Standards: Mathematics
What the Arizona Mathematics Standards Are
The Arizona Mathematics Standards define the knowledge, understanding, and skills that need to be taught and learned so all students are ready to succeed in credit-bearing, college-entry courses and/or in the workplace. The Arizona Mathematics Standards are the foundation to guide the construction and evaluation of mathematics programs in Arizona K-12 schools and the broader Arizona community.
The Arizona Mathematics Standards are:
• Focused in coherent progressions across grades K-12
• Aligned with college and workforce expectations.
• Inclusive of rigorous content and applications of knowledge through higher-order thinking.
• Research and evidence based.
Arizona Mathematics Standards (Adopted December 2016)
*Read important updates to the standards documents (July 2017)
Glossary Introduction
AzMERIT will be aligned to the new standards beginning with the spring 2019 exam.
Grades K-5
Grades 6-8 and High School
Summary of Revisions & Planning Documents
Transition Support Resources
The Arizona Department of Education held three professional development sessions in which over 100 educators and leaders from 10 counties across Arizona came together to develop a transition and implementation plan for the Arizona Mathematics Standards. The information provided in these transition support resources was developed by these dedicated educators and leaders and are suggestions based on the experiences and knowledge of this diverse group. An overview of the two-year transition and implementation plan is as follows:
Transition Overview
2017-2018
Full
*Partial
Full
+7.SP.C.8
(2010)
*Partial
Full
2018-2019
3.OA.A.3 4.OA.B.4 5.OA.A.1
5.NBT.A.2
8.SP.B
8.SP.B.5
+ 7.SP.C.8 is from the 2010 standards and needs to be included in instruction during 2017-2018 to preserve student mastery for assessment on AzMERIT in Spring, 2018. 7.SP.C.8 was deleted from the 7th grade standards and added to the 8th grade standards and would be included in the transition for 8th grade in 2018-2019 as 8.SP.B.5.
Scottsdale Unified School District – Kindergarten – 5th grade curriculum maps
Each year, Scottsdale Unified School District works collaboratively with teachers and leaders across its district to revisit and revise, if necessary, its curriculum maps. Scottsdale Unified has decided to do a full transition into the Arizona Mathematics Standards adopted in 2016 with professional development support over the course of the year regarding parameter changes and additions to the standards. Any deleted standards are still included in the curriculum maps for the 2017-2018 implementation. The files linked align the Arizona Math Standards adopted in 2016 to the curriculum maps for grades Kindergarten – 5th grade. SUSD strives to ensure all teachers have the standards, or “what” to teach, at their fingertips alongside district curriculum and instructional strategies to create rigorous learning environments. Planning guides have also been developed for each unit of study at each grade level.
*Partial implementation in 2017-2018 is to preserve student mastery of standards that could be assessed on AzMERIT in Spring, 2018. Partial implementation in 2017-2018 includes full implementation of the Arizona Mathematics Standards with the exception of the standards listed for implementation in 2018-2019.
If you would like additional information on the curriculum maps or the process that Scottsdale Unified utilized to develop their curriculum maps, you can contact their team.
Kelly Davis, Elementary Math Academic Coach
Michael Richards, Director, Elementary Curriculum and Instruction
Content Emphasis Documents
Mathematics Content Emphasis Documents
The Arizona Department of Education K-12 Standards Section is providing planning guidance regarding the major and supporting clusters found within the Arizona Mathematics Standards, Adopted 2016. The Math Workgroup has made changes to the content emphasis documents based on what we have learned since 2010. Please consider the following designations when planning an instructional scope for the school year. The ADE is suggesting instructional time encompass 70% for Major Clusters at each grade level/course.
The content emphasis documents will align with the blueprints for AzMERIT. These content emphasis documents were utilized by teacher teams to create initial blueprints aligning the Arizona Mathematics Standards adopted in 2016. Final blueprints are not available but are expected in May 2018.
Understanding in Mathematics
When a student understands a mathematical concept, they move fluidly between the concrete and abstract. There is evidence they are able to make sense of and justify mathematical connections. Evidence of understanding includes connections among:
Verbal or written reasoning
Pictorial representations
Real-world application
Procedures/Computation
Arizona Mathematics Standards by Grade Level (Approved 6.28.10)
*Read an important message about the 2010 standards by clicking here
The Arizona School Board of Education adopted new state standards in 2010 for mathematics for grades K-8 and the first three high school courses (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, or Math 1,2,3) including specific standards that could be included in a 4th credit math course (Discrete Mathematics or standards with a + sign.) Arizona’s Mathematics standards set high expectations for all students to ensure that high school graduates are college and career ready.
These standards represent three fundamental shifts: focus, coherence, and rigor.
- Focus: The standards are focused on fewer topics so that students have sufficient time to think, practice, and integrate new ideas into their growing knowledge structure.
- Coherence: Topics within a grade are connected to support focus, and learning is built on understandings from previous grades.
- Rigor: The standards set expectations for a balanced approach to pursuing conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and application and modeling.
Contacts
Suzi Mast
Director of K-12 Mathematics, MSP Grants, and Educational Technology
Phone: (602) 364-4030
Tracy Fazio
Mathematics Program Specialist
Phone: (602) 364-2356
