• K-12 | Word |  PDF | CASE
• Standard 1 PDF | Word 
• Standard 2 PDF | Word 
• Standard 3 PDF | Word 
• Standard 4 PDF | Word 
• Standard 5 PDF | Word 

Recommended Instructional Minutes

K-5 Physical Education

K-5 Recess

K-5 Wellness

Download the complete K-12 Dance Standards document, or view them in ADEL.

• K-2 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• 3-5 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• 6-8 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• HS Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions| Sample Lesson Plan

Standards placemats and Supporting Instructional Resources for Dance are being rebranded. Resources will be linked above as they become available. In the meantime, view the previously published versions below: 

K-12 Dance Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions with Sample Lesson Plans

K-12 Dance Placemat

Download the complete K-12 Media Arts Standards document, or view them in ADEL.

• K-2 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• 3-5 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• 6-8 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• HS Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan

Standards placemats and Supporting Instructional Resources for Media Arts are being rebranded. Resources will be linked above as they become available. In the meantime, view the previously published versions below: 

K-12 Media Arts Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions with Sample Lesson Plans

K-12 Media Arts Placemat

Download the complete K-12 Music Academic Standards document, or view them in ADEL.

• General Music
  • K-2 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
  • 3-5 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
  • 6-8 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• Harmonizing Instruments Standards
• Performing Ensembles Standards
• Composition & Theory Standards 
• Music Technology Standards

Standards placemats and Supporting Instructional Resources for Music are being rebranded. Resources will be linked above as they become available. In the meantime, view the previously published versions below: 

K-8 Music Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions with Sample Lesson Plans

K-8 General Music Placemat

Download the complete K-12 Theatre Academic Standards document, or view them in ADEL.

• K-2 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• 3-5 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• 6-8 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• HS Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan

Standards placemats and Supporting Instructional Resources for Theatre are being rebranded. Resources will be linked above as they become available. In the meantime, view the previously published versions below: 

K-12 Theatre Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions with Sample Lesson Plans

K-12 Theatre Placemat

Download the complete K-12 Visual Arts Academic Standards document, or view them in ADEL.

• K-2 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• 3-5 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• 6-8 Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan
• HS Standards | Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions | Sample Lesson Plan

Supporting Instructional Resources for Visual Arts are being rebranded. Resources will be linked above as they become available. In the meantime, view the previously published version below: 

K-12 Visual Arts Student-Friendly-Language Learning Intentions with Sample Lesson Plans

K-12 Visual Arts Placemat

• 6-8 eCTE Digital Arts, Media, and Entertainment Career Exploration Standards
• HS CTE Programs and Standards 
  • Digital Animation
  • Digital Communication
  • Digital Photography
  • Digital Printing
  • Fashion Design and Operations
  • Film and TV Production
  • Graphic Design
  • Interior Design
  • Music and Audio Production
  • Stagecraft

Complete K-12 Standards Document | PDF | CASE 

(Adopted October 2018)

• Kindergarten-Second Grade PDF | Word | CASE (Update 12.22.21)

  • Kindergarten Standards Placemat

  • First Grade Standards Placemat

  • Second Grade Standards Placemat

  • K-2 Science and Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts Placemat 

• Third Grade-Fifth Grade PDF | Word | CASE (Update 12.22.21)

  • Third-Grade Standards Placemat

  • Fourth Grade Standards Placemat

  • Fifth Grade Standards Placemat

  • 3-5 Science and Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts Placemat 

• Sixth Grade-Eighth Grade PDF | Word | CASE (Update 12.22.21)

  • Sixth Grade Standards Placemat

  • Seventh Grade Standards Placemat

  • Eighth Grade Standards Placemat

  • 6-8 Science and Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts Placemat 

• High School  PDF | Word | CASE (Update 12.22.21)

  • HS Essential Standards Placemat

  • HS Physical Standards Placemat

  • HS Earth & Space Standards Placemat

  • HS Life Standards Placemat

  • 9-12 Science and Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts Placemat

• Arizona Science Standards Combined Placemats K-12

• AzSS 3-Dimensional Snapshot for Educators & Administrators

• Research Used to Develop the 2018 Arizona Science Standards: Framework for K-12 Science Education | Working with Big Ideas of Science Education

Arizona Science Standards

• Complete Set of K-12 Progression Matrix of Elements for the 3-Dimensions of the Arizona Science Standards- Core Ideas, Science & Engineering Practices, & Crosscutting Concepts- This document combines all three matrices of elements for the 3-dimensions. An essential tool for planning 3-D instruction. View this short video for information about how to read and use this document.

