Teaching

Through the
Standards
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Standards define what students

What is should show, know and be able to
standard based do.
instruction?

Standards are used as the basis for

teaching, learning, assessment,
feedback and grading in our district!
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Carver Elementary
will be teaching
through the
standards!
How do I know
what the
standards are?
You can find them on the
Minnesota Department of
Education website.
 Math

Reading
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What is the difference between a standard

and a benchmark?

This document shows the standards, and

broken down more specifically into
benchmarks.
MN Standards and Benchmarks

● Benchmarks are much more specific to skills a

student needs to progress through a standard.
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We have taken the MN

So, now what?
state standards and
benchmarks to create
documents that help you
teach through the
standards.
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District Power
Standard
Alignment
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○ Power standard work has been done by LA
committee over past few years.
○ Most recent document takes all that work, and
brings it together. You can see progression of
District benchmarks in a horizontal view.
document ○ Power standards are highlighted
○ Power standard number is listed with a letter.
◦ R stands for reading
◦ W stands for writing
○ Links across top bring you to the Insider “live”
documents.
○ On the insider document, look for the tabs at the
bottom that bring you to current year, and split up
math and writing power standards.
○ This is a work in progress that the committee
focuses continually on. It is NOT final!
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ELA Carver
Documents
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It is all laid out Primary Intermediate

for you!
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○ Utilized in Flex Reading.

○ Organized by week, month, and trimester.
◦ You choose what works for you!
ELA Carver ○ All standards that are taught in flex reading are included.
◦ Writing/Grammar standards are not included as they
Documents
are mainly part of homeroom instruction.
◦ However, you should still use writing standards
in flex if your group needs that piece.
◦ Speaking, Viewing, Listening, Media standards are
italicized. These are benchmarks we need to include
to avoid holes in instruction.
○ Document Includes Journey focus lessons that align with
the standards to support your instruction, if needed.
◦ Links across top bring you to Journeys lessons.
○ Document includes MAP curriculum ladders.
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○ You will teach all standards on the document in Flex.

○ Document has power standards highlighted in yellow for
ELA Carver assessment, and to track into Empower.
Documents, ○ Document has links across top to bring you to the Insider
continued “live” documents to see your learning targets for instruction
(you can see approaching, basic, meets and extends learning
target language for each power standard).
○ Document has a spiral of power standards as well. Beginning
in March, there are suggestions for spiraling. However, your
group may need to spiral back to a different benchmark, or
may need another set of instruction on certain power
standards. Continue to base your instruction on what they
need!
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○ The document allows you to see what the grade levels

ahead or behind you are working on in those
Individualizing benchmarks/standards.
for your group ○ You can then decide to focus your instruction on the
and students benchmark/standard that fits your students.
◦ For one benchmark, they may need to work on the
benchmark further ahead, or for another they may
need to review previous components of a standard.
○ You may need to focus on different benchmark levels as
you progress through the pacing guide.
◦ We will still be teaching through the standards, but
will be able to base instruction on what the group
individually needs for that benchmark.
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Math Carver
Documents
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○ Similar set up for math instruction.

Math Carver ○ Math K-6 District Math

Documents
Pacing Guide
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○ Please remember it is a work in

That’s all, Folks! progress!
○ We will adjust as our program changes
and how to best use standards based
instruction!
○ Questions, Comments??

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