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March 4–5, 2013 | Louisville, Kentucky

2013 Math Leadership Summit

A Blueprint for Achieving District-Wide Teaching Excellence

Participant Handbook

2013 PD Summit Program.indd 1 2/21/13 2:27 PM

Table of Contents

Welcome .................................................................................... 1

Agenda ....................................................................................... 2

Keynote Speaker Bios ............................................................... 3

About Carnegie Learning ......................................................... 6

Research Base ............................................................................ 7

Curricula & Services ................................................................... 8

3 Big Ideas .................................................................................. 9

Big Ideas for Professional Development ............................... 10

3 Domains of Effectiveness ..................................................... 11

Notes ........................................................................................ 12

Common Core Teaching Excellence Institute Preview ......... 13


2013 Math Leadership Summit 1

Welcome to the 2013 Math Leadership Summit!

We are honored and excited to welcome you to Louisville, KY! It is our privilege to host this event as a forum dedicated to increasing the role of sustainable professional development in creating an educational culture that cultivates student success.

Over the next two days, our goals are to:• Discover new ways to increase teacher effectiveness and student

achievement in mathematics.• Provide you with best practices and instructional strategies to build and

support a student-centered instructional approach to the mathematics classroom that aligns with the Standards for Mathematical Practice

• Discuss the school culture and capacity needed to raise and sustain high levels of student achievement.

On Monday, you will hear from John Antonetti, Former K–12 Curriculum Director and Author, who will provide a humorous and thought-provoking take on incorporating professional development in a “real system.” You will then hear a firsthand account of one regional service agency’s dynamic leadership in providing sustainable professional development to teachers, and finally, you will engage with Sandy Bartle, Senior Academic Officer for Carnegie Learning, in uncovering the disruptive practice of creating a culture of aligned teaching and learning in your classrooms and schools.

On Tuesday, Victoria Duff, Project Manager and Consultant for Learning Forward, will discuss her blueprint for the planning and implementation of comprehensive professional learning systems. You will also participate in a collaborative discussion led by Liz Storey, Director of Education Partnerships, exploring high-impact instructional strategies. Next, Kasey Bratcher, Manager of School Partnerships, will take you on an interactive journey discovering best practices in the Common Core Mathematics Classroom, and finally, Carnegie Learning will share through Jayme Tighe, Senior Manager of School Improvement, how to create a culture to support change in teacher practice.

We believe in our ability as a nation to revolutionize teaching and learning and to impact change in schools. We are thankful for your dedication to advancing the opportunities we give students and teachers to learn and grow.

Sincerely,

Erin SimmonsVice PresidentCarnegie Learning, Inc.


Agenda

2:00–2:30 p.m.Welcome

2:30–3:30 p.m.Additive or Exponential? Professional Development in a REAL SystemKeynote SpeaKer: John Antonetti, Former Director of K–12 Curriculum, Sheridan School District, Arkansas; Author, Senior Consultant & Partner, Colleagues on Call

3:30–4:30 p.m.Leading to Change: A PD Success StoryKeynote SpeaKer: Sandra Baker, Associate Executive Learning Support Services, Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC)

4:30–5:30 p.m.Best Practices for Developing Sustainable Professional DevelopmentSandy Bartle, Senior Academic Officer, Carnegie Learning

5:30–9:00 p.m.Reception & Dinner

8:00–9:00 a.m.Welcome & Breakfast

9:00–10:00 a.m.Creating the Conditions for Professional Learning: The Leader’s RoleKeynote SpeaKer: Victoria Duff, Project Manager and Consultant, Learning Forward

10:00–11:00 a.m.Professional Development: One Size Doesn’t Fit AllLiz Storey, Director of Education Partnerships, Carnegie Learning

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.“Look Fors” for Leaders: Best Practices in the Common Core Mathematics ClassroomKasey Bratcher, Manager of School Partnerships, Carnegie Learning

12:30–1:30 p.m.Lunch

1:30–2:00 p.m.Building the Culture to Support Change in Teacher PracticeJayme Tighe, Senior Manager of School Improvement, Carnegie Learning

2:00–2:30 p.m.Greater Than Starts Today: Developing the Blueprint in Your DistrictErin Simmons, Vice President, Carnegie Learning Liz Storey, Carnegie Learning

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John Antonetti Former Director of K–12 Curriculum, Sheridan School District, ArkansasAuthor, Senior Consultant & Partner, Colleagues on Call

John Antonetti is the former Director of K–12 Curriculum in the Sheridan School District in Arkansas. He served as supervisor of gifted programs in the 18 districts of the Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative and has had the great fortune to teach at all grade levels, kindergarten through high

school. For the past eight years, he has been a workshop presenter, developer, and trainer for processes such as classroom walk-throughs, assessment and instructional analysis, coaching, research-based best practices, and systemic writing programs. Antonetti is author of the book, Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking and co-author with Dr. Jim Garver of Focus on Learning: A Process for Personal and Collaborative Reflection.

Keynote Speaker Bios

Additional Speakers

Sandy Bartle, Senior Academic Officer, Carnegie LearningSandy joined Carnegie Learning in August, 2000 after spending 14 years as a high school mathematics teacher, department chair, and coach. Sandy began her career at Carnegie Learning as a Manager of School Partnerships, where she used her background in mathematics education and curriculum to inform and educate teachers on the benefits of using the Carnegie Learning materials in their classroom. She went on to become a Regional Account Manager for the Mid-Atlantic region, Eastern Regional Director of Sales and VP of Educational Services. As Senior Academic Officer, she ensures that the best of academic research on teaching and learning theory is directly applied to the needs of teachers.

Liz Storey, Director of Education Partnerships, Carnegie LearningLiz was formerly the Executive Director for Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC) in Kentucky. GRREC is widely recognized as a leader in the state in providing standards based professional development including several annual state-wide conferences. Liz is the former president of the Kentucky Association of Student Assistance Professionals and of the Kentucky Staff Development Council. Liz has also served on several state and national educational advisory councils and task forces.



Keynote Speaker Bios

Sandra BakerAssociate Executive Director Learning Support Services, Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC)

Sandra brings 25 years of experience in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Prior to joining GRREC, Mrs. Baker worked as a curriculum coordinator and classroom teacher for one of the largest public school systems in Kentucky. She was a mathematics consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education working in the divisions of

assessment and curriculum. Sandra has served on several state and national committees developing curriculum and assessment tasks while designing models for instruction. Sandra has worked extensively on large GRREC initiatives, including the K–8 Math Alliance, whose success was featured in the NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership, as well as the Race to the Top-District Grant that was awarded to GRREC in December 2012.

Kasey Bratcher, Manager of School Partnerships, Carnegie LearningKasey joined Carnegie Learning in July 2011 after having served as a Certified Implementation Specialist for the company for three years prior, delivering Implementation Trainings and Content Academies. Kasey brings much experience delivering mathematics-specific professional development to a wide-range of teachers. Before joining Carnegie Learning, Kasey taught middle and high school mathematics for eight years and most recently served as a Mathematics Consultant and coach for the largest Educational Cooperative in Kentucky. In her classroom, Kasey was also a model teacher of Carnegie Learning’s curricula and software and welcomed visitors from all over the southeast United States.

Additional Speakers



Jayme Tighe, Senior Manager of School Improvement, Carnegie LearningJayme joined Carnegie Learning in May 2011 after spending 12 years as a teacher, curriculum specialist and principal with a focus on quality performance and results. As a former Malcolm Baldrige Examiner, Jayme helped school districts improve performance and get sustainable results through an improvement and innovation framework, site visits and extensive written feedback. As the Senior Manager of School Improvement, Jayme works exclusively with schools utilizing the Carnegie Learning School Improvement and Innovation Model to guide mathematics implementation, professional development and data-analysis. With a focus on data-driven decision making, Jayme helps schools systematically collect and analyze data to guide a range of decisions to help improve the success of students and schools.

Victoria Duff Project Manager and Consultant, Learning Forward

Victoria Duff supports projects on educator effectiveness and professional learning focused on instruction and curriculum. With 35 years of experience in the field of education, Duff served as the inaugural chair of the New Jersey Professional Teaching Standards Board, as well as the Teacher Quality Coordinator for the New Jersey Department of Education where she led

numerous boards and task forces on educator quality. In addition, she has been a member of the Teacher Leader Exploratory Committee, the mentoring and induction lead for the Alternate Route Advisory Committee, and the lead facilitator for the Leadership Council for High School Redesign. Victoria currently focuses on projects related to the planning and implementation of comprehensive professional learning systems, the development of high functioning learning environments for teachers and leaders, and the design of teacher effectiveness systems.



About Carnegie Learning

Carnegie Learning is a leading publisher of innovative, research-based math curricula for students in grades 6–12 and math professional development for educators of grades K–12. Our mathematics curricula were created for the common core and are the culmination of a rich and successful 20 years of experience.

We provide math textbooks and adaptive digital instruction for middle school and high school, and our approach is consistent with the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Providing differentiated instruction to schools across the United States, Carnegie Learning® is helping prepare students for success in school and life.