• Vertical Progression of Core Ideas - This document showcases the vertical progressions from K-12 for each Core Idea of Knowing Science. An essential tool for planning 3-D instruction.

• K-12 Crosscutting Concepts Progression Matrix of Elements- This document describes the "elements," or specific pieces of knowledge and skill that make up the practice at each grade band, for the Crosscutting Concepts. An essential tool for planning 3-D instruction.

• K-12 Science and Engineering Practices Progression Matrix of Elements- This document describes the "elements," or specific pieces of knowledge and skill that make up the practice at each grade band, for the Science & Engineering Practices. An essential tool for planning 3-D instruction.

• Distribution of Core Ideas of Knowing Science Across Grade Levels - This document illustrates how the Core Ideas of Knowing Science spiral throughout K-12. 

• Number of Arizona Science Standards Across Grade Levels, Core Idea Domains and Big Ideas (Clusters)

• AZSS 3-Dimensional Snapshot

• *New* State of Science - This District Planning Tool is a resource that supports districts, schools, and educators in setting goals and prioritizing needs by identifying strengths and growth opportunities.

• Complete Set of K-12 Planning Summaries that Compare the AzSS to NGSS - This document can help you understand how our Arizona Science Standards (AzSS) are correlated to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

  • Planning Summaries by Grade Level:

    • Kindergarten | First Grade | Second Grade Third Grade | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade |  Sixth Grade | Seventh Grade | Eighth Grade |  High School

• Designing Phenomena-Based Instruction - A simple flowchart designed to explain how to begin designing phenomena-based instruction.

• AzSS 3-Dimensional Snapshot - A fantastic tool to help educators & administrators take a quick look at our 3-dimensional science standards.

• Disciplinary Literacy in Grades K-2
• Disciplinary Literacy in Grades 3-5
• Disciplinary Literacy in Grades 6-8
• Disciplinary Literacy in Grades 9-12

• ADE Guidance for Evaluating High-Quality Instructional Science Materials Resource Page | Video - Looking for guidance when evaluating high-quality science instructional materials? Use this helpful tool, which is full of resources to help educators and district leaders understand how the Arizona Science Standards compare to the Next Generation Science Standards, as well as tools for evaluating instructional materials. For a quick review of this tool, watch the short video that accompanies it! Also, here is a useful resource that provides additional guidance: STEM Teaching Tool #23:Evaluating Curriculum Materials for Alignment with the New Vision for K-12 Science Education.

• *New* State of Science - This District Planning Tool is a resource that supports districts, schools, and educators in setting goals and prioritizing needs by identifying strengths and growth opportunities.

• Designing Phenomena-Based Instruction - A simple flowchart designed to explain how to begin designing phenomena-based instruction.

• Recommended Instructional Minutes

• AZSS 3-Dimensional Snapshot

• Guidance for Administrators- What to Look For in a 3-Dimensional Science Classroom PD Video |  PDF | Resource Page - A webinar for Administrators to help support educators with the transition to the 2018 Science Standards.

• *New* State of Science - This District Planning Tool is a resource that supports districts, schools, and educators in setting goals and prioritizing needs by identifying strengths and growth opportunities.

• Instructional Shifts: A New Vision for Science Education- This document demonstrates what science education will involve less of, and more of when shifting to 3-dimensional standards.

• Look Fors for Administrators - A great tool for administrators and educators that indicates the three "look for" in a 3-Dimensional Science Classroom.

• STEM Teaching Tool 4- Are there multiple instructional models that fit with the science and engineering practices in NGSS? (Short answer: Yes.)

• STEM Teaching Tool 21- What school building administrators should know about the new vision for K-12 science education.

• STEM Teaching Tool 46- How to define meaningful daily learning objectives for science investigations.

• STEM Teaching Tool 32 - Why focus on science and engineering practices--and not "inquiry?" Why is "the scientific method" mistaken?

• Graduation Requirements     

• Science Professional Development

• Tucson Regional Educator Collaborative (TREC) - Explore PD opportunities across Arizona for all subjects.

Online Courses

Explore online professional development opportunities through ADE’s Learning Platform, APLD. These self-paced courses are designed to support educators with high-quality content, flexible access, ready-to-use resources, and practical strategies you can apply right away. Start learning today and earn professional development credit for eligible trainings offered through APLD!

