What Are The MOST Important Math Standards To Teach? - with Becca Varon

In this episode, Chrissy interviews Becca Varon, the Director of Math Content Learning at the Achievement Network (ANet). In their conversation, Becca shares:

• where the idea of “major work of the grade” comes from

• what’s in the major work of each grade / course

• what educators should and shouldn’t be doing in response to limited instructional time

• how making instructional decisions is like learning how to cook

• why you should be OK with letting some topics go this year

• three purposes of learning math in school that we can anchor on

• how to avoid the most common pitfall teachers fall into when it comes to major work of the grade

Resources:

• Focus by Grade Level Documents - from Achieve the Core

• Widely Applicable Prerequisites - from Achieve the Core

• 2020-21 Priority Instructional Content - from Achieve the Core

• Important Prerequisite Math Standards - from the Achievement Network (ANet)

• Catalyzing Change - from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

• Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat

Connect with Becca Varon:

• Twitter: @beccavaron