Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Mathematics. 2022 Version

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Mathematics Education; Academic Standards; Elementary Secondary Education; State Standards; Mathematics Skills; Data Analysis; Spatial Ability; Thinking Skills; Mathematical Concepts; Benchmarking

The Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Mathematics represent the work of the Mathematics Standards Review Committee who, during the 2021-22 school year, reviewed the 2007 Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Mathematics, other states' recently revised standards, current academic research, K-12 instructional best practices and public feedback. This review process followed the guidelines in Minnesota Statutes, 120B.021, subdivision 4e. The standards and anchor standards provide a summary description of student learning. The kindergarten through grade 12 benchmarks identify a "specific knowledge or skill that a student must master to complete part of an academic standard by the end of the grade level or grade band" (Minnesota Statutes, 120.B.018). Minnesota Statute, 120B.021, requires that there be statements of standards and benchmarks. Minnesota Statute, 120B.021, subdivision 4a, added by the legislature in 2007, demonstrates the commitment of the State of Minnesota to ensure that the contributions of the Tribal Nations in Minnesota are integrated into student academic learning and instruction. Minnesota's K-12 Academic Standards in Mathematics include the historical and current contributions of the eleven sovereign, federally recognized Tribal Nations in Minnesota and Minnesota's Urban Indigenous communities. The organization and structure of the 2022 Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Mathematics communicate how mathematics education is conceptualized for Minnesota students. The standards are ordered by grade, beginning in kindergarten (represented by zero) and ending in high school (represented by 9). In each grade the standards are subdivided into strand, anchor standard and benchmark. An additional dimension within benchmarks are mathematical practices and benchmarks contexts which serve to encourage integration of concepts through process and context. The three strands, Data Analysis, Spatial Reasoning and Patterns and Relationships, organize the standards. Most strands have seven anchor standards which are consistent across kindergarten through grade 11. Each standard will have one or more benchmarks that are grade-level specific that define a specific knowledge or skill a student must master. The benchmarks are placed at the end of the grade level where mastery is expected with the recognition that a progression of learning experiences in earlier grades builds the foundation for mastery later on.

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