STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE
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- Make sense of problems & persevere in solving them
- Reason abstractly & quantitatively
- Construct viable arguments & critique the reasoning of others
- Model with mathematics
- Use appropriate tools strategically
- Attend to precision
- Look for & make use of structure
- Look for & express regularity in repeated reasoning
The practice standards tell us how STUDENTS should ENGAGE with mathematics
THE SMPS IN KENTUCKY STANDARDS
STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL STANDARDS
Found at the top of EVERY CLUSTER K-12 with ideas to engage students at the bottom.
THE SMPS IN THE KENTUCKY SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
The blueprint for the Kentucky State Assessment states that the assessment is designed to measure students’ abilities to engagein the Standards for Mathematical Practices
As students enter a problem, they have 3 different avenues of thinking they might take. We need to be ready with the right questions to support them in their thinking!
For a more in-depth study on the 8 Effective Teaching Practices, take a look at the following books and resource links:
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