Early Mathematics Task Force

The MAISA Mathematics Task Force is a subcommittee of the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators (MAISA) General Education Leadership Network (GELN).

Mission

  • Create a cohesive direction for mathematics education in Michigan

  • Develop a common understanding of how to strengthen early mathematics instruction across the state

  • Inform practice, professional learning, school improvement plans

  • Enhance existing instruction

 

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Check out MathEssentials.org for all things regarding the Math Essential documents (below).

 

Math Essentials Resources

Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics, Pre-K to Grade 3 This document is a tool intended to support educators across Michigan as we work to enhance the ways in which children learn to use, understand, and do mathematics using a strengths-based approach. The Early Mathematics Task Force hopes that you engage with the practices, both individually and with others, not as a list of things to do immediately but rather as a set of practices to guide professional interactions and learning over time as we work together to enhance the capacities of our systems to support equitable and just learning outcomes for each of our children. Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics, Pre-K to Grade 3
From Lagging to Leading URGENCY IN THE NUMBERS: The Case for Early Mathematics This document was created to gather data about Michigan’s early math crisis all in one place. Michigan ranks 42nd in 2019 NAEP Mathematics Rankings. Michigan remains one of the lowest performing states in the nation, with only five states performing significantly lower on the 2019 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) 4th grade mathematics assessment. This trend has been consistent (and worsening) since 2009. MAISA's GELN Early Math Task Force has created the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 which consist of a small set of research supported practices that provide a focus for district-wide continuous improvement efforts, teacher professional learning including coaching, and the development of systems to support mathematics education in Michigan. From Lagging to Leading URGENCY IN THE NUMBERS: The Case for Early Mathematics
Introduction Tool to the "Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics: PreK to Grade 3" This tool will introduce you to the "Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics: Pre-K to Grade 3" document. Please use this tool to support and guide your explorations. It includes a set of short videos designed to help orient users of the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics. The videos address things such as design features, ideas for early use, and overall purpose. The Early Mathematics Task Force hopes that you interact with this slide deck and consider how you might use particular videos as you engage others with these practices. Introduction Tool
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Jill Ball

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Kim Fox

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Rusty Anderson

Director
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