Alder Creek Middle School is a two-year school with about 700 students in grades 7-8. The school uses a teaming structure with five teams that loop with students for two years. All math teachers teach two levels of math each year to accommodate this structure. As a department, they have shifted to doing more collaborative professional development, sharing best practices, using common assessments and student discourse protocols. Through their participation in OMLI, they have focused on lesson planning frameworks, observations, and protocols for both staff and students. Going forward, they plan to continue deepening the curriculum, developing interventions, using data, visiting classrooms, and celebrating their successes together as a department.

1. Alder Creek Middle School Al Miller, OMLI Participant and Teacher Emily Behunin, Administrator

2. Who are we? 2-year middle school 7th & 8th grade 700 students

3. Student Details 2007-2008 365 8th graders, 335 7th graders 38% Free & Reduced 49 ELL students, 102 students on IEP’s

4. Teaming Five Teams (Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts) Two 8th grade teams Two 7th grade teams One multi-age team All teams loop for 2 years with the students

5. Math Teacher Configuration Every teacher loops with students, within the team This requires ALL math teachers to understand and teach 2 levels of mathematics each year Levels of Math- Math 7, Pre-Algebra, Math 8, Algebra, Co-Taught Math*, Resource Math* (*Off team class)

6. Alder Creek’s OMLI Math Journey As a department, our work has had an impact for both staff and students...

7. Department Time Our shift since 2005-06 Our shift since 2005-06 Sharing professional development ideas and opportunities Doing professional development together Doing math together Working on common assessments Utilized group norms & protocols

8. Implications for Classroom Instruction Aligning curriculum Monitoring student discourse Protocol based student grouping Moving towards justification

9. OMLI Influence Lesson Planning Framework Student Discourse Observations Utilize protocols for staff and students

10. Now what... Beyond OMLI Beyond OMLI

11. As a Department Meet regularly, with common goal Analyze Student Work Case Studies, Article Reviews, Video Common Assessments Shared Leadership

12. Curriculum & Instruction New Oregon Focal Points Going deeper, not wider Developing, implementing and critiquing interventions for students Continuous work around the grades 6-12 math curriculum implementation

13. PLC Development Continue to generate full group leadership and participation as a department. Use formative and summative assessment data for student intervention and reflection on practice. Continue to do math together and visit classrooms. CELEBRATE SUCCESS!

14. Current 7th graders

15. Current 7th graders: ELL math scores

16. Current 8th graders

17. Current 8th graders: ELL Math scores

18. Current 9th graders

19. Current 9th graders: ELL math scores