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SMARTER Balanced Releases Draft Math Content Specifications

2011-08-30T19:44:00.001-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Chris Barron (360) 725-6032chris.barron@k12.wa.us

RFP for secondary schools re: Algebra & Formative Assessment Processes

2011-08-09T10:48:00.001-07:00

The California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) has posted an RFP and is accepting applications for planning grants to support secondary schools in closing achievement gaps and improving students' algebra preparedness and performance. CAPP is interested in supporting the work of teachers and principals who are committed to addressing issues of equity and improving student achievement in the

Lyle Fisher

2011-02-14T21:35:00.000-08:00

Please join us Saturday, March 5thRedwood High School LibraryLarkspur, CA1 - 3 P.M. A celebration of Lyle Fisher's life Come and share this opportunity to give our thanks and appreciation for having known this outstanding colleague and friend. Light refreshments will be served.

Bill Honig Withdraws Name as State Board of Education Appointee

2011-01-10T20:50:00.001-08:00

Bill Honig Withdraws Name as State Board of Education Appointee January 10, 2011Former state schools chief Louis "Bill" Honig, has withdrawn his nomination to the state Board of Education, Gov. Jerry Brown's office announced today. Honig, one of seven appointed to the board announced by Brown last week, resigned as state Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1993 after he was convicted of

3 Opportunities for Mathematics and Science

2011-01-07T10:00:00.001-08:00

From the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Please share with those you believe might be interested. These opportunities are not restricted to MSP (Mathematics and Science Partnership) participants. Others are eligible to apply. The following opportunities may be of interest. NASA Summer of Innovation: Consider applying for the 2011 Summer of Innovation (SoI), an intensive STEM teaching and

Gov. Brown's Appointments to the California State Board of Education

2011-01-05T22:42:00.001-08:00

Earlier today, Governor Brown announced the following seven appointments to the California State Board of Education (SBE): Carl Anthony Cohn (Palm Springs), Bill Honig (Marin), Michael Kirst (Stanford), Aida Molina (Bakersfield), James Ramos (San Bernardino), Patricia Ann Rucker (Elk Grove), and Trish Boyd Williams (San Jose). A SBE source provided the following information (unconfirmed) about

News from Algebra Forum III

2010-10-21T07:54:00.000-07:00

The 3rd statewide Algebra Forum concluded last night to much praise and optimism. Over 100 math educators gathered for the past 2 1/2 days at the Santa Clara County Office of Education to hear presentations by William McCallum on the Common Core Standards, Margaret Smith on high cognitive demand tasks, Lena Licon Khisty on increasing the instructional effectiveness with Latinas/os and many others

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics--Implementation Support from NCTM

2010-10-18T19:53:00.001-07:00

Source: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)URL: http://www.nctm.org/news/highlights.aspx?id=26084&blogid=6806The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has posted a PowerPoint file on its Web site "to inform teachers and to support them in implementation of the Common Core State Standards [(CCSS)]. Other presentations for grade bands are under development and will be

Free Forum: Grading the Teachers: Measures, Media & Policies

2010-09-14T20:53:00.001-07:00

Submitted by Carol Fry BohlinDear Colleagues -- The following free forum will be streamed live on the Internet. The event Web site (http://gse.berkeley.edu/admin/events/gradingtheteachers.html) contains a number of links that may be of interest/use.Carol..................Grading the Teachers: Measures, Media & PoliciesA Free Public ForumSeptember 27, 1:30-4:30UC BerkeleyBanatao Auditorium 310

Mt. Lassen Math Council Conference

2010-09-09T18:14:00.001-07:00

2010 Fall Mt. Lassen Mathematics Council Conference Saturday October 16, 2010 Registration: 8:00 a.m. Conference activities: 8:45 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Key Note Speaker: William G. McCallum Dr. McCallum is a University Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Head of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. Among many achievements, in 2006 he founded the Institute for Mathematics

Common Core State Standards: Education Policy Roundtable

2010-08-02T18:43:00.001-07:00

Common Core State Standards: Education Policy RoundtableJuly 20, 2010, SacramentoCMC Representatives: Diana Herrington, Kathy WoodsThis meeting was hosted by J. O'Connell, CDE and the Council of State Governments (CSG). The meeting was financed by the Gates Foundation.Background: The CSG supports the work of state governors. They are not a political entity. This Roundtable has been provided

YES

2010-08-02T12:29:00.000-07:00

The State Board of Education has unanimously approved the ELA and mathematics CCSS.

