At
a recent parent’s informational night on the
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks with the Common Core Standards, a
number of questions were posed at the end of the evening by those in attendance. We will post responses to a few questions each week and
post them on the blog. We hope you find
them informative.
1. 1. Have we seen the results of last year’s PARCC
pilot fieldtests?
No. The state did not return any individual or
school results on the PARCC pilot tests last spring. They were meant only to help the state gauge
the effectiveness of the questions and aid in the process of evaluating the test and making necessary adjustments
2. 2. Is
it true that the standards were written by a private company?
The following is
information taken from the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education’s
website and details who took part in the rewriting of the MA Curriculum Frameworks for Mathematics.
We will post a similar list for those educators
who took part in updating the ELA Frameworks at a later date.
Lead Writers, Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
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Phil Daro, Senior
Fellow, America's Choice
William
McCallum, Ph.D.,
University Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Mathematics,
University of Arizona; Mathematics Consultant, Achieve
Jason Zimba, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and
Mathematics, and the Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Bennington
College; Co-founder, Student Achievement Partners
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Lead Writers, Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education,
2011
Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics
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Barbara
Libby, Director,
Office for Mathematics, Science and Technology/Engineering; member of the
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Writing Group
Sharyn
Sweeney, Mathematics
Standards and Curriculum Coordinator; member of the Common Core State
Standards for Mathematics Writing Group
Kathleen
Coleman, Writer
Consultant, Coleman Educational Research, LLC
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Massachusetts Contributors, 2008–2010
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David
Allen, High School Mathematics
Teacher, Lawrence Public Schools
Jennifer
Beineke, Ph.D., Associate
Professor of Mathematics, Western New England College
Ann-Marie
Belanger,
Mathematics Teacher, Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High
School
Kristine Blum,
Sr.
Education Manager, North Shore & Merrimack Valley, Junior Achievement of
Northern New England
Margaret Brooks, Ph.D., Chair and
Professor of Economics, Bridgewater State University; President,
Massachusetts Council on Economic Education
Kristine
Chase,
Elementary teacher, Duxbury Public Schools
Andrew Chen,
Ph.D., President,
Edutron
Joshua Cohen,
Ph.D.,
Research Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Anne
Marie Condike, K–5 Mathematics Coordinator, Westford Public Schools
Michael
Coppolino,
Middle School Mathematics Teacher, Waltham Public Schools
Matthew Costa, K–12 Director
Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Revere Public Schools
Joyce Cutler, Ed.D., Associate
Professor and Mathematics Chair, Framingham State University
Valerie M.
Daniel,
Site Coordinator for the National Center for Teacher Effectiveness and
Mathematics; Coach, Boston Public Schools
Marie
Enochty,
Community Advocates for Young Learners Institute
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Marcia Ferris, Director, Massachusetts
Association for the Education of Young Children
Janet Forti, Middle School
Mathematics Teacher, Medford Public Schools
Thomas
Fortmann, Former
Member, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Solomon Friedberg,
Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair of Mathematics, Boston College
Lynne Godfrey,
Induction Director, Boston Teacher Residency
Victoria Grisanti, Senior
Manager, Community Involvement, EMC2; Massachusetts Business
Alliance for Education representative
George (Scott)
Guild, Director
of Economic Education, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Carol Hay, Professor and
Chair of Mathematics, Middlesex Community College
Douglas
Holley, Director
of Mathematics K–12, Hingham Public Schools
Patricia Izzi,
Mathematics
Department Coordinator, Attleboro High School
Steven Glenn
Jackson, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Mathematics, UMass Boston
Niaz Karim, Principal, Valmo Villages
Naseem
Jaffer, Mathematics Coach Consultant
Dianne Kelly, Assistant
Superintendent, Revere Public Schools
Kelty Kelley, Early
Childhood Coordinator, Canton Public Schools
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Joanna D.
Krainski,
Middle School Mathematics Coordinator and Mathematics Teacher, Tewksbury
Public Schools
Raynold Lewis,
Ph.D.,
Professor, Education Chairperson, Worcester State University
Barbara
Malkas,
Deputy Superintendent of Schools, Pittsfield Public Schools
Susan V.
Mason,
High School Mathematics Teacher, Springfield Public Schools
Cathy
McCulley, Elementary Teacher, North Middlesex Regional School District
Lisa Mikus, Elementary
Teacher, Newton Public Schools
Vicki
Milstein,
Principal of Early Education, Brookline Public Schools
Maura Murray, Ph.D., Associate Professor of
Mathematics, Salem State University
Gregory
Nelson, Ph.D.,
Professor Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Bridgewater State
University
Pendred Noyce,
M.D.,
Trustee, Noyce Foundation
Leah Palmer, English
Language Learner Teacher, Wellesley Public Schools
Andrew Perry,
Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Springfield College
Katherine
Richard, Associate
Director of Mathematics Programs, Lesley University
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Daniel Rouse,
Ed.D., Mathematics
and Computer Teacher, Dedham Public Schools
Linda Santry, (Retired)
Coordinator of Mathematics and Science, PreK–8, Brockton Public Schools
Jason Sachs, Director of
Early Childhood, Boston Public Schools
Elizabeth
Schaper, Ed.D.,
Assistant Superintendent, Tantasqua Regional/School Union 61 Districts
Wilfried
Schmid, Ph.D.,
Dwight Parker Robinson Professor of Mathematics, Harvard University
Denise
Sessler, High
School Mathematics Teacher, Harwich High School
Glenn Stevens,
Ph.D.,
Professor of Mathematics, Boston University
Nancy
Topping-Tailby,
Executive Director, Massachusetts Head Start Association
Elizabeth
Walsh, Elementary
Inclusion Teacher, Wachusett Regional School District
Jillian
Willey, Middle
School Mathematics Teacher, Boston Public Schools
Christopher
Woodin,
Mathematics Teacher and Department Chair, Landmark School
Andi Wrenn, Member,
Massachusetts Financial Education Collaborative, K–16 Subcommittee
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Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Staff
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Alice Barton, Early
Education Specialist
Emily Caille, Education
Specialist
Haley Freeman, Mathematics
Test Development Specialist
Jacob Foster, Director of
Science and Technology/Engineering
Nyal Fuentes, Career and
College Readiness Specialist
Simone Harvey, Mathematics
Test Development Specialist
Jennifer
Hawkins,
Administrator of Mathematics Test Development
Mark Johnson, Former
Director, Test Development
Carol Lach, Title IIB
Coordinator
Life LeGeros, Director,
Statewide Mathematics Initiatives
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Jeffrey
Nellhaus, Deputy Commissioner
David
Parker, Regional Support Manager
Stafford Peat, (Retired)
Director, Office of Secondary Support
Julia Phelps, Associate
Commissioner, Curriculum and Instruction Center
Meto Raha, Mathematics
Targeted Assistance Specialist
Pam Spagnoli, Student
Assessment Specialist
Donna Traynham, Education
Specialist
Emily Veader, Mathematics
Targeted Assistance Specialist
Susan Wheltle, Director,
Office of Humanities, Literacy, Arts and Social Sciences
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Department of Early Education and Care Staff
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Sherri
Killins, Commissioner
Phil
Baimas,
Director of Educator and Provider Support
Katie
DeVita, Educator
Provider Support Specialist
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