Shifting Instruction to the Core: Planning for Coherence and Rigor

Inspire Academy and Turning Point educators gathered Wednesday to continue their professional learning around the Instructional Practice Guides for the CCSS Mathematics. Working through resources from the Teaching Channel, Student Achievement Partners, and Illustrative Mathematics, teachers and administrators planned lessons that reflect the coherence and appropriate aspects of rigor called for by course standards. Resources for the days session included:

• The PowerPoint
• Coherence Cards: Kindergarten - 8th Grade, 6th-8th Grade
• Math Tasks from Illustrative Mathematics: Ants versus humans and Clea on an Escalator
• Resource links for planning