We are constantly innovating and applying research around how students learn to our programs. By doing this, Carnegie Learning® is ensuring that schools, teachers, and, most importantly, students achieve greater success.

• COMMOn CORE » Built from the ground up, our curricula are written for the Common Core State Standards and our approach is consistent with the Standards for Mathematical Practice.

• AwARD-winninG » Our Cognitive Tutor® Software is a two-time SIIA CODiE™ Award Winner and our MATHia® Software was a 2012 finalist.

• ADOPTED » Our math curricula have been formally adopted in 15 states.

• HELPinG OVER 500,000 STuDEnTS » We have helped students in over 3,000 schools across the U.S. to succeed in math.



Research Base

Carnegie Learning® curricula are based on over 20 years of research into how students think, learn, and apply new knowledge in mathematics. We are committed to a continuous cycle of improvements based on this extensive research. Carnegie Learning® curricula use students’ intuitive problem-solving abilities as a powerful bridge to more formal and sophisticated mathematical comprehension.

Applying Cognitive Science to EducationCarnegie Learning® software represents an innovative application of technology, artificial intelligence and cognitive science. The software gives students the opportunity to receive individualized attention, maximizing the time spent actively learning and mastering fundamental thinking skills.

Motivating Students to LearnIn the United States, students often lose interest in academic achievement in middle school. This can be attributed to students’ alienation, resulting from a feeling that the school environment is unwelcoming to them. With the Carnegie Learning® Math Series, we address recent research that identifies several elements of this alienation, and provide practices that refocus students on academic achievement.

ACT-R Theory and How People Learn Carnegie Learning is different from other educational publishers because we have a sound theoretical basis in the science of how people learn. Our cognitive models are based on Dr. John Anderson’s ACT-R (Adaptive Control of Thought) theory of human cognition, a psychological model that is the foundation of MATHia® Software. This theory has been validated by hundreds of lab and field studies. The Carnegie Learning® Math Series incorporates a wide variety of activities and approaches that represent the result of decades of this research, including worked examples, active learning, and Fluency Challenges.

Continuous improvementCarnegie Learning does not just read the research on how people learn; we are active participants in this research and frequently publish results in refereed journals and conferences.



Curricula & Services

Carnegie Learning® solutions include math textbooks with student-centered, collaborative classroom activities along with adaptive software and teacher professional development. They can be utilized together as core curriculum, or individually as support tools. Our instructional materials were created for the Common Core State Standards and our approach is consistent with the Standards for Mathematical Practice.

Math Textbooks (Grades 6–12)Our textbooks help students understand relationships and make connections among different mathematical concepts. Within a collaborative, student-centered classroom, students build on prior knowledge and obtain new knowledge by solving real-world problems that relate to their interests. This Learning By Doing® method helps students cultivate a depth of

understanding in mathematics. Required to both construct and interpret mathematical models and explain their reasoning, students build a solid foundation to be successful in high school, in college and in their careers.

MATHia® Software and Cognitive Tutor® Software (Grades 6–12)Our software differentiates instruction with ongoing formative assessment for core and supplemental implementations. Our unique solution provides students with highly individualized and self-paced

instruction that adapts to their exact needs to improve their secondary math skills. Our supplemental instruction stands apart for strengthening student conceptual understanding of mathematics by integrating adaptive learning technologies, assessment, and rich problem solving activities.

Professional Development (Grades K–12)Our solutions support teachers, and can be coupled with our textbooks and software or purchased independently. Through this partnership, districts build the teacher capacity needed to raise and sustain student achievement. Our goal is to support your team of teachers, coaches, and leaders to obtain the outstanding results that your students deserve.



3 Big Ideas

Engage and MotivateRecent research regarding academic achievement shows that students’ beliefs about the nature of intelligence, their goals within a learning task, and their perception of academic expectations have strong effects on their academic performance. The Carnegie Learning® Math Series includes elements designed to guide your students toward appropriate and effective attitudes about learning.

Promote Deep Conceptual understandingDeep understanding means that concepts are well represented and well connected to other concepts. The Carnegie Learning® Math Series makes extensive use of models—real-world situations, manipulatives, graphs, and diagrams, among others—to help students see the connections between different topics. Your students will view mathematics as a set of related topics as opposed to a set of discrete topics.

Powerful, Ongoing Formative AssessmentFormative assessment is a reflective process that promotes student learning. It is the part of instruction designed to provide crucial feedback for you and your students —to diagnose, not to assign a grade. The Carnegie Learning® Math Series provides ongoing opportunities for students to be active participants in the learning process by expressing their knowledge and ideas to you, to their peers, and to themselves.

