Curriculum Overview
PHONICS,READING & WRITING
As described in Raising the Bar, the New York City Department of Education is dedicated to ensuring that all students are college- and career-ready. Teaching English Language Arts is vital to this goal, making students effective readers and writers under statewide educational standards.
As described in Raising the Bar, the New York City Department of Education is dedicated to ensuring that all students are college- and career-ready. Teaching English Language Arts is vital to this goal, making students effective readers and writers under statewide educational standards.
MATH
As described in Raising the Bar, the New York City Department of Education is dedicated to making all students college- and career-ready. Schools work toward this goal through teaching mathematics under the new statewide Common Core Learning Standards, which demand that students have solid conceptual understanding, a high degree of procedural skill and fluency, and the ability to apply the math they know to solve problems inside and outside the math classroom.
As described in Raising the Bar, the New York City Department of Education is dedicated to making all students college- and career-ready. Schools work toward this goal through teaching mathematics under the new statewide Common Core Learning Standards, which demand that students have solid conceptual understanding, a high degree of procedural skill and fluency, and the ability to apply the math they know to solve problems inside and outside the math classroom.
SCIENCE
As described in Raising the Bar, the New York City Department of Education is dedicated to making all students college -and career-ready. The science classroom in New York City schools, under statewide educational standards, ensures that students use problem-solving skills, learn new science content, and read informational texts. The Common Core Library and EngageNY provide information on New York’s shift to the Common Core Learning Standards, in which teachers incorporate literacy in science practices to help students ground reading, writing, and discussion in evidence from text as part of learning science that includes applying thinking skills to address real life problems and making informed decisions. The Library holds guides, examples, and videos that show how science and literacy are taught in New York City schools, as well as resources for families.
As described in Raising the Bar, the New York City Department of Education is dedicated to making all students college -and career-ready. The science classroom in New York City schools, under statewide educational standards, ensures that students use problem-solving skills, learn new science content, and read informational texts. The Common Core Library and EngageNY provide information on New York’s shift to the Common Core Learning Standards, in which teachers incorporate literacy in science practices to help students ground reading, writing, and discussion in evidence from text as part of learning science that includes applying thinking skills to address real life problems and making informed decisions. The Library holds guides, examples, and videos that show how science and literacy are taught in New York City schools, as well as resources for families.
SOCIAL STUDIES
As described in Raising the Bar, the New York City Department of Education is dedicated to making all students college- and career-ready. In Social Studies, schools work toward this goal through rich content, unifying themes and big ideas in history, geography, economics, civics, citizenship and government, integrated with Common Core literacy standards. The Common Core Library and EngageNY provide information on New York’s transition to the Common Core Learning Standards, which require students to ground reading, writing, and discussion in evidence from text.
As described in Raising the Bar, the New York City Department of Education is dedicated to making all students college- and career-ready. In Social Studies, schools work toward this goal through rich content, unifying themes and big ideas in history, geography, economics, civics, citizenship and government, integrated with Common Core literacy standards. The Common Core Library and EngageNY provide information on New York’s transition to the Common Core Learning Standards, which require students to ground reading, writing, and discussion in evidence from text.
