KY Core Academic Standards - 2011

Students and teachers from around the state discuss what it means to construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. See how one school district has used student-centered learning strategies to develop this standard for mathematical practice.

This video podcast examines how a middle school teacher at East Bernstadt uses tasks to elicit the third Standard for Mathematical Practice, "Constructing Viable Arguments and Critiquing the Reasoning of Others". Listen to a classroom teacher, her students, and a collaborating teacher make the most of this learning opportunity, focusing on argument and justification.

A middle school teacher and student of Spencer County Middle, KY describe why Using Appropriate Tools Strategically is fun, important, and beneficial to doing mathematics. Learn what kinds of tools this teacher provides for her students, listen to one student's advice to teachers about this Standard for Mathematical Practice, and discover how unanticipated student choices regarding their selection of tools can be teachable moments.

Learn how important the fifth Standard for Mathematical Practice, Using Appropriate Tools Strategically, is to the teachers and students of Hogsett Elementary in Danville, KY. Teachers discuss how tools aid students' development of mathematical understanding and how tools have made mathematics more engaging, for both teachers and students.

A Louisville, KY teacher shares his thoughts on the connections between the fourth and fifth Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP), the dependency of SMP 5 on quality problems, and how teachers might go about developing student understanding of this standard.

Our latest primary grades video podcast examines how Central Elementary School in the Knox County school district began to implement the fourth Standard for Mathematical Practice, "Model with Mathematics". Learn how they modified the modeling process, outlined in high school, for their primary students.

Our latest intermediate grades video podcast examines how Central Elementary School in the Knox County school district began to implement the fourth Standard for Mathematical Practice, "Model with Mathematics". Learn how they modified the modeling process, outlined in high school, for their intermediate students.

Our latest high school video podcast examines how an instructional coach in Boone County began to implement the fourth Standard for Mathematical Practice, "Model with Mathematics". Learn how they used the six step modeling process from the Common Core in conjunction with rich tasks to give student the opportunity to address both content and practice standards.

Our latest middle school video podcast examines how a classroom teacher in the Erlanger-Elsmere district began to implement the fourth Standard for Mathematical Practice, "Model with Mathematics", within her classroom. Learn how modeling both deepened her students' understanding of mathematics and provided a natural context for the development of 21st Century Skills.

A classroom teacher, along with the Kentucky Department of Education, Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Kentucky Committee for Math Achievement, and Kentucky Center for Mathematics, explains how "teaching to the standards" has an exciting new meaning. When Kentucky adopted the Common Core Math Standards into the Core Academic Standards, the Commonwealth adopted a set of eight Standards for Mathematical Practices that have the potential to change math education K-12. Learn what it means to "teach to the standards" and where to find some resources that will assist you in implementing them in your district, school, and classroom.

This overview looks at how one district has decided to ensure a smooth and complete transition to our new standards in Mathematics, beginning with all students in grades 7-11 in the 2010-11 school year and extending out until full implementation and the graduation year of this year's 7th graders. Descriptions of 'hybrid' or transition 'courses' are provided.

This overview looks at how one district has decided to ensure a smooth and complete transition to our new standards in Mathematics, beginning with all students in grades 7-11 in the 2010-11 school year and extending out until full implementation and the graduation year of this year's 7th graders. Descriptions of 'hybrid' or transition 'courses' are provided.