Milestones Info
Calculator Info for GMAS
Georgia Milestones will provide an online graphing calculator, where allowed, for student use. This feature will eliminate the need for handheld devices to enter the testing environment. Calculators are not permitted on certain designated sections of each mathematics test.
Please provide the time for students to explore and become comfortable using the online calculator. You can use the link above for the DESMOS calculator. You can also have students log on to the online GMAS practice platform (www.gaexpericneonline.com) to experience the testing platform and its online tools including the calculator.
K-12 Math Standards Survey Extended to May 7th
> Survey for Feedback on the K-12 Mathematics Standards
(Please review the standards for grade bands and courses, listed here, before providing your feedback.)
The survey will close at 5:00 PM EDT on 5/7/2021.
Ways to Prevent Cheating on Google Form Quizzes
- Shuffle answer choices
- Use Page Sections to block assessment previews
- Use page breaks to create alternate assessment paths
- Prevent cheating by asking better questions
- Enable locked quiz mode
To read more about these different tips and how to use them, click here for the full article.
The Why behind "re-do's" and "re-takes"
- Repeated learning and assessment (re-iteration) with critical feedback, and improved performance because of that feedback, is one of the most effective ways any one person becomes competent in any field, including our own.
- It is the recovery process that teaches, not the label. Walking with students as they recover from mistakes and failures teaches more content and cultivates more maturity than do unrecoverable labels of “F” or “0.” Even more striking, denying students the opportunities to recover from these failing labels communicates that it is okay for students to remain incompetent in the material.
- There is a big difference between what we do with students in the learning process and what we demand of certified professionals in the field. We do not demand adult, “fully certified in the field” performance from morphing, insecure humans as our standard for performance in secondary schooling. Nor should we apply this thinking as a rationale for denying re-learning/re-assessing opportunities. It is ineffective and can even be abusive to require experienced, high-quality, post-certification performance in an adolescent’s one attempt at demonstrating competency during their learning process in a false bid to “prepare them for the working world.” To be clear, it is not in alignment with how adolescents and young adolescents learn.
- Falsifying the report of student proficiency does NOT teach students responsibility or prepare them for success in future courses. Frankly, it’s dishonest. Unfortunately, this can happen when averaging the score of a student’s first attempt at an assessment with the scores of later attempts at the same assessment, or when declaring a “ceiling” grade on any subsequent re-assessments (such as when declaring the highest score achievable on re-assessments as 70, even though the student demonstrates performance equated to a much higher score).
To read more about practical tips for re-learning and re-assessing, click here.
Exit Tickets in the Classroom
Class is done. We’ve learned a lot. We’ve tried some new things. We’ve had some great discussions. So … now what?
How can we make the most of the end of class? How can we tie a bow on a day of class to wrap everything up?
An exit ticket gives us that opportunity! Exit tickets are also a research-based best practice for several reasons ...
- Students are second-most likely to recall what they learn at the very end of class (most: beginning). Therefore, the end of class is when their brains are primed for learning.
- When students recall what they've learned without textbooks or notes, it produces great long-term memory effects.
- Reflection on learning -- and the learning process -- can help learning stick and help them become better students.
To read more and get some ideas and templates for Exit Tickets, click here.
MATHCON 2021
All K-12 Math teachers are invited to join MathCON for Teachers to learn about the new Georgia Standards for Mathematics and learn strategies to support increased student success.
Meet up with old friends and make some new ones. Register now to reserve your spot!
When: July 19-22, 2021
Virtual Math Professional Learning Catalog
GaDOE is launching a new Virtual Mathematics Specialist program that will provide professional learning for teachers and teacher leaders specific to the various grade levels and high school courses as an additional layer of support for continued growth and development. All teachers are invited to participate in these high-quality professional learning opportunities.
Please find a link below to the communication that includes specific dates and times for each of the professional learning sessions by grade level and high school course. Also, the GaDOE has established a new online professional learning community to support teachers and leaders. The interactions in the mathematics groups will be led by the Virtual Mathematics Specialists and the GaDOE Mathematics Team.
Comments, Questions, or Concerns?
Email: michelle.clarke@cowetaschools.net
Website: curriculum.cowetaschools.org
Location: 167 Werz Industrial Boulevard, Newnan, GA, 30263
Phone: 770.254.2800
Twitter: @clarkemath