49.078 - Exploring Middle School Teachers' Use of Curriculum Materials in the Context of the Common Core

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The adoption of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) by 45 states presents an opportunity to study teachers’ perceptions and uses of curriculum materials in a new curriculum, assessment, and policy context. In this set of studies, framed by the distinction between official and operational curriculum (Remillard & Heck, 2014), we draw on data from 85 middle school teachers to explore the interactions among teachers’ perceptions of CCSSM, teachers’ perceptions of their curriculum materials, and teachers’ planning, instructional, and assessment practices. We draw on multiple data sources, including classroom observations, background interviews, and Staged Lesson Planning interviews, to provide findings relevant to mathematics education researchers, teacher educators, curriculum and assessment designers, and policymakers.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Research in Mathematics Education

Chair

• Corey Drake, Michigan State University

Papers

• Case Studies of Teachers' Perceptions of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and Use of Curriculum Materials - Amy M. Roth McDuffie, Washington State University - Tri-Cities; Margarita Vidrio, Washington State University - Tri-Cities

• Results From Lesson Observations Using a Common Core State Standards for Mathematics–Aligned Observation Tool - Demeke Yeneayhu, University of Rochester; Cathleen Daniels Cerosaletti, University of Rochester

• Curriculum Use and Assessment in the Context of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics - Corey Drake, Michigan State University; Amy Ray, Michigan State University; Joanne Philhower, Michigan State University

Discussant

• Janine Remillard, University of Pennsylvania