CMC makes the Sacramento Bee blog

2010-08-01T22:55:00.001-07:00

Read the entry by Pia Lopezhttp://blogs.sacbee.com/the_swarm/

CMC Statement on the actions of the ACSC

2010-07-25T17:40:00.000-07:00

July 24, 2010On July 15, the California Academic Content Standards Commission (ACSC) approved the recommendation for adoption of an augmented version of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics to the State Board of Education (SBE). The California Mathematics Council (CMC), a statewide organization of classroom teachers, mathematics educators, mathematicians,

Recommended ELA and Math Standards available

2010-07-22T16:10:00.001-07:00

The English-Language Arts and Mathematics Standards recommended by the Academic Content Standards Commission are available for viewing. These standards go before the State Board of Education on August 2. http://www.cmc-math.org/news/commoncore.html

Two articles in Ed Week on California's CCSS adoption

2010-07-16T22:12:00.001-07:00

The Education Week blog posted two entries today on the ACSC decision last night.http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2010/07/calif_commission_says_yesno_to.htmlhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2010/07/more_details_emerge_on_calif_a.html

Secretary of Education Issues Statement on Academic Content Standards Commission

2010-07-16T11:49:00.001-07:00

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Friday, July 16, 2010 Contact: Aaron McLear Andrea McCarthy916-445-4571 Secretary of Education Issues Statement on Academic Content Standards CommissionCommission Recommends that State Board of Education Adopt Enhanced Common Core Standards Secretary of Education Bonnie Reiss today issued the following statement applauding the work of the Academic Content

Videos from last night's ACSC decisions posted

2010-07-16T11:44:00.000-07:00

Videos of the final hours of the ACSC deliberations including the final votes on the K-7 and HS math standards have been posted on the CMC website at http://www.cmc-math.org/news/commoncore.html

Final ACSC descision

2010-07-16T09:18:00.001-07:00

Here is an excellent report on the ACSC final decision yesterday by John Fensterwald.http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/16/common-core-with-8th-grade-algebra-endorsed/

Approved!

2010-07-15T23:07:00.001-07:00

New standards are approved and it looks like they will be approved by the SBE on August 2Thanks to everyone who contributed to getting this work complete. Now onto the Framework. Our work is never done!

ACSC proceedings July 15

2010-07-15T21:30:00.001-07:00

Submitted by Gretchen Muller8:15 AM ELA passed.20 minute break to review math documents before any further discussion.8:45 AMBruce Grip – Doesn't want to loose the ability to have integrated courses in the high school.Scott Farrand and Heather Calahan presented a revised version of their plan.These are the Algebra 1 standards whether they are in 8th grade or not. This is what

ELA Update

2010-07-15T08:23:00.001-07:00

The ELA Common Core Standards have just been passed by the ACSC.

Blog entry from Educated Guess

2010-07-14T23:05:00.000-07:00

> Educated Guess> www.educatedguess.org> > Quest for compromise on common core> In a letter to Gov. Schwarzenegger that it disseminated in the days leading to a critical vote, an influential group of K-12 and university educators, researchers and policymakers has urged the adoption of the Common Core standards in English language arts and math.> > "We believe that the Common Core Standards

ACSC Meetings July 14, 2010

2010-07-14T20:08:00.000-07:00

submitted by Gretchen MullerGeneral observations:The day started with introductions and after a quick removal of objections over adding rigor to the math criteria, discussion continued on the ELA standards until lunch. After lunch discussion started on math. It's obvious that Evers is using stalling tactics. Again the commission got bogged down on procedural issues that took

Bill Evers proposed notes to accompany the ACSC report to the SBE tomorrow.

2010-07-14T11:05:00.001-07:00

The California State Academic Content Standards Commission recommends that the State Board of Education update the Academic Performance Index incentives so that taking Algebra 1 by grade 8 will continue to be encouraged, but pushing unprepared students into Algebra 1 by grade 8 will be discouraged. One possibility would be changing the state accountability from subtracting API points for students

Handouts from July 6 and 7 ACSC posted

2010-07-08T12:10:00.000-07:00

The math handouts and presentations not available on the ACSC page on the Sacramento County Office of Education website are now posted on the CMC website in the on the Common Core Standards page under News and Information. More handouts related to the ELA Common Core State Standards will be posted by Friday PM. The handouts include the presentations by Drs. Wu and Milgram as well as the

ACSC July 7 Public Comment

2010-07-08T09:37:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon. My name is Jim Burfeind. I am a member of the CMC and I teach 7th and 8th grade math at Ishi Hills Middle School in Oroville,CA. The community I work in is very poor economically, but the team of teachers I work with is strong and we have so far met all our AYP and API goals and have stayed out of PI. I am really excited about the possibility of having the opportunity to teach the

ACSC Public Comment by Deborah Burfeind

2010-07-08T09:29:00.001-07:00

Remarks made during public comment to the Academic Content Standards Commission during a discussion about whether to adopt the Common Core Standards and whether to add up to 15% additional standards. Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Good Afternoon, my name is Deborah Burfeind. I received my credential in 2000 and have been teaching second grade in Orland for the past ten years. Orland is about 90 miles

