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Slide 1 / 110 Slide 2 / 110 New Jersey Center for Teaching New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning and Learning New Paradigm Methods Training This material is made freely available at www.njctl.org and is intended for the non-commercial use of students and teachers. These materials may not be used for any commercial purpose without the written permission of the owners. NJCTL maintains its website for the convenience of teachers who wish to make their work available to other teachers, participate in a virtual professional learning community, and/or provide access to course materials to parents, students and others. Click to go to website: Empowering Teachers...Leading Change www.njctl.org www.njctl.org Slide 3 / 110 Slide 4 / 110 NJCTL NJCTL The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is a non- Programs profit organization, governed by an independent board made up of leaders in education, business and Link to CTL Board Members philanthropy. Progressive Science Initiative (PSI) CTL's mission is to empower teachers to be leaders in Free online digital content for HS Science including the transformation of public schools so that all students AP Courses have access to a high quality education. Free online digital content for K-8 Science (aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards) The focus of CTL's work is job- embedded professional development, endorsement programs, creation of course Professional Development content for PSI and PMI and building teacher leadership Endorsement Programs for Physics and Chemistry capacity to raise student achievement. Slide 5 / 110 Slide 6 / 110 NJCTL Click on the topic to go to that section · Introduction to PSI-PMI Programs · Curriculum · Common Core Math Alignment · Free Digital Content Progressive Mathematics Initiative (PMI) · Pedagogy Free online digital content for Common Core Aligned K-12 Math · Getting Started with SMART Response Professional Development · Units of Instruction · Assessments and Grades · Paradigm Shift

Slide 7 / 110 Slide 8 / 110 Introduction Essential Questions to PSI-PMI What is PSI- PMI? How does the PSI- PMI program work? How will using PSI- PMI change the way I teach, the way students learn, and the way I work? Return to What are the opportunities and challenges for Table of Contents students and teachers using PSI- PMI? Slide 9 / 110 Slide 10 / 110 PSI-PMI PSI-PMI PSI and PMI represent a transformational PSI first developed to teach HS science educational paradigm PSI then used to create HS science teachers Made possible by technology enabling the integration of pedagogy, curriculum and PMI uses PSI Methods to teach K-12 math assessment PMI will be used to create K-12 math teachers The written, taught and assessed curriculum are now converged Slide 11 / 110 Slide 12 / 110 PSI-PMI AP Exams as the Goal Developed in 1 NJ school, starting in 1999 Provides a standard metric Extended to 100 NJ schools, starting in 2007 Recognized by K-12, colleges & universities, students Extended to Argentina in 2010 and parents Extended to Rhode Island and Colorado in 2011 Correlated to international competitiveness Extended to The Gambia, West Africa (World Bank and Peace Corps) in 2012 Gives students access to top colleges & universities, NEA funding entry to more states in 2013 (VT) plus scholarships

Slide 13 / 110 Slide 14 / 110 Benefits of AP Courses TIMSS 1995 AP Performance & International Competitiveness A recent study showed that students taking AP courses and exams were much more likely to earn a college degree in four years. * For example, AP English Literature students had four-year college graduation rates that were 62% higher than students that had not taken AP English Literature. ** Linda Hargrove, Donn Godin, and Barbara Dodd, “College Outcomes Comparisons by AP and Non-AP High School Experiences.” The College Board, 2008. *Similar results can be found with mathematics results and AP Calculus Slide 15 / 110 Slide 16 / 110 AP Science Exams Taken AP Science Exams Passed 2010 Bergen Tech. vs. Normed State 2010 Bergen Tech. vs. Normed State *AP Physics B PASSING RATES: 20x the state average *AP Physics B exams TAKEN: 18x the state average (up from 14x the state average in 2010) Slide 17 / 110 Slide 18 / 110 Increasng AP Physics B Participation Number of PSI Physics Teachers NJ 2011-2012 Data Source: 2012 NJ School Performance Report (http://education.state.nj.us/pr) AP Participation Rates calculated by dividing the number of exams taken for AP Physics B by the average number of students per grade

Slide 19 / 110 Slide 20 / 110 PSI-PMI Curriculum Overview Curriculum Pedagogy Formative Assessment Summative Assessment and Grading Technology Return to Table of Face-to-Face and Virtual PLCs Contents Slide 21 / 110 Slide 22 / 110 Correcting the HS Science Sequence Curriculum 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade PSI-PMI Course Alignment Vertical alignment : the course sequence lays a foundation and each course builds on the previous year. Horizontal alignment : the concepts learned in math and science are integrated EOC and AP Alignment : each course is designed to prepare students for rigorous End of Course (EOC) or Advanced Placement (AP) exams and assessments are aligned to EOC and AP content and format Slide 23 / 110 Slide 24 / 110 Curriculum Curriculum PSI Course Sequence: Required Courses PSI Course Sequence: Required and APs 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade Algebra II Algebra II Pre-Calc

Slide 25 / 110 Slide 26 / 110 Curriculum Vertical Alignment Curriculum PSI Course Sequence: Grades 9-12 PMI K-12 Mathematics Each science class provides the foundation Common Core Standards adopted by 45 states, the District of for the next and science sequence flows logically Columbia, and 4 territories 9th grade physics ends with Nuclear Physics and Current textbooks are not aligned and need to be replaced Quantum Mechanics But, textbooks themselves are becoming obsolete; districts don’t want to buy new ones 10th grade chemistry begins with Quantum Mechanics and ends with Organic Molecules PMIs free, highly effective, Common Core aligned course materials are critically important 11th grade biology begins with Organic Molecules and the Origins of Life Slide 27 / 110 Slide 28 / 110 Curriculum Curriculum PMI K-12 Mathematics PMI K-12 Mathematics Coherence: Goals of the Common Core Standards Articulated progressions of topics and performances that are developmental and connected to other Coherence progressions Focus Clarity and specificity Conceptual understanding and procedural skills stressed equally NCTM states coherence also means that instruction, assessment, and curriculum are aligned. Slide 29 / 110 Slide 30 / 110 Curriculum Curriculum PMI K-12 Mathematics PMI K-12 Mathematics Focus: Clarity and Specificity: Key ideas, understandings, and skills are identified Skills and concepts are clearly defined. Deep learning of concepts is emphasized An ability to apply concepts and skills to new That is, adequate time is devoted to a topic and situations is expected. learning it well. This counters the “mile wide, inch deep” criticism leveled at most current U.S. standards.

Slide 31 / 110 Slide 32 / 110 Common Core Math Structure Common Core Math Structure Domain Grade (K-8) or Conceptual Category (High School) Domain Overarching “big ideas” that connect topics across the grades Cluster Descriptions of the mathematical content to be learned, elaborated through clusters and standards Standards Slide 33 / 110 Slide 34 / 110 Common Core Math Structure Common Core Math Structure Cluster Standards May appear in multiple grade levels with increasing developmental Content statements standards as the grade levels progress Indicate WHAT students should know and be able to do at each Progressions of increasing complexity from grade to grade grade level In high school, this may occur over the course of one year or Reflect both mathematical understandings and skills, which are through several years equally important Slide 35 / 110 Slide 36 / 110 Curriculum Curriculum and Pacing PMI K-12 Mathematics Backwards Design Vertical alignment: each PMI math course aligned to Common Core standards creating a comprehensive K-12 sequence AP, EOC, and Common Core Standards define what Horizontal alignment: the concepts learned in math and science students should know and be able to do by end of course are integrated The materials for each course are purposely designed to EOC and AP Alignment: each course is designed to prepare help students meet the standards set out by these students for rigorous EOC or AP exams and assessments are assessments. aligned to EOC and AP content and format