Standard 4

Question 1

Content

Answer 1

all the knowledge and skills included in an academic discipline

Question 2

Academic discipline

Answer 2

a particular subject area, such as reading, or geography, or biology, or physical education.

Question 3

Central concepts

Answer 3

markers for the essential knowledge or skills for that discipline, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in arithmetic, or the concepts of atoms, elements, molecules, and compounds in chemistry.

Question 4

Cross-disciplinary skills

Answer 4

skills include life skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity—skills that are not just useful in one subject.

Question 5

Content standards

Answer 5

they are short statements that describe what students should know, understand, or be able to do in the academic disciplines at each grade level.

Question 6

Instructional resources and curriculum materials

Answer 6

textbooks, guest speakers, field trips, and technology resources like websites and online videos. All these resources can help us present the content to students.

Question 7

Learning progressions

Answer 7

a “road” or “pathway” that students travel as they progress toward mastery of the knowledge and skills needed for that content area.

Question 8

Prior knowledge

Answer 8

all of the things the student already knows about the subject.