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The Florida Standards

Learn about new state standards emphasizing college success, 21st-century skills, and critical thinking. Find out what subjects are included, what they mean for teaching and learning, and how to help your child. Explore assessment details.

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The Florida Standards

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  1. The Florida Standards New State Standards: 2014-2015 School Year

  2. The Florida StandardsWhy Are We Changing? • Emphasize success in college and careers • Prepare students with 21st century skills • Provide more rigorous content and application of knowledge • Place emphasis on critical and analytical thinking • Establish clear, consistent guidelines for instruction

  3. The Florida StandardsWhat Subjects Are Included? • Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) and Mathematics Florida Standards (MAFS) provide a clear set of goals and expectations • Define what students should know and be able to do at each grade level – kindergarten through grade 12

  4. The Florida Standards What Do They Mean For Teaching and Learning? LAFS • Regular practice with complex text & academic language • Reading, writing, listening and speaking grounded in evidence from text • Real-world applications • Build knowledge through content-rich text MAFS • Deeper understanding of mathematical concepts • Builds habits of mind of productive mathematical thinkers • Real-world applications • Modeling with pictures technology, graphs, manipulatives

  5. The Florida StandardsWhat About the New Assessments? • LAFS and MAFS will be assessed with the new Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) • Spring 2015 administration of senior high school assessments will include: • English Language Arts (ELA): grades 9-11 • ELA Writing Component: grades 9-11 • FSA End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments: Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 FSA and EOC assessments are computer-based

  6. What Are the Standards and Assessments For Science andSocial Sciences? • 2008 Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) remain for science and social sciences • End-of-Course (EOC) assessments for senior high school students: • Biology 1 • 11th Grade United States History • “Retakes” for Algebra 1, FCAT 2.0 Reading, Biology 1, and FCAT SSS Mathematic Results on EOC assessments constitute 30% of the final course grade.

  7. The Florida StandardsHow May I Help My Child? • Read different types of books and informational text with your child • Ask your child to find answers to questions in the text of books, newspaper articles, manuals, etc. • Encourage your child to form and defend opinions by supporting these with facts, details and reasons from text • Discuss mathematics ideas with your child have them explain these to you using pictures, graphs, etc. • Visit the Florida Standards Assessment online portal at: www.fsassessments.orgto become familiar with the new assessments.

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