California Maths

Jo Boaler is one of the writers of the proposed new mathematics framework for California, which you can see in its entirety by clicking below.  The California Department of Education has also released Digital Learning Integration & Standards Guidance— you can click below to see the full CDE web page, or download a document with the mathematics standards. Jo Boaler and Cathy Williams were asked to prioritize mathematics standards, which they did by raising the standards to the level of “big ideas” , highlighting mathematical connections through network maps. One of the big issues addressed in the new framework is the ways students are systematically excluded from higher level content through tracking. Information about the benefits of “de-tracking” can be found below, and for educators interested professional development in this area, we are offering a new 1-day workshop on Teaching Heterogenous Groups.