Assessment Team: Kudos to the Assessment teams for completing a daunting task this year. The team created over 64 exams for more than 13 courses. For a complete up-to-date list of all of the assessments, refer to SharePoint. The teams have also started creating assessment blueprints. These assessment blueprints map which standards are assessed on each district benchmark assessment.
To ensure students are receiving balanced instruction, teacher teams will determine how they are going to assess their students. Assessment Blueprints provide guidelines for PLCs and the Assessment team on what content should be assessed and how items must be written. The blueprints assist with assessment construction and informs teams on the number of questions that will be tested in each concept unit. The blueprint also identifies the DOK level for each standard to describe the level of complexity that might appear on the test to measure the conceptual understanding and procedural fluency described in each standards.
ACT Curriculum Team: The ACT team has been utilizing the ACT framework to create new units for the CCSS curriculum. In February, 25 Algebra teachers participated in a Modeling workshop and received training on a new Task Generator and Exam View, "On Common Core". Algebra team leaders learned how to locate tasks aligned to each standards and how to use the updated ExamView software. Please contact Math IL or Algebra Team Leader to request training on this software.
CCSS Honors Team: This team just convened and are currently updating the summer honors packets to align with the CCSS Curriculum. Updated Summer packets can be found on the Phoenix Union Website (I will post the link when we are all done). The team is also completing the Honors Assessment blueprints and Phase 2 of the Instructional Design for the Concept unit maps.
Below are the CCSS Mathematics websites we are utilizing as we progress to full implementation across all courses. Bookmark these sites and check back frequently as materials are constantly being added.
- Illustrative Mathematics: This site has sample tasks aligned to the CCSS.
- CCSS toolbox: From the Dana Center, Here you will find tools and instructional materials that help you and your team to better understand and to implement the CCSSM.
- Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP): Here you will find tools for formative and summative assessment that make knowledge and reasoning visible, and help teachers to guide students in how to improve, and monitor their progress.
If you are interested in working on the upcoming Curriculum Teams, contact the Math Instructional Leaders for registration information. Registration is due April 13th.
