The 2020–21 school year presents a unique set of opportunities and challenges due to the disruption to instruction in spring 2020 as well as the uncertainty as the school year unfolds. Educators know that every school year there are students who require support in addressing unfinished learning from prior grades, a challenge that will be felt more prominently in the 2020–21 school year. Since time is a scarce commodity in classrooms — made more limited by anticipated closures and remote or hybrid learning models in the fall of 2020 — strategic instructional choices about which content to prioritize must occur.
The guidance documents below are designed to identify and define areas of high-level focus in content areas supported by key PA Academic Standards. Note that while all standards deserve a defined level of instruction, neglecting key concepts may result in learning gaps in student skill and understanding and may leave students unprepared for the challenges of a later grade.
- Add Driver Education Focus Document Content Item
- Driver Education Focus Document
- Driver Education Focus Document leads to file
- Add English Language Arts Focus Documents Content Item
- English Language Arts Focus Documents
- ELA Focus Document - Grade K leads to file
- ELA Focus Document - Grade 1 leads to file
- ELA Focus Document - Grade 2 leads to file
- ELA Focus Document - Grade 3 leads to file
- ELA Focus Document - Grade 4 leads to file
- ELA Focus Document - Grade 5 leads to file
- ELA Focus Document - Grade 6 leads to file
- ELA Focus Document - Grade 7 leads to file
- ELA Focus Document - Grade 8 leads to file
- ELA Focus Document - Grade 9-10 leads to file
- ELA Focus Document - Grade 11-12 leads to file
- Add Math Focus Documents Content Item
- Math Focus Documents
- Math Focus Document - Grade K leads to file
- Math Focus Document - Grade 1 leads to file
- Math Focus Document - Grade 2 leads to file
- Math Focus Document - Grade 3 leads to file
- Math Focus Document - Grade 4 leads to file
- Math Focus Document - Grade 5 leads to file
- Math Focus Document - Grade 6 leads to file
- Math Focus Document - Grade 7 leads to file
- Math Focus Document - Grade 8 leads to file
- Math Focus Document - Algebra I leads to file
- Add Science Focus Documents Content Item
- Science Focus Documents
- Science Focus Document - Grade K leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Grade 1 leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Grade 2 leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Grade 3 leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Grade 4 leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Grade 5 leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Chemistry (Grades 9-12) leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Earth and Space Science (Grades 6-8) leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Earth and Space Science (Grades 9-12) leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Life Science (Grades 6-8) leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Life Science (Grades 9-12) leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Physical Science (Grades 6-8) leads to file
- Science Focus Document - Physics (Grades 9-12) leads to file
- Add Social Studies Focus Documents Content Item
- Social Studies Focus Documents
- Social Studies Focus Document - Grades K-2 leads to file
- Social Studies Focus Document - Grades 3-8 leads to file
- Social Studies Focus Document - High School leads to file
- Add Technology Education Focus Documents Content Item
- Technology Education Focus Documents
- Technology Education Focus Document - Grade 4 leads to file
- Technology Education Focus Document - Grade 7 leads to file
- Technology Education Focus Document - Grade 10 leads to file
- Technology Education Focus Document - Grade 12 leads to file
