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Elementary Math Learning Standards Highlights
Curriculum Team
The mathematics program in Greenville County reflects the national and SC state standards. It provides for a well-balanced mathematics curriculum for all students. With such a program, students will become proficient in basic skills, develop conceptual understanding and become adept problem solvers.
Elementary
Elementary Mathematics standards reflect the work of hundreds of teachers in the School District who wrote and piloted the standards, and have made corrections and improvements in revising the mathematics standards from 1994 to the present. It is an evolving document reflecting changes in national and state standards. The focus in mathematics instruction has shifted from teaching arithmetic to teaching children mathematics by setting high standards. The basic facts children learn and the computational skills they master are imbedded in the mathematics standards. However, the teaching and learning of these standards involves students understanding and applying mathematics concepts not merely memorizing facts. The Beliefs About Mathematics Instruction and Best Practices guide the teaching of the standard.
Middle School
Mathematics - Pre-Algebra I
This standards based course is designed to help sixth-grade students make the transition from arithmetic to algebraic thinking. It begins with a review and extension of decimal and fraction concepts and operations and ends with integer concepts and
operations. The course includes other important topics in mathematics including patterns, functions, geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics. There is an emphasis on making connections through problem solving. The course provides remediation for students who are below grade level as well as enrichment and extension for advanced students. Textbook: Glencoe: Course I with Course II as a resource.
Mathematics - Pre-Algebra II
The emphasis in this standards-based seventh-grade course is on the development and understanding of the real number system and on algebraic thinking. Students acquire skills in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing signed numbers including integers. Students solve multi-step equations involving real numbers. Problem solving in the course includes consumer applications of ratio, proportion, and percent. It continues to develop other important mathematics topics including patterns, functions, geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics. It provides remediation for students who are below grade
level as well as enrichment for advanced students. Students who achieve at a high level in this course will be recommended for Algebra I in Grade 8.
Mathematics - Algebra I or Pre-Algebra III
Students in grade 8 will either study Pre-Algebra III or Algebra as determined by their academic performance in grades 6 and 7.
Pre-Algebra III - This standards based course is similar in content of Pre-Algebra II. It gives students who are not quite ready for Algebra I in Grade 8 the opportunity to become fully prepared by Grade 9. The course extends students' understanding of the real number system, ratio, proportion, and percent as well as patterns, functions, geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics. The course continues to provide remediation for students who are below grade level. There is a strong emphasis on applications of mathematics concepts and skills to real-world situations. Textbook: Prentice-Hall: Course 3.
High School
Algebra I - This high school level course is based on South Carolina Curriculum Standards for Algebra I and is the same for both middle and high school. Students who complete Pre-Algebra II in Grade 7 at a high level of achievement will take Algebra I in the eighth grade for a high school unit. At the end of the year, students who achieve at a high level and who meet clearly defined criteria will receive honors credit for the course. These students will be recommended for Honors Geometry the following year. Other students will be recommended for College Preparatory Geometry. Textbook: Heath: Algebra I.
Contacts
| Rita Bixler Secondary Mathematics Consultant Phone: 355-3189 Email: rbixler@greenville.k12.sc.us |
Cathy Hale Elementary Mathematics Consultant Phone: 355-8880 Email: chale@greenville.k12.sc.us |