2. Florida Standards - Mathematics
Educational standards are important tools in guiding the development
and implementation of effective instruction. Florida’s Standards
provide a structured and progressive focus on core conceptual
understandings across curricula, clearly communicating what is
expected of students at each grade level. One of the goals is for all
students to be college and career ready (CCR) with proficiency in
mathematics. This goal fits Florida’s goal of every student achieving a
full option graduation.
3. Florida Standards – Mathematics
Florida’s mathematics standards include a variety of domains at each
grade level. Example domains include Geometry, Measurement & Data,
Operations & Algebraic Thinking, Expressions & Equations, Statistics &
Probability, Number & Quantity. There is also a domain, Mathematical
Practice, that runs through all grades (K12) and addresses
mathematically thinking models that are important in all mathematical
domains. You can view the Florida Mathematics Standards at
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/search/Standard
4. Florida Standards – Mathematics
While the Florida Mathematics Standards were designed to help
schools increase the proficiency of students working with mathematics,
the Standards do not dictate how the instruction is to be designed. The
focus is on results rather than on the means. There are no mandates on
any particular process or meta-cognitive strategies that students may
need to direct their thinking and learning.
Teachers are free to provide students with whatever tools and
knowledge their professional judgment and experience identify as most
helpful for meeting the goals set out in the Standards. In addition, the
Standards focus only on what is most essential. Decisions on additional
instructional goals and objectives are left to the discretion of the
teachers and curriculum developers.
5. Florida Standards – Mathematics
As the Standards are implement in each grade, the instruction should
allow for the widest possible range of students to participate fully from
the outset and should allow for appropriate instructional scaffolds and
accommodations to ensure maximum participation of struggling
students and students with special education needs. Some students
may need tools to help with writing and formatting problems and
equations. Some students may need scaffolds to guide them through
solving problems. The goal is to make sure all students are fully
engaged in the instruction.
6. Florida Standards – Mathematics
To help achieve the goal that all student are college and career ready
and proficient in mathematics, the Standards provide both specific
grade level benchmarks and a high degree of instructional flexibility.
Teachers and curriculum developers are responsible for designing
instruction that will support the rapid and full engagement of every
student from the onset of the instructional activities. To accomplish
this, teachers should provide instructional scaffolds and tools in the
lesson plan design as well as provide the opportunity for students to
independently select and use appropriate scaffolds, learning support
tools, and strategies.
7. Next Steps
Complete the Exploration and the Instructional Plan activities on this
page. Then proceed to the next module, Learning & Barriers.
Exploration Instructional Plan
