Monthly Archives: February 2011

Homework assignment for higher education and high school faculty

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Bill McCallum

Here is an exercise I just gave to the mixed higher education/high school teams at the PARCC meeting. Thought it might be fun for everybody: 1. Read the standards, noting domains, clusters that are particularly  high priority for college and career … Continue reading →

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Hyperlinked version of the mathematics standards

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Bill McCallum

As part of our work with Illustrative Mathematics we have put the standards into TeX format in a database. A byproduct of this is a hyperlinked version of the Standards. You can navigate grade levels by clicking links on the … Continue reading →

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Curriculum analysis tools for the mathematics Standards

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Bill McCallum

Bill Bush is leading a project to develop three tools that will help teachers and school administrators analyze curriculum materials as they implement the Standards. One looks at the treatment of key content areas in each of four grade bands … Continue reading →

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MARS tasks

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Bill McCallum

As we prepare for the first advisory board meeting of Illustrative Mathematics later this month, I have been looking around the web for sources of tasks and problems. Inside Mathematics is aligning its tools with the Standards. Click on Tools … Continue reading →

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