Current Montana Mathematics Grade Level Standards
Mathematics Alternate Core Content Connectors
Alternate standards are not formally adopted by the OPI but are aligned to and used in the creation of the Montana's Multi-State Alternate Assessment:
Tech Directors: To access a machine readable version of the official Montana Content Standards for Mathematics, please visit the IMS Global CASE Network site. Create a free login, select Montana Office of Public Instruction, and view or download the standards. The CASE version of the standards can be uploaded to student information systems, curriculum mapping programs, and a variety of other uses. Learn more about the CASE Network CASE Network FAQ
Featured Event:
Mark your calendars for an unmissable professional development opportunity! On April 3, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM MST, we're hosting a free online workshop titled "Empowering Mathematical Mindsets," led by the esteemed Dr. Jo Boaler. This event promises to be a game-changer for educators looking to inspire a love of math in their students through innovative, growth-minded teaching practices.
In just one transformative day, Dr. Boaler will guide you through the essentials of fostering mathematical mindsets in the classroom, ensuring your students can approach math with confidence and curiosity. You'll leave with actionable strategies to make math learning more dynamic, inclusive, and effective.
Don't miss this chance to connect with fellow educators and revolutionize your teaching approach. Secure your spot now and be part of the movement toward a more engaging and empowering math education.
REGISTER NOW!
Note: Teachers can receive OPI Professional Development Unit Certificates (Formally Renewal Units) for attending this event.
Teacher Learning Hub:
Looking for free, online professional learning? Take a look at the Teacher Learning Hub for a variety of excellent mathematics courses.
How Can Your School Use the Courses?
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Choose a course to take at your first math department or grade-level meeting. Use the course to center your discussion for the year!
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Align your PIR day for time to discuss the course in person and for teachers to talk about the implementation of new strategies learned during the course.
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Have teachers go through the list of courses during your first week of school and select which course is most relevant to them. Use the course as a topic of conversation for one-on-one teacher-principal meetings.
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Schools may use funds to provide stipends for teachers who complete the course outside of the contract day. This is a district-level decision. (Note: teachers can not receive both a stipend and renewal units upon completion).
Self-Paced Highlights!
This course is designed to help teachers of mathematics find authentic connections between Indigenous cultures and mathematical practices. It also provides a planning tool that can be used to strategically align Indian Education for All and curriculum planning.
⇒ Multiplication Strategies: Multi-Digit Numbers
This course will provide educators with strategies for teaching multi-digit multiplication based on place value and properties. Teaching multiplication in a way that connects with the learning progressions and Montana content standards is essential. Participants will have multiple opportunities to learn, practice, and analyze the strategies for efficiency.
⇒ But What About Fact Fluency?
"My kids just don't know their math facts!" If you have said this before and want to learn how to best help students improve fact fluency, this course will be valuable to you!
⇒ Addition & Subtraction Strategies
Learn the various strategies for addition and subtraction based on place value, properties, and the inverse relationship.
⇒ Multiplication Strategies
"My kids just don't know their multiplication facts!" Have you ever found yourself saying that statement? If so, this course is for you. The Montana Content Standards emphasize solving multiplication problems by using strategies based on place value and properties. This course will focus on how to build multiplication fact fluency with your students by building a conceptual understanding first to learn foundational and derived facts.
Summer Professional Development
Are you looking for professional development events this summer to strengthen and support your professional learning? Take a look at these events offered by approved professional development providers in Montana:
OPI Summer Institute:
Cost: $65 (Registration Only)
Location: Bozeman, MT.
Dates: June 17th - 20th, 2024
REGISTER
Innovation Runs Through It:
Cost: Final Number TBA. Estimated at $250 (Registration Only)
Location: Missoula, MT.
Dates: July 16th - 18th, 2024
REGISTER
STEM Summer Institute:
Cost: $250.75 (Registration Only)
Location: Bozeman, MT.
Dates: August 5th - 7th
REGISTER
MCubed -
Cost: TBA (Last Year's Cost: $50 for non-MCTM members, $30 for MCTM Members) (Registration Only)
Location: Butte, MT.
Dates: August 8th - 9th
REGISTER
Math Planning Resources
Selecting Instructional Materials that Incorporate Acceleration
Selecting Evidenced-Based Math Curriculum
The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders
- This Guide offers support as schools plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. The resources and considerations in this document are based on leading research and evidence-based, best practices for summer learning and closing learning gaps. It also includes guidance on how to use ESSER funding to integrate school and community resources to create innovative summer learning programs.
One Page Summary of the 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment document.
Louisiana's Pre-K-High School Tutoring Strategy
- No longer are the days of remediation, catch-up, and cramming skills in isolation. Such strategies have proven ineffective and often detrimental to student learning. Accelerate is an equal-access, just-in-time tutoring model that is focused on identifying, celebrating, and building upon the assets students bring to the learning experience. An acceleration approach addresses unfinished learning in an equitable way. Acceleration means connecting unfinished learning in the context of new learning, integrating new information and the needed prior knowledge.
TNTP Learning Acceleration Guide
- The New Teacher Project’s (TNTP) Learning Acceleration Guide: Planning for Acceleration in the 2021-2022 School Year guides school leadership teams through the process of creating a student learning acceleration plan while helping teams tackle barriers that may affect the outcome of the plan.
EdReady Montana
- EdReady is a free Montana-based program through MTDA, ready to help schools with support for math programming in grades 5 to 12 identifying and addressing gaps and gains for fall, ACT Skill Prep, and providing supplemental class material for online/blended or face to face instruction.
Student Achievement Partners - Priority Math Standards
- This document provides guidance for the field about the content priorities by leveraging the structure and emphases of college- and career-ready mathematics standards.
Charles A Dana Center - Front mapping tool
- This google folder holds lost learning mapping outlines for grades 4- Algebra I math courses. This tool can be used to connect standards or concepts that may not have been taught to future grade level standards.
Coherence Mapping tool- grades K- Algebra II
- This spreadsheet is designed to help math teachers and leaders better understand the potential consequences of leaving gaps in their mathematics curriculum. It is a model of how many lessons and hours are needed to teach sequences of standards as defined by the Coherence Map. Created by Raymond Johnson, Mathematics Specialist, Colorado Department of Education.
Cognitively Demanding (Rich) Math Tasks
- This free digital resources contain Cognitively Demanding (Rich) Math Tasks to assist with engaging students in learning mathematics with technology online or face-to-face. This document was created by Hawaii Department of Education.
New Graduation Requirements:
The graduation requirements in Montana have been expanded to include financial literacy. (ARM 10.55.906)
It states that "In order for students to graduate, they must meet the content and performance standards," including "1/2 unit of economics or financial literacy within the 2 units of social studies, the 2 units of mathematics, or the 1 unit of career and technical education"
This expectation goes into effect for the class of 2026 graduates.
Guidance:
For guidance on these new expectations, and for information regarding how schools can support students in meeting these requirements, please visit the
Career and Technical Education Webpage.
Financial Literacy in the Math Standards:
There are many concepts related to financial literacy that exist within the
Math Content Standards. OPI has prepared a guide that identifies these standards.
Please note that the Montana Math Content Standards are under
revision and are slated to enter implementation in the Summer of 2025. Once these new standards are finalized and approved by the Board of Public Education, guidance will be provided that similarly identifies concepts related to Financial Literacy within the 2025 Math Standards.