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The Elementary School Math Department
Curriculum
Tennessee State Curriculum for K-5
The curriculum used for elementary grades is derived from the Tennessee State Standards as well as the National Common Core Standards. Grades K-2 are currently using the Common Core Standards (CCS). The CCS are standards that represent a rigorous set of expectations for student knowledge and skills that prepare students for college and career. Grades 3-5 incorporate Tennessee State Standards with the goal of implementing CCS by 2014. The Tennessee Standards address all math concepts in the curriculum for every grade level in the classroom. The standards are streamlined to allow for greater depth of understanding and more focus on problem-solving and application.
URL: http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/math/
URL: http://www.corestandards.org/
Classroom Instructional Curriculum
enVision is a visual approach using technology, manipulatives, and textbooks to support student success in the classroom. There is a visual learning bridge in every lesson to support mathematical problem-solving. The students are provided resource kits that develop skills in Number and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability, and Problem-Solving. The student has access to digital support for each lesson in every classroom. enVision also provides strategic and intensive intervention resources including literature, T-CAP Assessment and ready-made center kits. Students are given every opportunity and resource available to lay a solid foundation for math and to guide students to full comprehension of math concepts.
URL: http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PS1zHe
Math Assessments
TCAP - Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program
Students in grades 3-8 take the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Achievement Test each spring. The Achievement Test is a timed, multiple choice assessment that measures skills in Reading, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Student results are reported to parents, teachers and administrators.
URL: http://www.meritsoftware.com/standardized_tests/TN.php
MAP
The Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test is a computerized testing assessment for mathematics. When taking a map test, the difficulty of each question is based on how well a student answers all the previous questions. The test is tailored to an individual's current achievement level. This gives students a fair opportunity to show what they know and can do.
URL: http://www.nwea.org/products-services/computer-based-adaptive-assessments/map
SAT-HI
The Stanford Achievement Test, 10th Edition (Stanford 10) is a widely used achievement test published by Harcourt Brace Educational Measurement. It was designed to measure achievement in the curriculum content commonly taught in grades 1 through 9 throughout the United States. This test is very widely used with deaf and hard of hearing students. The Stanford 10 has eight test levels that have been vertically equated so that scores are reported on a single scale for each subtest. These "scaled scores" allow comparisons of scores from different test levels and permit examination of longitudinal growth in achievement of individual students over time. Each test level was designed to measure curriculum content commonly taught (to hearing students) throughout the United States in specific grades in school.
URL: http://gri.gallaudet.edu/SAT/desc.html
WJ III
The Woodcock Johnson III is designed to measure intellectual abilities and academic achievement. The Woodcock-Johnson III consists of 2 instruments: Tests of Cognitive Abilities & Tests of Achievement. The elementary department uses the Tests of Achievement test for its assessment purposes. The math clusters of the WJIII consist of Broad Math, Math Calculation Skills, and Math Reasoning. The Broad Math cluster provides a comprehensive measure of math achievement including problem solving, number facility, automaticity, and reasoning. The Math Calculation Skills cluster is an aggregate measure of computational skills and automaticity with basic math facts and provides a measure of basic mathematical skills. The Math Reasoning cluster is a combination of quantitative concepts and provides a measure of mathematical knowledge and reasoning.
URL: http://www.woodcock-johnson.com
Math Internet Sites
Our Teachers
  • Pre-kindergarten - Marti Holman & Catie Blackwood
  • Resource - Lauren Skellenger
  • Kindergarten - Sarah Presby
  • First Grade - Kim Jerrolds
  • Second Grade - Victoria Cordova & Darcy McAfee
  • Third Grade - Gina Moon
  • Fourth Grade - Ashley Allis
  • Fifth Grade - Luke Benson
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