Featured Courses:

• Overview of the Arizona Science Standards (SY25-26)

Previously Recorded Webinars

Looking for past webinars? Scroll down to explore recordings, presentation slides, and helpful resource pages from the trainings. Please note: professional development credit is not available for viewing the resources below. Only trainings offered through APLD Online Courses are eligible for PD credit.

Three-Dimensional Science

• Crosscutting Concepts: 1 of the 3 Dimensions of the AZ Science Standards Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Science and Engineering Practices: 1 of the 3 Dimensions of the AZ Science Standards Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Core Ideas: 1 of the 3 Dimensions of the AZ Science Standards Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Phenomenon-Based 3-Dimensional Instruction Video | PDF | Resource Page

• SEPs, CCCs, and Core Ideas: Putting the 3-Dimensions Together Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Guidance for Administrators- What to Look For in a 3-Dimensional Science Classroom PD Video |  PDF | Resource Page 

Instructional Practices to Support Science Sensemaking

• Transforming Science Learning: Engaging Students in the Science & Engineering Practices Using Digital Tools Video | PDF | Resource Page

• 5-E Instructional Model and Science Notebooks Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Constructing Explanations and Arguing from Evidence using Claims, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Video | PDF | Resource Page

• SEP Asking Questions: Students Drive Instruction with Driving Question Boards! Video| PDF | Resource Page

• Engaging Students in Developing & Using Models Using Digital Tools (w/a GRC Lesson) Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Engaging Students in 3-Dimensional Science Investigations using a Gather, Reason, Communicate (GRC) Lesson-Middle School Video | PDF | Resource Page

• CER or ERC? Constructing Explanations & Arguing from Evidence for 6-12 Science Educators Video | PDF | Resource Page

• Effective Discourse Strategies for Creating Inclusive STEM Classrooms | PDF | Resource Page

Science Performance Assessments

• What Secondary Science Educators Need to Know About Performance Tasks Video | PDF | Resource Page

• What Elementary Science Educators Need to Know About Performance Tasks Video | PDF | Resource Page

Science Standards Videos

• Science Standards Overview Video (11:02)- General overview of the standards.

• Shift in Science Education Video (8:35)- The focus of this video is on the shifts in instruction.

• Arizona Science Standards (AzSS) vs. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Part I- (14:29) Need a little support with understanding how our Arizona Science Standards (AzSS) are the same or different from the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? Watch this two-part short video series. Part I compares the basics of each set of standards.

• Arizona Science Standards (AzSS) vs. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Part 2- (12:57) Need a little support with understanding how our Arizona Science Standards (AzSS) are the same or different from the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? Watch this two-part short video series. Part II reviews how to compare an AzSS standard to an NGSS standard with a step-by-step approach.

Click to access ADE's AzSCI website

• Science & STEM Resources 

The World and Native Languages Standards describe what students should know and be able to do as they study and learn to communicate in languages other  than English. By engaging in learning a world language, students build 21st century literacy skills. Reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing are integral to the language learning process. This approach to language learning focuses on performance and aims to build learners’ capacity to use the language(s) in functional and meaningful ways. These standards state what students need to know about languages and cultures, including their own; what students need to be able to do to demonstrate language proficiency; and how this knowledge and these abilities relate to the subject matter of other core areas.

Term to know: ACTFL - American Council for Teachers of Foreign Language

• Proficiency vs. Performance
• ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
• ACTFL Performance Level Descriptors
  • Interpersonal Mode - ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learning
  • Interpretive Mode - ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learning
  • Presentational Mode - ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learning

• ACTFL Can-Do Statements (2026)
  • ACTFL Can Do Statement Overview
  • ACTFL Interculteral Communication and the Intercultural Reflection Tool
  • Can-Do Benchmark Indicators 11x17
  • Proficiency Benchmarks + Performance Indicators + Examples (Novice)
  • Proficiency Benchmarks + Performance Indicators + Examples (Intermediate)
  • Proficiency Benchmarks +Performance Indicators + Examples (Advanced)

• The Benefits of Learning Languages (ACTFL)
• Guiding Principles for Language Learning (ACTFL)
• Administrator Guide for Classical Languages
• Administrator Guide for Dual & Heritage Languages
• Administrator Guide for Modern Languages

HQIM (High-Quality Instructional Materials) are curricula and learning resources that are:

