TN+CORE

=April 15, 2012 - TN DOE released the "Focus Standards" for grades 3-8 Math. = =Focus Standards =

The 3-8 Math TNCore Focus Standards for the 2012-2013 school year are:
=Videos = Please check back soon for videos explicating and examining in depth the CCSSM, instructional shifts, and the TNCore Focus Standards. =Test Information =
 * **Grade** || **TNCore Focus Standards** ||
 * 3rd Grade || * Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division
 * Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division ||
 * 4th Grade || * Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering
 * Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understanding of operations on whole numbers ||
 * 5th Grade || * Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions
 * Apply and extend previous understanding of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions ||
 * 6th Grade || * Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems
 * Apply and extend previous understanding of arithmetic to algebraic expressions ||
 * 7th Grade || * Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems
 * Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations ||
 * 8th Grade || * Define, evaluate, and compare functions
 * Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations ||
 * K-2:** The Tennessee Department of Education is currently engaged in a review of pilots of various assessment products being used in K-2 classrooms across the state. The Department will work to support assessments in both math and reading across all districts.


 * Grades 3-8:** In the 2012-2013 school year, the math TCAP will be slimmed down and narrowed in scope of curricular coverage. We will remove 15-25% of the Tennessee Diploma Project (TDP) SPI’s (those that are not part of the CCSSM) from the TCAP. The specific list of State Performance Indicators (SPI's) will be shared on this website in May. The TCAP will remain similarly slimmed and narrowed in the 2013-2014 school year. In 2014-2015, PARCC assessments will replace all TCAP exams.

In order to emphasize the importance of the Focus Standards and provide students and teachers feedback on readiness for the CCSSM, as well as prepare students for the types of extended, innovative item types they will likely see on PARCC exams, we will be expanding the Constructed Response Assessment (CRA) to all grades 3-8. The new CRA will only assess the TNCore Focus Standards in math. Students will take three CRA’s: interim tests in October and February to be scored by teachers, and an official/final CRA in May to be scored by the state (results will be reported back to schools in July). The CRA will be a no-stakes test: student performance on the CRA will not affect teacher, school, or district accountability for the next two years.


 * Grades 9-12:** There are currently no plans to change the current EOC’s for Algebra I and Algebra II. These tests will continue as planned in their present form until 2014-2015, when the EOC’s will be replaced by PARCC exams for Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry.