Deep Dive: Unpacking the Math NJSLS

This workshop provides a deep exploration of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) for Mathematics. Participants engage in a detailed analysis of the standards, focusing on language, coding, and key elements such as accuracy and efficiency, data literacy, and climate change integration. Educators collaboratively unpack standards to determine what students need to know, understand, and be able to do, and discuss implications for teaching and learning. The session emphasizes a reflective and practical approach, enabling teachers to better support student understanding through aligned instructional practices.

• Difficulty in effectively unpacking standards for actionable classroom use.
  
  
• Challenges in integrating thematic priorities like data literacy and climate change into elementary math instruction.
  
  
• Inconsistent use of mathematical language.
  

1. Standards Deconstruction and Practical Application
   Participants will learn to unpack math standards using a structured protocol that helps define what students should know, understand, and be able to do. This includes identifying key terms, concepts, instructional verbs, and potential misconceptions to create actionable learning objectives and guiding questions.
   
   
2. Integrating Themes and Mandates
   Educators will develop strategies for incorporating all domains, and explore how to use these standards to introduce real-world topics. This supports interdisciplinary teaching and helps students make sense of data in everyday contexts.
   
   
3. Emphasis on Accuracy and Efficiency
   Teachers will gain a clear understanding of accuracy and efficiency, and how it  influences instructional expectations and guides students in developing precision and problem-solving strategies rather than focusing on speed alone.