Core Principles – 6th Grade Measures of Variability – 6.SP.5

What is this mean absolute deviation thing all about?  Check out the latest edition of the Core Principles Newsletter Core Principles 6.SP.5 Part 1

Core Principles – 3rd Grade Understanding Fractions – 3.NF.1

What is a fraction, really?  Check out the latest edition of the Core Principles Newsletter Core Principles Math 3.NF.1

Core Principles – 4th Grade Factors and Multiples – 4.OA.4

What is the difference between a factor and multiple, and how do they relate to prime numbers?  Check out the latest edition of the Core Principles Newsletter Core Principles Math 4.OA.4

Core Principles – 8th Grade Properties of Exponents – 8.EE.1

Properties of exponents are now taught before a formal first-year algebra class.  Find out more in this issue of the Core Principles newsletter Core Principles Math 8.EE.1

Announcing Core Principles – 6th Grade Exponents – 6.EE.1

Announcing Core Principles, a periodic newsletter on the Common Core State Standards.

The purpose is to help guide teachers (and students) as Nevada transitions to the CCSS. Each issue will focus on one or more Common Core standards, discuss the content behind the standard, connections to other standards, instructional strategies, and ideas for assessment.

Click on the link to read this issue. Core Principles Math 6.EE.1

Welcome to CCSD Mathematics

A balanced mathematics program prepares confident students for success in life.  The Clark County School District’s Curriculum and Professional Development Division seeks to achieve this by fostering enduring understanding of mathematical concepts, encouraging mathematical thinking and problems solving, and by helping to connect mathematics to real life situations.