Aligned to rigorous academic standards
Built on evidence-based instructional practices

These materials go beyond textbooks—they include lesson plans and instructional strategies crafted to help students meet high academic expectations. (ANet)

• Implementation Guide of High-Quality Instructional Materials (Office of Elementary and Secondary Education)
• Principles of Effective World Language Programs (HQIM)
• 2023 World Language HQIM Review Rubric
• High Quality Instructional Materials Review Rubric for World Languages
• Instrucctional Materials Review Rubric - Short

• Edutopia Articles on World Languages
• Foreign Language Teaching Methods: Professional Development Modules for Foreign Language Instruction at High School and College Level
• What is Differentiated Instruction? Examples of How to Differentiate Instructiom in the Classroom

• American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
• American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
• American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI)
• American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK)
• American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuese (AATSP)
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTL)
• Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS)
• Chinese Language Teacehrs Association (CLTA)
• Goethe Institute
• Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco 
• National Council of Organzations of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)
• National Network for Early language Learning (NNELL)
• The Japan Foundation

Creating a Proficiency-Driven Classroom

Implementing the World and Native Languages

Using Backward Design in the World Language Classroom

Download the complete standards document: History and Social Sciences PDF or the find the digitized version of the standards on PAASPort

• Kindergarten - Second Grade Grade PDF |  PAASPort

• Third Grade - Fifth Grade PDF |  PAASPort

• Sixth Grade - Eighth Grade Grade PDF |  PAASPort

• High School PDF |  PAASPort

THESE GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS ARE MEANT TO HELP WITH PLANNING AND ORGANIZING. SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS SHOULD PROVIDE A CURRICULUM MAP THAT INCLUDES ALL GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS.

Do not use these guidance documents to make curricular decisions.

It is with great excitement that the Academic Standards Social Studies Team, as well as a dedicated working group, releases new Social Studies Standards Guidance Documents for K-12 teachers. These documents, the How to Use Guide and grade level Guidance Documents, were created to support integrating the Arizona State Standards and inquiry into the K-12 Social Studies classroom. When building out these documents, the working group, which consisted of K-12 Social Studies educators and leaders, considered what type of document would be helpful to new classroom educators, long-term subs, administrators, and those stepping into the subject or grade for the first time.

• How to Use Guide
• K-12 Guidance Documents

K-2 Guidance Documents

• Kindergarten: Children As Citizens
• First Grade: Communities
• Second Grade: The World Around Me

3-5 Guidance Documents

• Third Grade: Arizona Studies (prehistoric to present day)
• Fourth Grade: Regions and Cultures of the Americas
• Fifth Grade: United States Studies

6-8 Guidance Documents

• Sixth Grade: Global Studies (World Regions and Cultures)
• Seventh Grade: Integrated Global Studies
• Eighth Grade: Citizenship and Civic Engagement in Today's Society

High School Guidance Documents

• World History
• US/Arizona History
• Government
• Economics

We want to emphasize that this is just a guidance document to be used for support and that teachers should be referencing district/school curriculum maps, pacing guides, and priority standards. While we decided to select priority standards (standards that are emphasized through all major topics throughout the year), teachers should be teaching all state standards. 

Grade PLACEMATS: K-2

• Kindergarten: Children As Citizens
• First Grade: Communities
• Second Grade: The World Around Me

Grade Levels at a Glance: 3-5

• Third Grade: Arizona Studies (prehistoric to present day)
• Fourth Grade: Regions and Cultures of the Americas
• Fifth Grade: United States Studies

Grade Levels at a Glance: 6-8

• Sixth Grade: Global Studies, World Regions And Cultures)
• Seventh Grade: Integrated Global Studies
• Eighth Grade: Citizenship and Civic Engagement In Today's Society

Grade Levels at a Glance: Complete

Complete: Grade Levels at a Glance

Arizona History and Social Science Standards: Progression of Anchor Standards by Grade Band (PDF)

Arizona History and Social Science Anchor Standards Progression Chart

Alignment of Arizona’s History and Social Science Standards

ELA and Social Studies Essential Standards Alignment

• Visions for Social Studies Classroom: aka More of and Less of
• Arizona History and Social Science Notable Shifts
• Elementary Social Studies Marginalization

Social Science and History 10-Minute Videos

• Standards Overview
•  K-2 Standards Overview
•  3-5 Implementation Suggestions
•  6-8 Standards Overview
•  Inquiry Overview

The following tools were developed by American Institutes for Research (AIM) and are a great resource for determining high-quality instructional materials for social studies. 

