Math

The utilization of research-based instructional strategies to expose students to a rigorous TEKS aligned curriculum to ensure coherence is built among key mathematical concepts, both within and across grade levels.

Incorporating time and multiple opportunities for students to expend effort to make sense of math. Through practice, discussion, representations, and writing, students grapple with their learning while developing multiple courses of action to solve problems.

Balancing conceptual and procedural instruction supports flexibility in problem solving and allows for a range of representations and strategies. Conceptual understanding endures over time and provides meaning, while procedural fluency improves efficiency; intertwined they enhance depth of knowledge and the ability to apply skills in multiple contexts.

Students explore math to make connections and construct meaning; think critically; and build their confidence to explain, question, and revise their thinking. Ultimately, students develop into active learners who value inquiry and take ownership of their understanding.

Collaborative discussion and debate exposes students to multiple representations, problem solving strategies, and mathematical arguments. Through the use of high yield strategies, students expand their academic vocabulary, develop an understanding and use of mathematical language, clarify their thinking, and engage with concepts in different ways.