The curriculum section is the details of the knowledge and skills acquired in the Pre-Algebra and Aglebra I classes. It contains the state standards for Algebra I and Pre-Algebra and NETSS (21st century) skills. The Pre-Algebra curriculum is a smaller amount of the Algebra I standards. The NETSS (21st Century skills) are from International Society of Technology in Education and Partnership for 21st century skills. This folder also contains unwrapped standards and power standards. See below for details.

Standard and Indicators

This is the actual state standards and indicators as they are stated on the state department website. The indicators with an astrick will be the main focus of the curriculum. See Algebra I or Pre-Algebra standards in the curriculum folder for more details. Of the astrick standards, there will be up to four power standards. See the unwrapped standards for details. Each standard wil be carefully presented throughout the year. To see the scope and sequence of the standards, see this link.

21st Century Skills

In order to be prepared for the workforce, there are skills that students must aquire while learning core content knowledge. These skills are from the International Society of Technology in Education Student Standards and Partnership for 21st Century Learning. These skills will be focused on all throughout the school year. Althought there are many skills, the focus will be five listed by ISTE (similar to partnership). You can see the details of the standards under 21st Century Skills.

Unwrapped Standards

Unwrapped standards is the plus & minus standards broken down for creating the curriculum (Ainsworth, 2003). Unwrapped standards carry a big ideas which are concise statements that carry over throughout subjects and life. There will be essential questions that when answered produces the big ideas. To understand the unwrapped standards, check out the worksheets for the standards on the Unwrapped Standards page.

Power Standards

Of the standards to be taught, there are a few standards that will be taught for mastery. These are the standard with a plus sign. This is what Ainsworth calls power standards. These are the standards that will be taught to mastery. To see just the power standards, click on this link.

References

Ainsworth, L. (2003). "Unwrapping" the standards: A simple process to make standards manageable. Colorado: Advanced learning press

Ainsworth, L. (2003). Power standards: Identifiying the standards that matter the most. Colorado: Advanced learning press