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Mathematics
The Common Core State Standards of Mathematics define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.
Examples of What the Standards Require
The Common Core State Standard for Mathematics focus on preparation for careers and college and include STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) standards for students planning careers in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics. In addition, students at all levels should develop expertise in eight Standards for Mathematical Practice:
- Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
- Reason abstractly and quantitatively
- Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
- Model with mathematics
- Use appropriate tools strategically
- Attend to precision
- Look for and make use of structure
- Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
Here are some examples:
+ The K-5 standards
- Provide students with a solid foundation in whole numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and decimals—building the foundation needed to apply more demanding math concepts and procedures, and move into applications.
- Stress not only procedural skill but also conceptual understanding, to make sure students are learning and absorbing the critical information they need to succeed at higher levels.
- Provide detailed guidance to teachers on how to navigate through topics such as fractions, negative numbers, and geometry, and do so by maintaining a continuous progression from grade to grade.
+ The 6-8 standards
- Are intended for students to apply their procedural skill and conceptual understanding with hands-on learning in geometry, algebra, and probability and statistics.
- Prepare students for algebra in Grade 8.
+ The high school standards
- Call on students to apply mathematical ways of thinking to real world issues and challenges.
- Prepare students to think and reason mathematically.
- Set a rigorous definition of college and career readiness, by helping
Transitioning to Common Core
The Three-Year Transition Plan for Mathematics (PDF) is for districts who want guidance on how to begin implementing portions of the CCSS. This plan is based on the understanding that the 2008 Washington K-8 Learning Standards will be assessed through 2013-2014. Replacing aligned standards with CCSS domains allows districts to slowly move teachers to the CCSS by emphasizing areas that overlap between the two sets of standards. The cited CCSS domains would be taught in lieu of those 2008 Washington standards aligned to these CCSS domains. Any professional development should incorporate the Standards for Mathematical Practice in each domain.
In addition, the following transitional documents provide a grade by grade overview that outlines the major shifts as schools and districts transition to the new Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
Kindergarten |
Grade 1 |
Grade 2 |
Grade 3 |
Grade 4 |
Grade 5 |
Grade 6 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 8
Transition for Algebra I |
Transition for Geometry |
Integrated Math I |
Integrated Math II
English Language Learners and Students With Disabilities
ELLs may require additional time, appropriate instructional support, and aligned assessments as they acquire both English language proficiency and content area knowledge. Students with disabilities―students eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)―must be challenged to excel within the general curriculum and be prepared for success in their post-school lives, including college and/or careers.
For Educators and Parents
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