August Elementary Math Minute
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Elementary Math Minute
Welcome to the first edition of Elementary Math Minute. This monthly newsletter will keep you well-informed about district and state initiatives, current research, and effective practices in K-5 mathematics education. We hope you find the content of this newsletter useful and look forward to partnering with you to strengthen the teaching and learning of mathematics for all K-5 students in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools.
Gabr'l Stackhouse (right) & Kaneka Turner (left)
CMS Elementary Math Specialists
Elementary Curriculum Maps
In Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools the Investigations curriculum provides rigorous and engaging mathematical experiences to develop students’ understanding of the concepts in the Common Core. Curriculum maps were created to provide K-5 classroom teachers with resources and supplemental lessons to better align the Investigations curriculum to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. K-5 classroom teachers, facilitators, district math specialists, and Dr. Drew Polly developed each map based on years of work aligning curriculum materials to the standards.
Kindergarten Team:
- Nikki L. Alexander - Bruns Academy
- Nikia Graham - University Park Creative Arts
- Nicole Seruya - Sedgefield Elementary
- Kaneka Turner - CMS Math Specialist
- Tracy Williams - J.H. Gunn Elementary
First Grade Team:
- Kaitlin Bensch - Olde Providence Elementary
- Racine Kilpatrick - Piney Grove Elementary
- Ellen Phelan - Torrence Creek Elementary
- Drucilla Rivers - Hidden Valley Elementary
- Dr. Drew Polly - UNCC Professor
- Gabr'l Stackhouse - CMS Math Specialist
Second Grade Team:
- Christina Harris - Mountain Island Lake Academy
- Libby Luper - Shamrock Gardens Elementary
- Olubusola Stackhouse - Statesville Road Elementary
- Ashley Williams - Sedgefield Elementary
Third Grade Team:
- Laura Hicks - Barnette Elementary
- Mallory Hill - J.H. Gunn Elementary
- Phyllis Irwin - Sharon Elementary
- Rebekah Lonon - Piney Grove Elementary
- Gabr'l Stackhouse - CMS Elementary Math Specialist
- Myoshia Withers - Hornets Nest Elementary
Fourth Grade Team:
- Barbara Danza - Parkside Elementary
- Brittani Johnson - Hidden Valley Elementary
- Dr. Drew Polly - UNCC Professor
- Sherry Ott - Winding Springs Elementary
Fifth Grade Team:
- Jacqueline Balmas - Cleer Creek Elementary
- Laurie Fazio - McAlpline Elementary
- Sonya Gregory - Title I Elementary Math Specialist
- Sara Palmiero - Windsor Park Elementary
- Tonya Reaves - Lake Wylie Elementary
The curriculum maps are intended to be the starting place for planning effective, high quality mathematics instruction. Each map includes a day-to-day sequence of instructional resources aligned to the Common Core. The resources include Investigations sessions, CMS developed lessons, DPI units, teacher/student videos, games, and activities. Maps are only accessible in Google and Canvas. Google access is only granted to CMS employees so please use your CMS Google account when signing in to view the maps. Access will not be granted for personal Gmail accounts.
Google Access:
- Kindergarten - http://tinyurl.com/ozagn8u
- Grade 1 - http://tinyurl.com/qbpvlpm
- Grade 2 - http://tinyurl.com/nhvxwsu
- Grade 3 - http://tinyurl.com/nelnm3n
- Grade 4 - http://tinyurl.com/psfneow
- Grade 5 - http://tinyurl.com/qdeep7u
Elementarymathematics.org
Elementarymathematics.org is not funded by CMS so Canvas will be our new platform for sharing resources and strategies. Each grade level has a newly designed grade level page which houses all of the content on elementarymathematics.org along with the new Curriculum Maps and Scope and Sequence documents. Please take a moment to click on the link below to sign up for access to your grade level page.
Join Your Grade Level ListServe
- Kindergarten - http://bit.ly/1M4nmt7
- Grade 1 - http://bit.ly/1VswLzI
- Grade 2 - http://bit.ly/1iOPCbO
- Grade 3 - http://bit.ly/1FILDbD
- Grade 4 - http://bit.ly/1KXkwFq
- Grade 5 - http://bit.ly/1QNixIe
Contact Us
Gabr'l Stackhouse - gabrlc.stackhouse@cms.k12.nc.us
Kaneka Turner - k.turner@cms.k12.nc.us