1. Common Core Plus The Diocesan Curriculum

2. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

3. Model with mathematics. Use appropriate tools strategically. Attend to precision.

4. Look for and make use of structure. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

5. Strategies and Algorithms Properties of Operations, Place Value, Relationship between + & -

6. We adapted the Common Core Curriculum to meet our needs. Shaded areas are areas of change. Structure

7. Introduce : Anything in the introduce section is there because your students will see questions on this topic on the ITBS. Do before ITBS. Introduce

8. Maintain: Please maintain all skills. Skills listed are important for future curriculum and/or ITBS. Do before ITBS. Maintain

9. Please emphasize vocabulary. Word Walls. etc Vocabulary

10. Throughout the school year, as you teach each skill, please record the date you teach it. Pacing Charts have recommended Quarter. These suggestions are based on the pilot schools feedback. Grades 3-4 Diocesan Implementation

11. Why Change What is the difference?? Practices We need to change our way of teaching --- questioning- --testing. We want children who can reason.

12. How do I Know what to do??? Websites: Videos of lessons: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?q=Common +Core+State+Standards+for+Math http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW40_NKZfZs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbeD20mTTRk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj0-TDatImY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfTVhK9ark8

13. More Websites Problems http://sampleitems.smarterba lanced.org/itempreview/sbac/ index.htmhttp://sampleitems.smarterba lanced.org/itempreview/sbac/ index.htm http://ccsstoolbox.agilemind. com/parcc/PARCCPrototype _middle_school.htmlhttp://ccsstoolbox.agilemind. com/parcc/PARCCPrototype _middle_school.html

14. More Websites Lesson Plans: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/187117#anchor http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=380192 http://learnzillion.com/lessons http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLibrary/TasksU nitsStudentWork/default.htm http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=97612 http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/LPview.cgi?core=2 https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=467484 http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/3rd-grade-number- activities.html

15. More Websites Posters: http://elemmath.jordandistrict.org/fil es/2012/04/Practices-K-15.pdf http://elemmath.jordandistrict.org/fil es/2012/04/Practices-4-57.pdf http://elemmath.jordandistrict.org/fil es/2012/04/Practices-62.pdf