Welcome to the Monroe Public Schools Curriculum Site!
Dr. C. Richard Canfield, Assistant Superintendent
Numeracy
Numeracy refers to a person's ability to understand and use concepts and skills inherent in the use of numbers to represent physical events, work with data, reason, communicate mathematically, and make connections within math and other content areas, as well as the world around them, in order to solve problems.
By the end of Grade 12, students will apply proficiently a range of numerical, algebraic, geometric and statistical concepts and skills to formulate, analyze and solve real-world problems; to facilitate inquiry and the exploration of real-world phenomena; and to support continued development and appreciation of mathematics as a discipline.
Connecticut Common Core of Learning
As a result of education in Grades K-12, students will:
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communicate numerical, geometric, algebraic and statistical ideas orally and in written form with models, pictures, graphs and mathematical symbols, using paper and pencil, a variety of calculator displays, spreadsheets, graphing packages, word processing and other related computer programs that will continue to be an integral part of their future;
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use inductive and deductive reasoning to make, defend and evaluate conjectures and arguments, to justify assertions and verify tentative conclusions, and to solve mathematical problems;
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use mathematical skills and concepts to make and justify decisions and predictions, to identify patterns and trends, to pose questions from data and situations, and to formulate and solve problems;
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identify and use connections within mathematics to identify interrelationships and equivalent representations, to construct mathematical models, and to investigate and appreciate mathematical structure;
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use mathematical skills and concepts to describe and analyze data and measurements from other disciplines;
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select and use appropriate approaches and tools for solving computational, geometric and algebraic problems, including estimation, mental computation, guess and test, paper and pencil, calculators and computers with software for tabulating, charting, graphing, drawing and transforming data and images; and
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use mathematical skills and concepts with proficiency and confidence, and appreciate the power and utility of mathematics as a discipline and as a tool for solving problems.
  
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