MST Standard Three: Mathematics

Students will:

through the integrated study of number sense and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics and probability.

Instructionally, there are three components underpinning the revised Learning Standards for Mathematics: ·         Conceptual Understanding, involving the understanding of mathematical ideas and procedures. This includes the knowledge of basic arithmetic facts. This component serves to lay the foundation for “remembering or reconstructing mathematical facts and methods, for solving new and unfamiliar  problems, and for generating new knowledge”. ·         Procedural Fluency, that is, the ability to carry out procedures “flexibly, accurately, efficiently and appropriately”, and ·         Problem Solving, the “ability to formulate, represent, and solve mathematical problems”.

These components are represented as content and process strands in the revised standards, which are grade-specific.

The five content strands are: number sense and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics and probability. Within each of these strands are bands which focus instruction into specific areas for study, such as Estimation in the Number Sense and Operations strand.

The five process strands are problem solving, reasoning and proof, communication, connections, and representation.

The New York State Education Department advises that the teaching of the process and content strands be integrated if students are to be successful in mathematics.

MarcoPoloNY is proud to provide access to quality Math resources aligned to these revised standards. Please click on the links to the right to view the process and content strands and bands with their performance indicators for each grade level. Then, click on an aligned lesson that will help your students achieve knowledge, understanding and an ability to apply mathematical concepts to solve problems and prepare them for local and state assessments.