The State Department of Education has just released a new draft of the curriculum standards. The following can be found on the state website. ( the link is on this blog) You will be able to download:
Draft PreK- 8 Mathematics Curriculum Standards This new document represents the original framework, but includes grade-level expectations and CMT correlations as a further delineation of standards.A Model for Mathematics Curriculum Grades PreK-8 This links you to several documents to help support curriculum development and instruction at this level. PreK-5 will be available soon.
Several towns in the state are presently piloting new benchmark assessment tests for grades 3-8. These tests are done on line by the students and are given in the fall and the spring. The assessments correlate to the standards. These assessments may become available for our use next fall. Plans are also in the works to develop a bank of these assessments for all of us to share statewide.
Our new Investigations program for our elementary schools correlates to these new standards. You should also note that skills in algebra are present in all grade levels.
It is my hope that this summer a group of teachers can work on creating Branford's Math Curriculum from these resources.
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