• Landscape of HQIM in Social Studies
• Criteria for High-Quality Instructional Materials for Social Studies

The following tool was created by inquirED and can be used to evaluate social studies materials. Contact information must be provided for free access. 

• Social Studies Curriculum Review Guide

Data literacy refers to the ability to read, understand, interpret, and communicate data or claims derived from data. It involves teaching students how to critically evaluate data, including understanding its origins, limitations, and potential biases, and effectively communicate data through visualizations and other means. These are crucial skills for students, as data literacy lays the foundation students need to make decisions, develop critical thinking skills, and understand the underpinnings of the data-driven world we live in, regardless of their role or industry, as they enter the workforce. **

The Inquiry Arc is the framework in the C3 (College, Career, and Civic Life) Social Studies Standards that guides students through the process of inquiry. It consists of six elements: developing compelling questions, planning inquiries through supporting questions, gathering and evaluating sources and using evidence, communicating conclusions, and taking informed action. This approach helps students think critically, analyze evidence, and engage in problem-solving around real-world issues. The six components of the Inquiry Arc are found in the Arizona Social Science and History Standards through the Disciplinary Skills and Processes Anchor standards and appear at each grade level.

Social studies inquiry is a powerful approach for analyzing and interpreting data because it emphasizes asking questions, investigating evidence, and drawing conclusions—skills that align perfectly with data analysis. And of course, analyzing sources includes the analysis of historical and modern data. 

ADE Documents:

• Using Inquiry to Analyze and Interpret Data Infographic

Helpful Websites:

• Data Science 4 Everyone
• YouCubed K12 Data Science
• Data Classroom

**ADE's working definition of data literacy has been adapted from the work of Data Science for Everyone. 

• Recommended Instructional Minutes document 

High school graduates are required to receive a passing score of 70/100 on a civics test identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. As a courtesy, the Arizona Department of Education, with help from the Maricopa County Education Service Agency and Arizona educators, developed a mostly multiple-choice version of the 2008 version of the USCIS test. In 2026, the Arizona Department of Education create a second sample civics test based on the 2025 version of the USCIS test. Schools can continue to use the 100 questions from the 2008 USCIS test.

Students with Disabilities and the Arizona Civics Test

The Arizona Civics test may be altered in accordance with a student who requires an alternative test. All students should take the test, but the pass/fail determination may be waived based on the student's needs. Please refer to a student's IEP or 504 and speak with the school staff for more guidance. Please find official guidance from the Arizona Department of Education Assessment team HERE.

Homeschool students and students attending a private school are not required to take the Arizona Civics Test. 

Civics test implementation began in 2017 and was updated in 2023.

Arizona Civics Test Administration Guide

*Administration Guide Updated February 2026

Beginning in 2023-2024, LEAs are required to report civics test aggregate data by grade level. All public schools and charters who serve studetns in any grades 7-12 are required to submit the Reporting Form EVEN IF STUDENTS WERE NOT TESTED. Submit your data on or before June 15, and only submit data once for your school or charter school. No student information will be collected.

Click the Reporting From button below to open the form.

Schools/charter must collect the following data by district AND grade level:

1. Median score
2. Percentage of passing students
3. Percentage of failing students

Reporting Form

The Arizona Department of Education does not require the use of any of the following resources. Please always reference your district's/school's curriculum, resources, and pacing guides.

The Civic Literacy Curriculum, from Arizona State University’s Center for American Civics, is a free resource designed for students preparing for the civics test. It includes over 100 lessons, assessments, historical backgrounds, primary texts, exercises, worksheets, discussion prompts, and other tools for in-school or home learning.

Civic Literacy Curriculum

Introduction PDF | Word | CASE

Standards Glossary PDF | Word | CASE    

Anchor Standards PDF | Word | CASE 

Arizona ELA Standards Vertical Articulation - The Vertical Articulation document shows the progression of each standard over the course of the K-12 continuum. It is important to have an understanding of how a skill/standard develops over time.

The ELA and Science Crosswalks show the purposeful connections between the Science Standards and the ELA (English Language Arts) Standards.