Students can see a real-time summary of their knowledge by viewing the Skillometer™ in the

MATHia® Software.

Models help students to develop strategies and reasoning that serve as the foundation for

learning more abstract math.

The curricula contain a variety of real-world contexts relevant to

middle school students.

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Key Termscommon multiple

least common multiple (LCM)

Learning GoalIn this lesson, you will:

Determine the least common

multiple of two numbers.

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Tick Tock, Tick Tock!

You’ve heard clocks or watches tick, and cuckoo clocks “cuckoo.” You know that

every one of those ticks represents one second, and every chime indicates the

beginning of an hour. But have you ever wondered why there are 60 seconds in

a minute? Or 60 minutes in an hour? Who came up with the concept of “time?”

In fact, time has always existed, but measuring time is a human invention.

To begin to answer these questions, you have to go all the way back to the Sumerian

civilization—starting in 5300 BC! The Sumerians used a base 60 number system.

Similar to the base 10 number system, 60 and multiples of 60 were the basis of

this system. Thus, many experts feel they were responsible for measuring the

repeated cycle of 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in the hour. What are

some things you can name that repeat in cycles? Discuss your ideas with your group.

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Big Ideas forProfessional Development

For more than 20 years we have embraced the same practices used to develop the Common Core State Standards such as fostering reasoning, attending to precision, and making sense of the math for real-world application.

We work collaboratively with you to co-create individualized implementation frameworks and customized professional development aligned to your school and district’s continuous improvement plans.

Ongoing, job-embedded professional learning takes away the need for substitutes and provides expert models for teachers inside their own classrooms.

Carnegie Learning® Math Academies are intensive professional development workshops for K–9 educators that are designed to deepen teachers’ understanding of content and pedagogy aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Standards for Mathematical Practice.

A Strong Pedagogical Foundation

A Strong Pedagogical Foundation

On-Site, in-the-Moment Learning

increasing Teachers’ Content Knowledge to Meet Today’s Standards

We provide leadership training to assist administrators in understanding the “look-fors” in a common core mathematics classroom, in designing implementation goals, and in establishing accountability benchmarks to support their teachers.

Our professional development activities include face-to-face, learner-centered workshops, both synchronous and asynchronous online learning, and job-embedded support.

We assist you in utilizing a constant stream of formative and interim assessment data to monitor student, classroom, and school-wide progress toward learning goals.

Supporting Leaders as They Support Teachers

A Rich Combination of Learning Formats

using Data to Determine Action Steps


3 Domains of Effectiveness

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

IMPLEMENTATION FIDELITY

DATA-DRIVEN ACCOUNTABILITY

TEACHER CONTENT

KNOWLEDGE

Initial Implementation Training

Leadership Training

In-Classroom Support

Building Capacity, Train the Trainer

Online PD

Leadership Status Meetings

Demographic Research for Individual Learning Plans

Instructional Coaching

Custom Professional Development

Math Academies

National Math Institute

When Carnegie Learning® mathematics experts implement comprehensive professional development, they focus specifically on three domains of effectiveness: Implementation Fidelity, Data-Driven Accountability, and Teacher Content Knowledge.

Connected LearningAlthough featured separately, this learning occurs in tandem through a connected, custom professional development framework that builds content knowledge and classroom practice.



Notes



The Common Core demands rigor in mathematics instruction. We believe that starts with you.

The Common Core Teaching Excellence institute provides:

• Rigorous professional development designed to deepen teachers’ understanding of mathematics,

• Expertise in implementing a successful standards-based, student-centered classroom,

• Tools to monitor and sustain a successful Carnegie Learning implementation, and

• A network of colleagues to share best practices and innovative classroom ideas.

Choose from 3 Focused Learning Tracks:

• Common Core Focus: Designed for all teachers and leaders implementing the Common Core. Dive deep into content as well as Mathematical Practice Standards and hear from engaging keynotes.

• new to Carnegie Learning: Designed for the new Carnegie Learning teacher featuring engaging keynotes and a complete initial Implementation Training Workshop.

• Certified implementation Specialist workshop: An intense track to certify building and district leaders in ongoing support of Carnegie Learning curricula. Includes a week-long workshop along with featured keynotes.

July 9–12, 2013Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, FL

Rigorous Professional Development.Relevant Math Content.Real-World Applications.

Join Carnegie Learning for a four day intensive professional development Institute to be Common Core-ready this fall.

For more information visit tei.carnegielearning.com

Register by March 15 andSAVE $75!Group Discounts Also Available.

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