CCRS Math 100 Series

Registration: http://edadvance.org/adult-learners/atdn-professional-development
For content questions: Connie Rivera rivera@edadvance.org
For logistics questions: Nina Tourtellote tourtell@edadvance.org

CCRS Math 101(A) Introduction and Key Instructional Shifts (4 hour session)
The College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Adult Education are a set of academic standards
that, when met by students, prepare adult learners for success in college, technical training program(s),
and work. In this session, participants will become familiar with the standards and how to navigate
them. We will investigate the Key Instructional Shifts mathematics instruction must make in order for
students to succeed. The importance of taking the time to delve deeply into the concepts at the heart
of mathematics will be illustrated. By making connections between mathematical concepts, activities
will encourage ways to see mathematics as more than discrete sets of rules to be memorized.
Assignment: After registration, participants will receive pre-session work to be completed prior to the
session.

Purpose:
 Introduce the Key Instructional Shifts of the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult
Education
 Develop a working knowledge of the Key Instructional Shifts
 Explore how the Shifts influence the structure of the CCR content standards and the order in
which standards should be taught
 Consider how Shifting practice unfolds in the classroom

CCRS Math 101(B) Key Instructional Shifts (4 hour session)

Building on the work of 101(A), participants will become familiar with the standards and how to navigate
them. We will continue to investigate the Key Instructional Shifts mathematics instruction must make in
order for students to succeed. The importance of taking the time to delve deeply into the concepts at
the heart of mathematics will be illustrated. By making connections between mathematical concepts,
activities will encourage ways to see mathematics as more than discrete sets of rules to be memorized.
The content standards calling for a balance of conceptual understanding, fluency with procedures, and
application to real-world and mathematical contexts will be explored. Participants will leave with a
deeper understanding of how to use standards when planning math instruction.

Purpose:
 Develop a working knowledge of the Key Instructional Shifts
 Consider how Shifting practice unfolds in the classroom
 Examine the Key Instructional Shifts when designing instruction for adult learners

Participants must have completed Math 101(A) before attending Math 101(B).
CCRS Math 102(A) Standards for Mathematical Practice (4 hour session)
Building on work done in CCRS Math 101, participants will experience problems worth puzzling through
and analyze the habits of mind required to solve those problems. We will investigate four of the
Practices through activities that illustrate the ways students are to engage with the subject matter of the
content standards. The skills of complex problem solving, reasoning and proof, precise communication,
and making connections will be practiced and discussed. Activities will encourage a deeper
understanding of how to implement CCRS in instruction.

Purpose:
 Develop a working understanding of the Standards for Mathematical Practice
 Explore how the Standards for Mathematical Practice influence the CCR content standards and
how those standards should be taught
 Consider ways and resources to elicit Standards for Mathematical Practice from students

Participants must have completed Math 101 before attending Math 102(A).

CCRS Math 102(B) Standards for Mathematical Practice (4 hour session)

Building on work of CCRS Math 102(A), participants will experience problems worth puzzling through
and analyze the habits of mind required to solve those problems. We will investigate four of the
Practices through activities that illustrate the ways students are to engage with the subject matter of the
content standards. The skills of complex problem solving, modeling, precise communication, and
making connections will be practiced and discussed. Activities will encourage a deeper understanding of
how to implement CCRS in instruction. Participants will create a standards-based lesson plan or draft
unit outline that integrates both the Key Instructional Shifts and the Standards for Mathematical
Practice with priority content standards. Assignment: Unit Plan

Purpose:
 Develop a working understanding of the Standards for Mathematical Practice
 Consider ways and resources to elicit Standards for Mathematical Practice from students
 Examine the Standards for Mathematical Practice when designing instruction

Participants must have completed Math 101 and Math 102(A) before attending Math 102(B).

A CCRS Math 100 Series Certificate of Completion is a pre-requisite to any

CCRS Math 200 level course.