Arizona Assessments - AASA (Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment) is the statewide achievement test for Arizona students in Grades 3-8.  All Arizona public school students in Grades 3 - 8 will take the grade-level AASA assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Grades 9 and 11 students will take the ACT Aspire assessment. Cohort 2023 (typically grade 11) students will take the ACT assessment. 

AZELLA - AZELLA (Arizona’s English Language Learner Assessment) is a Standards-Based Assessment that measures a student’s English language proficiency based on the Arizona English Language Proficiency Standards.

NAEP - NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) is a national assessment of academic content outlined in the NAEP Academic Frameworks. The assessments are given to a sample of students in Grades 4, 8, and 12.

**ELA and Assessment - Would you like to learn more about the new Arizona assessments?  Visit Assessment for lots of helpful information and resources, including their Friday Focus Webinars! 

Literacy Professional Learning

For questions regarding registration, certificates, accessing courses, etc., please refer to our APLD Participant Guide: APLD FAQ Page.

• Recommended Instructional Minutes document
• K-3 Reading Minutes

English Language Arts and Math Essential Standards

• Arizona Department of Education MOWR for Administrators - Curriculum Guidelines
• Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines - The Reading League
• North Carolina Science of Reading Alignment Tool
• The Reading League Adolescent Reading Intervention Evaluation Guidelines 
• UnboundED Empowering Early Literacy Guide

 Intro. to the Arizona Mathematics Standards | Glossary 

The Arizona Mathematics Progression Documents are a great place to start with curriculum mapping and scope and sequence. Please also reference the major and supporting content emphasis documents. These documents provide information that will assist you in determining how much instructional time you should spend on different clusters of math content and each grade or in each high school course.

Even though the Arizona Mathematics Standards were reviewed and revised in 2016, it is suggested that you still utilize Common Core math support documents to assist with planning, curriculum design, and professional development. Please make sure that you are analyzing the Arizona Mathematics Standards for alignment with the Common Core Math Standards. There are some differences between the Common Core and the Arizona Mathematics Standards. However, support materials are still beneficial in planning and in getting to know the content standards.

Here are additional reliable and valid progression documents to assist your planning.

Progression Documents for the Common Core Math Standards The Common Core State Standards in mathematics were built on progressions: narrative documents describing the progression of a topic across several grade levels informed both by research on children's cognitive development and by the logical structure of mathematics. These documents were spliced together and then sliced into grade-level standards. Progression documents can explain why standards are sequenced the way they are, point out cognitive difficulties and pedagogical solutions, and give more detail on particularly tricky areas of mathematics. Progression documents should be useful in teacher preparation and professional development, organizing curriculum, and writing textbooks. Progression documents also provide a transmission mechanism between mathematics education research and standards. Research about learning progressions produces knowledge that can be transmitted through the progressions document to the standards revision process; questions and demands on standards writing can be transmitted back the other way into research questions.

*Please contact the Academic Standards Math Team for an accessible version.

Guidance for Middle School Mathematics

Middle School Math Webinar

House Bill 2477

(Adopted during the Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session, 2018)

Notify Parents if students were not proficient on the statewide assessment for Math.

HB 2477 requires LEAs to provide parents with written notice that includes:

1. What the student's mathematics deficiencies were on the statewide Math exam; and

2. How those deficiencies are being addressed through services provided to the student, which could include supplemental instruction and any supporting programs designed to address the student’s specific mathematics deficiencies. LEAs are required to provide notice to parents regarding the Spring statewide assessment results by the first half of the second quarter of this school year if students scored in the minimally proficient or partially proficient range on the statewide Math assessment. LEAs can identify how below mastery in the scoring category is being addressed through Tier 1 (first instruction), Tier 2 (supplemental instruction), and possibly through supporting programs, which could include but are not limited to after-school tutoring.

The ADE Assessment and K-12 Standards Team has created a sample letter that you can customize with your school letterhead and site-specific supplemental instruction and/or supporting programs specific to the individual student. Understanding in Mathematics, when a student understands a mathematical concept, they move fluidly between the concrete and abstract. There is evidence that they can make sense of and justify mathematical connections. Evidence of understanding includes connections among:

♦Verbal or written reasoning ♦Pictorial representations ♦Real-world application ♦Procedures/Computation

Intro. to the Arizona Mathematics Standards | Glossary 

*Please contact Academic Standards for accessible versions.

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 in 2016. The Math Workgroup has made changes to the content emphasis documents (below) 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 encompassing 70% for Major Clusters at each grade level/course.

