This section of the Illustrative Mathematics website helps teachers become more familiar
with standards for mathematical practice in order to integrate these standards effectively into instructional planning at both the lesson and unit levels.
««The Standards» refers to all elements of the design — the wording of domain headings, cluster headings, and individual statements; the text of the grade level introductions and high school category descriptions; the placement of
the standards for mathematical practice at each grade level.
«With Common Core State Standards and
the standards for mathematical practice, that's really what they've been focusing on.»
The Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice (Common Core Standards Initiative, 2015) are built around eight
standards for mathematical practice that, once again, echo many of the same themes found in the NGSS and the ISTE Standards for Students.
Don't get confused as they are referred to in so many ways: the math practices,
the standards for mathematical practice, the SMPs, or the MPs.
Focus and coherence in state content standards, combined with
the standards for mathematical practice require rigorous conceptual understanding and fluency with math.
Student opportunities to engage in
the standards for mathematical practice (MP) are infused throughout the curriculum, with a focus on the MPs that are most appropriate for a particular point in learning.