May 2019 Elementary School Math Newsletter

Hello Math Community,

We know you are in the end-of-year dash! We hope you have time to reflect on your successes this year and think about the big and small things you have done, both individually and with your colleagues, to support your students' success and growth. In the math department, we're planning for the New Teacher Orientation, the ParaEducator Pre-Service Institute, and reflecting on how lucky we are to get to work and learn with a caring and thoughtful community of math teachers!

Read on for information about:

Featured Resource
Upcoming Professional Development
Core Curriculum News
Opportunities for Educators
Recent Activities

This information (and more!) is also provided on the SFUSD Math website at www.sfusdmath.org, and you can follow us on Twitter: @SFUSDMath. Feel free to share this newsletter.

Thank you for all that you do!

The Math Team

Featured Resource

Build Math Minds
Are you looking to deepen your math content knowledge and pedagogy? Christina Tondevold is a Recovering Traditionalist who blogs about building teachers and students love of math. She offers free trainings in the form of a vlog, podcast, and resources on the Build Math Minds website. Take a look at this resource to learn more about subitizing, number sense, place value, and much more.

Core Curriculum News

Materials for next year

There are no significant revisions to the K-5 Curriculum this year, only a few minor corrections. We expect teachers to keep and reuse their materials from this year. You can also reuse any leftover student books.

Delivery of materials for Fall is planned for the week before school starts. We will let you know if that changes and update you as we get more details.

Feedback
Your feedback makes the curriculum stronger; please post resources, corrections, and suggestions to Google Classroom or to our feedback form: http://tinyurl.com/SFUSDMathFeedback.

The latest versions of the curriculum are always available online.

Upcoming Math Professional Development

New Teacher Orientation
All new certificated hires are invited to attend the New Teacher Orientation on August 5-6, 2019 at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High (400 Mansell Street, San Francisco, CA 94134). Breakfast, Networking, Sign In, and Laptop Deployment begin at 7:00 am. Opening Whole Group Session begins at 8:30 am

Digital District Day 2019
The 4th Annual SFUSD Digital District Day will take place Monday, August 12 at John O’Connell High School. This event is free for ALL SFUSD employees! Have a sneak peek at sessions! Please RSVP today and share.

ParaEducator Pre-Service Institute
The 3rd Annual SFUSD Paraeducator Institute will be held on August 14th and 15th (Wednesday-Thursday) 8:00 am - 4:30 pm at Lowell HS, 1101 Eucalyptus Drive, San Francisco, CA. The institute will feature speeches from SFUSD leadership, as well as Paraeducator leaders in our district. All attendees will select morning and afternoon workshops to attend that best meet their job needs and/or professional learning desires. Please encourage all paraeducators at your site to attend.

Opportunities for Educators

LWEA (Prop G) Hours
LWEA hours do not roll over; they must be used by the last payroll deadline of the school year. Your 18 hours of professional learning activities must be logged in your PD passport. For more information, please refer to the 2018–2019 LWEA PD Hours Flyer.

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing TPA Assessment
Join the CTC in the work of scoring the Commission’s Model Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA). There is an urgent need for single subject assessors in Art, Music, PE, Math, and World Languages. The Commission is seeking current California teachers who help prepare beginning teachers to participate in operational scoring of the CalTPA. Training and calibration will involve a combination of at-home preparation and in-person training sessions offered in Northern and Southern California. Scoring will be completed online through a secure portal. Assessors will be paid for their time in training, calibration and scoring. For more information about assessor qualifications and to apply, visit www.ctcexams.nesinc.com.

If you know of other upcoming opportunities for math teachers and students, please let us know!

Contact person: Kawthar Duncan

Recent Activities

Our vision is that all students will make sense of rigorous mathematics in ways that are creative, interactive, and relevant in heterogeneous classrooms. How can you see your students' mathematical brilliance today?

Thank you for all that you do!

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