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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here -

On the Advanced Math track:
3rd - all 3rd curriculum half of 4th - 3rd SOL
4th - half of 4th all of 5th curriculum - 4th SOL
5th - 6th grade curriculum - 6th SOL
6th - Math 7 curriculum - Math 7 SOL

If you are in Advanced Math, that’s the track in the whole county. 
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Is the 3rd grade advanced math coverage still the same this year? Based on the current pacing guides, it looks like FCPS scaled back content in Grade 3 advanced math this year, above and beyond the changes in the new standards. It doesn't look like they cover 1/2 of 4th grade math content in 3rd grade any longer.[/quote]

Yes. It’s the same. They don’t have to cover exactly the same topics just faster. I was being slightly glib. Teachers often ‘circle back’ to topics from previous years and introduce a new aspect of that topic. In Advanced Math they don’t circle back - they just teach it all at once and have a child show mastery (or not).

Believe it or not, teachers know what they’re doing. [/quote]
Yes, teachers know what they're doing. This question relates to FCPS policy. The question is whether E3 has been implemented everywhere in Grade 3 this year. Superintendent Reid spoke to the School Board about how 3rd grade math was being reformed this year and they would be carrying those changes through to subsequent grades as current 3rd graders move up. You don't hear much about E3 pilots anymore so it seems E3 may be used everywhere in grade 3 this year. The current 3rd grade curriculum pacing guides seem to show this too. They cover less 4th grade content in advanced 3rd grade math this year than they used to in prior years, above and beyond the standards changes.[/quote]

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