Summer Mathematics Teachers Institute

Lander Center For Educational Research Presents a Summer Mathematics Teachers Institute

Common Core State Standards In The Math Classroom

With Ronald Schwarz

Have all students been guided to make meaning of the mathematics they’ve learned? Are all students fluent computationally? Our students must think flexibly and reason proportionally to succeed in higher level mathematics.

Receive a certificate for six (6) PD hours, applicable to New York State’s certification requirement of 175 PD hours every five (5) years, by participating in a one day institute to learn about using various models to help our students develop the kind of mathematical reasoning needed to ensure their success in the rigorous expectations set forth by the Common Core.

The Common Core State Standards are on everyone’s mind, as we witness their implementation this year on the elementary and middle school levels and next year in the high schools. By now, most of us have heard about the standards, but what kind of impact will they have on the way math is taught? Potentially quite a lot, particularly through the Standards for Math Practice. We’ll examine why these standards represent such a fundamental change. Our emphasis throughout the day will be on providing practical, useful materials, tasks and strategies which people can put to immediate use in their classrooms.