Public Comment by Gretchen Muller at ACSC meeting 7/7/10

2010-07-07T20:01:00.001-07:00

12 years ago California started an ambitous project - common standards and the goal of Algebra for all in 8th grade, but over the years we have learned and experienced the shortcomings of our state standards especially in mathematics - too many standards, lack of focus and coherence, and the lack of 8th grade standards. The common core standards improves the CA standards by addressing all of

ACSC Day 4 Notes - July 7, 2010

2010-07-07T19:59:00.001-07:00

ACSC Day 4 Notes July 7, 2010submitted by Gretchen Muller The day started with a conference call with Dr. Wu. He was on the committee that developed the CCSS math standards. Afterwards the commission continued the discussion on the ELA standards until lunch. After lunch, there was some public comment from one of the remote sites and then a conference call with Dr. Milgram. Dr.

CMC statement for the ACSC for July 6, 2010.

2010-07-07T00:58:00.000-07:00

We applaud your commitment to this important work for students in CA. You are here, because as a teacher you make a commitment everyday to ensure that our children learn math, apply math and will be prepared to pursue mathematics in their futures. You understand the realities and challenges of taking on this very important role.California Mathematics Council (CMC) is a professional organization

ACSC Meeting Day 3 July 6, 2010

2010-07-06T21:42:00.001-07:00

Submitted by Gretchen MullerToday was a lot of carefully scripted/designed presentations to the commission. There was little time left at the end of the day to discuss the ELA standards and what, if any, additions would be made. There is a lot of confusion about procedures and what their exact charge is. Hopefully, many of the procedural items and processes have been clarified so that further

Standards Commission Updates

2010-07-03T21:53:00.001-07:00

Thank you so much for updates on the work of the Standards Commission. This information and the link to view the meetings electronically are the only place that I hear discussions about these new standards. We are potentially looking at some big changes coming our way. It sure would be nice to chat with other folks and share thoughts... Kathy

ACSC meeting notes June 18

2010-07-03T10:18:00.000-07:00

June 18, 2010 Day 2 at the ACSC MeetingSubmitted by Kathlan Latimer The bulk of the meeting time was devoted to an overview of the CA content standards and an in-depth comparison of CA and Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSI) K-7 standards. Once the crosswalks were made available the sense of relief in the room was palpable; commissioners were under the impression

Academic Content Standards Commission Website

2010-06-18T09:37:00.001-07:00

View agendas, resources, and video webcasts and archives regarding the Academic Content Standards Commission and the adoption of the Common Core Standards process at http://www.scoe.net/castandards/index.html

Academic Content Standards Commission Meeting June 17

2010-06-18T09:33:00.001-07:00

Day 1 at the ACSC meeting - submitted by Kathlan Latimer In case you did not watch the web casting of the meeting, here are some notes. First off, the work of the commission has been funded by the Broad Foundation and another foundation yet to be announced. Sac COE provided facilities and staff. Otherwise there would have been no way for the work to be done, apparently. On the commissioners'

An important opportunity to be involved in the revision of the Mathematics Standards in California!

2010-03-27T14:23:00.000-07:00

Applications Open for the Academic Content Standards Commission (ACSC) that will be responsible for revising the mathematics standards. State Legislation requires this ACSC to be formed. This Commission will be made up of 21 members: 11 appointed by the governor, 5 appointed by the Senate and 5 appointed by the Assembly. The majority of the appointments must be teachers currently in the

CA BREAKFAST AT NCTM SAN DIEGO

2010-03-25T17:28:00.001-07:00

CA BREAKFAST AT NCTM SAN DIEGOFRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2010 Please join us Friday, April 23 at 7 AM at the Edge Ballroom, Hard Rock Hotel, 207 Fifth Avenue, SD. This hotel is across from the convention center at the entrance to the GasLamp Quarter. A minimum donation of $15.00 will help support the Student Activity Trust Fund. The breakfast is underwritten by Pearson Education with

2010-03-22T13:23:00.001-07:00

CA Long Term Math: URGENT. Reply requested.

2009-11-27T14:31:00.001-08:00

Greetings to our CMC members!Recently, there has been some exciting activity at the state level. In August CMC was invited to participate in the development of California's Long Term Mathematics Policy. This draft policy document is ready to be released for public comment. Please use the link below to view a video presentation outlining the recommendations for better coordination of efforts in

CMC Partners with Math Solutions

2009-11-10T10:48:00.001-08:00

CMC and Math Solutions are partnering together to provide intensive summer professional development to California teachers, coaches, and administrators. Two sessions, one in southern California, and one northern California, will be offered. Visit the Activities Section of the CMC website.

New CMC Website

2009-09-27T23:02:00.001-07:00

We have started the migration to a newer site. If you find and errors, please let us know!