ELA and Math

Standards in Mississippi’s education sector are important because they achieve various objectives. In the mathematical subject area, standards enhance learning based on grades. The standards ensure the curriculum is connected to the skills required in the job market. These include the ability to solve problems, communicate, and think critically. The presence of standards creates uniform expectations that all learners should satisfy in learning Mathematics. Parents can understand their children’s position by looking at the grading and comparing it to the expectations. Using these career and academic standards, students are ready to assume jobs in the market by the course’s completion (Mississippi First, 2022). Therefore, the standards serve as a tool to track the progress of both students and academicians.

Teachers can access materials such as planning guides, which facilitate lesson planning to meet the standards. The planning guides provided detailed elements teachers should consider when planning their lessons. Some resources are provided to enable teachers to research instructional planning. Manuals that guide the planning process are also provided (Mississippi Department of Education, 2016). Assessment supports are availed to the teachers to ensure that they are well informed and capable of using the standards.

Both Mississippi and Texas educational standards for Grade K Mathematics differ. The Texas standards first provide a summary of the mathematical learning process. There are readiness and supporting standards for each level of learning. The supporting standards provide more detailed information that teachers can use to determine whether learners have achieved their learning goals. The kindergarten has four learning levels (TEKS Standards Snapshot – Kindergarten Math, 2014).

The Mississippi standards highlight five learning levels. Various learning aspects characterize each of the levels. For instance, the first learning level, counting and cardinality, has seven steps. The level entails three elements. Each element is divided further to ensure that the teachers can track the progress of all learners. Mississippi’s standard contains an appendix explaining what teachers should include in their lessons. These instructions include limiting the numbers to ten and highlighting mathematical aspects when using drawings while ignoring the other details that could be unnecessary at this stage (Mississippi Department of Education, 2016).

Counting and Cardinality

The main goal of this standard is to teach students in Grade K how to count numbers, identify the quantity of objects, and compare numbers. To achieve this goal, students will take part in several activities.

• Use of printed placards with numbers 0 to 20
• Disarrange numbers to teach sequence
• Provide objects for counting
• Present questions that ask ‘how many.’
• Start to compare numbers to identify more and less
• Encourage students to count in pairs or groups
• Provide group tasks
• Provide toys for the completion of tasks
• Individual tests for counting and number identification

These activities are important to the learning process because they enable students to participate actively. Using toys, groups, placards, and other objects is expected to enlighten the learners on the practicality of numbers. They can easily apply these numbers in the practical world. Working as a group will facilitate peer teaching because the speed varies for all learners. It will also help students who will be lagging significantly. Color and patterns will be incorporated into the chosen objects and materials. Each learner will be assessed individually to determine their progress.

References

Mississippi Department of Education. (2016). 2016 Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards for Mathematics.

Mississippi First. (2022). Standards, Testing, & Accountability. Retrieved from https://www.mississippifirst.org/we-support/standards/

(2014). TEKS Standards Snapshot – Kindergarten Math.

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Assignment 2: Below are links to the Mississippi Department of Education College and Career Ready Standards for Math and English language arts. There are also links to the Texas Math and English Language Arts standards.

ELA and Math

https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/Offices/Secondary%20Ed/ELA/2016-MS-CCRS-ELA_20180724_2.pdf (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) Mississippi English

https://districtaccess.mde.k12.ms.us/curriculumandInstruction/Mathematics%20Resources/MS%20CCSSM%20Framework%20Documents/2016-MS-CCRS-Math.pdf (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) Mississippi Math

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter111/ch111a.html#111.6 (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) Texas Math

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/index.html (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) Texas ELA

Complete all parts of the assignment.

Part 1. Pick one subject area and write a review of the Mississippi standards. What is the purpose of having standards? Discuss how they are divided. Discuss anchor standards. How should teachers use the standards? What resources are provided for teachers to assist with interpreting and teaching the standards? It would be best to list references from the book or other resources to strengthen your response.

Part 2. Pick one subject and one grade (Math or ELA). Do a detailed comparison of the Mississippi and Texas standards for that particular grade and subject. For example, if you select 4th grade English Language Arts. You will review the 4th-grade ELA standards for Mississippi and Texas. Then, you will do a comparison of the two. What do you see? Do students at that grade and subject level seem to learn the same things in both states? Does one seem more rigorous than the other? Etc…

Part 3. Pick one subject and one grade (Math or ELA Mississippi Standards). Then, select one standard (or combination for that grade/subject) and create one small activity/assignment that aligns with that standard. Identify which standard you align to for your activity/assignment. Be very descriptive in your directions.