pathway has given him a complimentary access for 18 (and maybe more) months. It’s great to see PUHSD teachers reaching out and trying things to help support their students. We all do it, and I just wanted to share with you Tim’s experience. If you have other things to share please let me know so that we can get it out there for everyone else.
Perris High Back to School Night
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