6-Algebra 2 AZ Mathematics Progression Documents

Thank you to the East Valley Mathematics Leaders Group and the Peoria District Math Team for completing the Arizona K-5 Mathematics Progression Documents. The East Valley Math Leaders met throughout the 2018-2019 year to complete the work on the 6-Algebra 2 progression documents.

The Arizona 6-Algebra 2 progression documents are one way to look at the progression of standards across grade levels and courses. The specific pathway that was utilized in these progressions is a progression around and through Number sense. Number Sense is the “big idea” across all the progressions. Number Sense then has pathways into Statistics, Expressions and Equations, and Proportional Reasoning. Proportional Reasoning is a giant and has pathways into Functions, Probability, and Congruence/Similarity.

Please open the Progression document, then click the link on each of the progressions to see how content progresses from 6th grade all the way through to Algebra 2.

*Please contact the Academic Standards Math Team for an accessible version.

 Intro. to the Arizona Mathematics Standards | Glossary 

High School Placemats

Thank you to Ryan Carle-Ogren from Sahuarita High School for completing the Arizona High School Mathematics Placemats.

*Please contact the Academic Standards Math Team for an accessible version.

Connecting the English Language Proficiency	Math Teaching Practices	Standards for Math Practices	Administrator and Coach Math Walkthrough (Aligned to MTPs)

 Reach out to Academic Standards for an accessible copy of any of these files.

Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month

Month of March: Math & Statistics Month 

MATH AND STATS BINGO

Additional Math Resources

• Instructional Routines 
• Math Tasks
• Modernizing the Mathematics Classroom

Achieve the Core has a Coherence Map for mathematics from kindergarten through Algebra 2. Standards relate to one another, both within and across grades. The Coherence Map is an interactive website that illustrates the coherent structure of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, K–High School. This site provides one representation of how the standards are connected and is derived from this wiring diagram. A great video is linked to the site that illustrates the importance of coherence in mathematics. The Coherence Map shows the connections between the common core state standards for mathematics.

ADE documents:

• Grade Level Content Standards about Data Displays and Analysis
• Statistical Measures of Center
• Measures of Spread: Understanding Variability

Helpful websites:

• Data Science 4 Everyone
• YouCubed K12 Data Science
• Data Classroom

• Administrator and Coach Math Walkthrough
• Modernizing the Mathematics Classroom
• The Shifts for Arizona Mathematics

The development of the fourth credit guidance and standards began in January 2017 under the guidance of the Arizona Department of Education. A statewide committee of high school mathematics teachers, district Mathematics Specialists and Professors, and Mathematicians from Institutes of Higher Education reviewed research and other state standards to create the general guidance and standards related to fourth-credit mathematics. The Quantitative Reasoning and Precalculus Standards are also aligned with the high school Plus Standards. Standards outline what a student needs to know, understand, and be able to do by the end of each grade. Standards are built across grade levels in a progression of increasing understanding and through a range of cognitive demand levels. Standards are adopted at the state level by the State Board of Education (A.R.S. §§15-701 and 15-701.01). Arizona retains the authority to approve and modify academic standards; there is no federal law requiring the adoption of specific standards. The fourth-credit standards for Quantitative Reasoning and Precalculus are not board-adopted since fourth-credit mathematics courses are a local control decision.

These documents represent guidance only for schools and districts. It is a local control decision what courses are offered in a four-credit mathematics pathway.

Fourth Credit Math General Guidance (Sept. 2018), Arizona Precalculus Standards (Sept. 2018) Arizona Quantitative Reasoning Standards (Sept. 2018)

*Please contact The Academic Standards Math Team for an accessible version.

Summary of Revisions & Planning Documents

SUMMARY OF REVISIONS AND PLANNING DOCUMENTS: K-8  & HS

• ADE Mathematics Instructional Minutes Recommendations
• ALL: Recommended Instructional Minutes

Review the DRAFT: AZ Science Standards here (Draft w/Internal Review: AZ Science Standards)

Review the DRAFT: AZ History/SS Standards Here (Draft w/Internal Review: AZ History/SS Standards)

Science: K-5 Science: 6-8 Science: High School Organization, Content, and Rigor of the DRAFT Science Standards

History and Social Science K-5 History and Social Science 6-8 History and Social Science High School Organization, Content, and Rigor of the DRAFT History and Social Science

Archived Survey Responses and Comments

To review the Archived Public Comments Prior to Revision Reports click here.

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