EDPKResearchBase9_05. State-of-the-Art Science Program Grades K–8 Science Program Combining interactive write-in texts, hands-on activities, and a full digital curriculum, ScienceFusion provides multimodal learning options to build inquiry and STEM skills, preparing students for success in future science courses and careers. Justification. Changing the Elementary Mathematics Curriculum: Obstacles and Challenges. Susan Jo Russell TERC 2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 Problem-solving in the U.S. elementary curriculum: Some history There has been an evolution in the definition of what an appropriate problem is for students ages 6-11.
For many years in the US, problems for elementary age students consisted of disembodied numbers and operations. A typical textbook would consist of pages and pages of addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division problems. The underlying assumption seemed to be that if students did many, many problems of a certain type, they would understand how to do that kind of problem. Emphasis was on following one prescribed rote procedure for the indicated operation and getting the correct answer. Textbooks have also typically included what we call in the US "word problems" for example: Joan and Jere went to the beach.
"6 and 6 is 12, put down the 2 and carry the 1; 1 and 2 is 3, and 3 is 6. " resulting from misapplied or misremembered algorithms. Justification. Pearson | Always Learning. New York, NY, February 21, 2011 – For decades, educators’ focus on early learning was always centered on reading skills; now, research* reveals that math preparedness is the best predictor for student success in school. Leading: early childhood education experts recently developed a new pre-Kindergarten program, heavily focused on mathematics. Pearson’s: Opening the World of Learning (OWL), integrates rigorous digital and print instructional materials for the nation’s youngest learners, meant to improve these students’ chances of going to college. See: video. Available now to help teachers effectively introduce math concepts in pre-K, OWL incorporates mathematics and science along with reading and language development and other critical skills for students throughout its lessons.
The OWL program is geared to align with the new Common Core State Standards for math and reading, setting the stage early on for success in college and careers. Dr. About Pearson For more information, press only. Justification. Early Childhood Mathematics. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) affirm that high-quality, challenging, and accessible mathematics education for 3- to 6-year-old children is a vital foundation for future mathematics learning. In every early childhood setting, children should experience effective, research-based curriculum and teaching practices. Such high-quality classroom practice requires policies, organizational supports, and adequate resources that enable teachers to do this challenging and important work.
Throughout the early years of life, children notice and explore mathematical dimensions of their world. They compare quantities, find patterns, navigate in space, and grapple with real problems such as balancing a tall block building or sharing a bowl of crackers fairly with a playmate. Recognition of the importance of good beginnings, shared by NCTM and NAEYC, underlies this joint position statement.
Justification. Math Matters, Even for Little Kids | Math At Play. From Education Week, March 28, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 26, pp. 27,29: Math Matters, Even for Little Kids By Deborah Stipek, Alan Schoenfeld, and Deanna Gomby Everyone knows that children who are not reading at grade level by 3rd grade are fated to struggle academically throughout school. Concerns about early literacy skills are justified because reading skills at kindergarten entry predict later academic achievement.
But guess what predicts later academic success better than early reading? Early math skills. In "School Readiness and Later Achievement," a widely cited 2007 study of large longitudinal data sets, University of California, Irvine, education professor Greg Duncan and his colleagues found that in a comparison of math, literacy, and social-emotional skill at kindergarten entry, "early math concepts, such as knowledge of numbers and ordinality, were the most powerful predictors of later learning.
" We have a long way to go. Few early-childhood educators are prepared to teach math. Justification.