Romeo Community Schools has adopted EngageNY math for the next two years in response to State Standards. Below are the major shifts in what students are expected to achieve and how these impact mathematics instruction:
Mathematics Shifts for Students and Parents
Mathematics Shift 1: Focus: learn more about less
Students Must…
• Spend more time on fewer concepts.
Parents can...
Mathematics Shift 2: Skills Across Grades
Students Must…
• Keep building on learning year after year
Parents can...
Mathematics Shift 3: Speed and Accuracy
Students Must…
•Spend time practicing – lots of problems on the same idea
Parents can...
Mathematics Shift 4: Know it/ Do it!
Students Must…
• UNDERSTAND why the math works. MAKE the math work.
• TALK about why the math works
• PROVE that they know why and how the math works
Parents can...
Mathematics Shift 5: Real World
Students Must…
• Apply math in real world situations
• Know which math to use for which situation
Parents can...
Mathematics Shift 6: Think Fast/ Solve Problems
Students Must…
• Be able to use core math facts FAST
AND
• Be able to apply math in the real world
Parents can...
Mathematics Shifts for Students and Parents
Mathematics Shift 1: Focus: learn more about less
Students Must…
• Spend more time on fewer concepts.
Parents can...
- Know what the priority work is for your child for their grade level
- Spend time with your child on priority work
- Ask your child’s teacher about their progress on priority work
Mathematics Shift 2: Skills Across Grades
Students Must…
• Keep building on learning year after year
Parents can...
- Be aware of what your child struggled with last year and how that will affect learning this year
- Advocate for your child and ensure that support is given for “gap” skills – negative numbers, fractions, etc
Mathematics Shift 3: Speed and Accuracy
Students Must…
•Spend time practicing – lots of problems on the same idea
Parents can...
- Push children to know/ memorize basic math facts
- Know all of the fluencies your child should have and prioritize learning of the ones they don’t
Mathematics Shift 4: Know it/ Do it!
Students Must…
• UNDERSTAND why the math works. MAKE the math work.
• TALK about why the math works
• PROVE that they know why and how the math works
Parents can...
- Notice whether your child REALLY knows why the answer is what it is
- Advocate for the TIME your child needs to learn key math
- Provide TIME for your child to work hard with math at home
- Get smarter in the math your child needs to know
Mathematics Shift 5: Real World
Students Must…
• Apply math in real world situations
• Know which math to use for which situation
Parents can...
- Ask your child to DO the math that comes up in your daily life
Mathematics Shift 6: Think Fast/ Solve Problems
Students Must…
• Be able to use core math facts FAST
AND
• Be able to apply math in the real world
Parents can...
- Notice which side of this coin your child is smart at and where he/she needs to get smarter
- Make sure your child is PRACTICING the math facts he/she struggles with
- Make sure your child is thinking about Math in real life