Finding the Line of Best Fit…Aligning the CMSP to a School’s Culture

September MTL MeetingSeptember 20, 2011

Beth SchefelkerLee Ann Pruske

District MTLs’ Roles and Responsibilities

Support the CMSP and its implementation

Support the leaders and staff to improve mathematics instruction.

In other words…we are currently on the path for the Extreme School Makeover!

Current Focus…

What has been the current focus of your work over the past 3 weeks?

Record your ideas on the chart at your table.

Current

Focus

Learning Intentions

We are learning to deepen our understanding of the components of the conceptual framework of the CMSP and tying the work of the MTL to these components.

Success Criteria

We will be success when we can identify a specific focus for the work each MTL does to support individual schools.

Engaging

Materials and

Resources

Rigorous and Meaningful Instruction

Effective

Mathematics and Science Education Standards-

based Assessments

Informed Leadership for

Strategic Community and

Parental Engagement

Collaborative, High Quality Professional

Development

Common Core Standards and

Research-based

Curriculum

CMSP Conceptual Framework

Components and Connections

Select one component of the framework to explore.

As you read, consider how the component is connected to the five words on the outside ring.

Be able to verbalize the connection to each word.

Extending Understanding About the CMSP Conceptual Framework

Alignment Accountability

Consistency Coherence Quality

Highly Qualified Professional Development

Leadership Capacity

Parental Engagement

Strategic Community Partnership

CCSS and Research-based Curriculum

Engaging materials and Resources

Rigorous Meaningful Instruction

Using the Framework As A Focus

What should be the focus of your work?

Record your ideas on the chart at your table.

Current

Focus

CMSP

Focus

Thinking about the culture of your schools…

Where do you see

your work hitting the

target?

Where do you see your work missing the target?

Target Practice

Starting with your Focus school complete the School Goals Worksheet.

Things to consider…

What’s the best way for you to work within each school’s culture to move mathematics forward?

Learning Intentions

We are learning to deepen our understanding of the components of the conceptual framework of the CMSP and tying the work of the MTL to these components.

Success Criteria

We will be success when we can identify a specific focus for the work each MTL does to support individual schools.