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Note: Bolded items are expansions from 2010-11
I. Goals
- Academic Goals
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- Complete and implement the Math Curriculum
Review in order to address the needs and core skills of
our students while maintaining and promoting high academic
standards.
- Common Core Algebra 1 course to be
implemented for the first time during 2011-12.
- Phasing out of Plus series continuing
- Expand the opportunities available to students
to encourage college-readiness especially in the areas
of:
- robotics - introduce new
teacher to course
- programming fundamentals- introduce
new teachers to course
- math & robotics team
- after school tutoring Mon-Thur 2pm-3pm
- Faculty Goals -
- Encourage and enable continued collaborative
but structured work among teachers via course leaders and curricular
teams
- Algebra 1 Common Core course development via curricular
team of 4 teachers
- Angie VanBuskirk (course leader),
Susan Abendroth, & Chelsey Poettker
- Promote professional teacher development.
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- meet individually with each math teacher
to discuss next year's course offerings,
- teacher development
opportunities
(course development & leadership, stipend positions,
etc)
- Dan Morrissey - Robotics and Fundamentals
of Programming
- Paul Stuart - Fundamentals of Programming
- Derayvia Grimes (new
hire) - math team
- Involve parents and the community in the
mathematical development of their students.
- encourage use of student notes with
grades in TigerView
- RTI Goal - Identify and implement consistent
placement and intervention processes within the math curriculum
that addresses the changing needs and skills of students.
- part of on-going Common Core course design
within the curriculum review process
II. Initiatives & Accomplishments
Curriculum - K-12 Math Curriculum
Review Process
- EHS Course Offerings --in coordination
with district Curriculum Committee
- new Algebra 1 Common Core course implemented
- new Geometry Common Core course in design phase
(on hold until ISBE makes decisions regarding assessment
design)
- old Algebra 1 Plus course discontinued
- EHS Student Placement & Progression Process Identification
- 8th grade Algebra 1 skills assessment given at
end of 8th grade in 2011 and within first 2 weeks of freshman
year at EHS
- Common Core Standards adopted by ISBE --in
coordination with district Curriculum Committee& math dept meetings
(see below)
- Middle-school Coordination -- in coordination
with district Curriculum Committee
- Familiarization with K-8 curriculum and EHS curriculum --
in coordination with district Curriculum Committee
PSAE Preparation :
- Analysis of PSAE scores
- lower over-all meets & exceeds (68%) from
previous year primarily due to lower WorkKeys scores
- improved ACT scores from previous
previous year
- In-Class Support
:
- WinKeys online software preparation
- Upper-level (PreCalculus) classes- homework
project with support by teachers after school
- all other classes have a minimum of two
1-hour classroom sessions scheduled into the computer
labs during March & April
- Supplemental
classroom PSAE preparation such as "Problem of the Day" and
ACT Practice Sets
- Geometry & Honors Geometry included
extra Algebra/Arithmetic assessment & practice
for all students
- CAC Grant continued to be used in classroom "Polling
System" and
continued creation of corresponding PowerPoint slides
for ACT preparation
- End-of-Quarter Summary Exams
- Plus Course
Sequence designed to correspond to the PSAE exam format using
multiple-choice questions.
- AG Course Sequence designed to correspond
to the PSAE exam format using multiple-choice questions.
- After-school Support :
- Two separate Saturday
PSAE workshops (8am-noon, 2hours math, 2 hours English)
provided
as a service to students who chose
to participate.
- Workshops specifically focused on ACT
Practice, ACT Strategies, WorkKeys practice (WinKeys
online), and WorkKeys Strategies
- After school PSAE tutoring opportunities
on several days during the month prior to PSAE
- AP Test Simulations during/after PSAE for seniors
in AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, and AP
Statistics
Extra-Curricular Activities:
- Math Team (led by head coach Mollie Easley, Susan
Abendroth, and Derayvia Grimes)
- Robotics Team (led by head coach Scott Hagin
& Dan Morrissey)
Faculty Development
- In-service days used as an internal workshop
(based on faculty recommendations):
- encourage use of "notes" available
on TAC (teachers electronic gradebook) / TigerView to communicate
more specific details of student success / difficulties.
- Curriculum development committee members:
- Identifying and matching Teacher Interests
with Teacher development (long-term)
- Part of individual teacher meetings with department chair.
- Teacher Leadership Roles
- Course Leadership
- common assessments & schedule for course
including specifications on use of notes, time allowed,
calculator usage, etc.
- textbook counts totaled from your course
teachers (Excel file will be on E: drive)
- Number "Good" books
- Number "Rebound" books
- Number "Bad/Cannot be rebound" with
an ISBE Loan stamp books
- Number "Bad/Cannot be rebound" without
an ISBE Loan stamp books
- Number "Lost/Destroyed" books
(each teacher should also turn in to bookkeeper)
- Curricular Teams
- Implemented with Algebra 1 Common Core
Department Chair Goals:
- Maintain department website (www.ecusd7.org/ehs/ehsstaff/mathDepartment)
- Cost Control & Supply Requests
- supply needs & requests
- textbook counting & re-ordering
with regards to re-usable (including rebinds)
and non-reusable (including lost, damaged, or
non-rebindable)
- calculator counts (lost, damaged,
end-of-lifetime, re-usable) and battery usage
- Formalize departmental improvement using a Feedback
Model
- Academic Performance Recognition of Students (i.e.
candy, certificate,awards, creation of Academic Letter for
Letterman's Jacket, etc)
- Math Dept Improvement Committee
- encourage consistency for course
teachers via course leader
- consistent implementation of rules for all math teachers
(i.e. parties/food in classroom, Ipods, etc)
- Promote professional teacher development of math department by
being a role-model:
- Participate
in Illinois State Math Standards process
- K-12 Engagement with Achieve
- represented Illinois as the K-12 math content specialist
in Orlando to discuss the Assessment Framework for the
Partnership for Readiness for College & Careers (PARCC)
- Participation in SIUE Collaboration
- NSF Grant opportunity with SIUE
Department of Computer Science &Georgia Tech - Disciplinary
Commons for H.S.
Computing Educators
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