Ms. Mary Jo Bowdoin, Director of Mathematics Department
Phone: 845-563-5575
Email: mbowdoin@necsd.net
Welcome to the Department of Mathematics webpage. On this page you will find helpful information for students, teachers, and parents, a list of the New York State Standards for Mathematics, our math testing dates, our current curriculum maps, and an SAT “Problem of the Day” link. Take time to explore our site and if you have any questions or would like to see anything else added to this page please feel free to contact the webmaster.
The 2011-2012 school year will be filled with many transitions as we begin preparing to fully implement the Common Core Standards for ELA/Literacy and Mathematics in September of 2012. Some of these transitions will include:
- Learning about the Common Core Standards for Mathematics and how to embed and include them in planning lessons and instruction
- Revising and aligning our district curriculum maps to the Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics
- Emphasizing and encouraging more student engagement by including a variety of opportunities for students to work in small groups and utilizing more hands-on, applications and project-based learning and instruction
- Emphasizing small group instruction by incorporating diverse strategies for differentiating instruction
- Designing mathematics curriculum modules which relate and align to the common core standards
- Increasing the focus and richness of classroom instruction
- Incorporating and imbedding the eight standards of mathematical practice in lesson planning and instruction
- Beginning to focus on the common core key math fluencies for each grade level
All of these efforts and initiatives will help us to better prepare our students to be successful in their study of mathematics.
