Modeling Our World With Mathematics
The full course of MOWWM will be ready for the 2019–2020 school year. It will include rich performance tasks and assessments modeled after the approaches taken by Bridge to College. Where possible, connections to SBA Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) and Digital Library resources will be highlighted. The assessments will provide objective criteria to make determinations of student mastery of content and curriculum.
What is Modeling Our World With Mathematics?
Modeling Our World With Mathematics (MOWWM) is a five-module mathematics course developed locally by OSPI with input from educators across Washington, and is designed to follow Geometry. It contains career-connected thematic units where students use high school mathematics to analyze everyday life and work. The content and instructional strategies support increased attainment of the common core high school content standards while developing the standards for mathematical practice. MOWWM can fulfill the 3rd credit of math requirement.
Who is Modeling Our World With Mathematics for?
Students who take MOWWM should be juniors or seniors who have taken Algebra I and Geometry, perhaps with limited success, but have earned two credits of math. They should have taken the SBA but no minimum score is required. The lessons in MOWWM were developed to support students who traditionally struggle in mathematics.
MOWWM does not complete a Graduation Pathway, but it supports a CTE pathway. Additionally, following successful completion of MOWWM, students who want to continue with academic study of mathematics will be better prepared to take additional quantitative courses such as Algebra II, Technical CTE courses, and additional STEM courses.
If you have been using MOWWM materials, please fill out the following short survey regarding your experience with the module materials. This survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete, and your feedback will help to continue development.
To learn more about offering this course, see MOWWM Summer Institute under Course Offerings or contact OSPI Math Director, Arlene Crum at arlene.crum@k12.wa.us or 360–725–6233.
