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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm really happy to see APS getting rid of Lucy Calkins and replacing it with phonics and a core knowledge curriculum.  Good step forward.

Next up is for APS to purchase an actual elementary math curriculum.  I'm sick of the reliance of Dreambox and random teacher worksheets.  The curriculum is non existent, so what a kid learns is super teacher dependent.  So many terrible teacher-helping-teacher worksheets with major errors.  Mastery Connect is also not how students should be evaluated on math.  It's being used for grading and that's not appropriate--math tests should not be multiple choice.  Time for APS to pony up the funds for a real, evidence-based curriculum.[/quote]
You have to be careful to define what you're looking for in math. Calkins was considered evidence-based for a long time. VMPI was supposedly evidence-based but it was the Calkins-equivalent for math. It would be great to see APS adopt a curriculum focused on building core math knowledge instead of Calkins-like discovery learning and group projects with limited math components. The latter approach can actually prompt teachers to turn to tech programs or external resources like teachers-paying-teachers in an effort to find material that covers core math.[/quote]

does APS have a math curriculum now?

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APS bought new enVision textbooks last year that emphasize discovery learning and project based learning. One of the co-authors was very involved with VMPI. [/quote]

WOW, that's like adopting Lucy Calkins method in math.  Now that we are finally teaching kids how to read the correct way, let's destroy math instead.  [/quote]

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