Aligning Practices with the NJSLS for ELA and Math

This workshop is designed to help K–5 educators understand and implement the revised New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) in both ELA and Math. Participants engage with the latest framework updates, including key shifts in terminology, coding, and domain structuring. Teachers will explore sample activities that model classroom application of the standards, emphasizing foundational skills, conceptual understanding, and interdisciplinary connections like climate change and social justice. Time is also allocated for teachers to plan integration strategies aligned to these new standards using authentic resources.

• Misalignment between current instructional practices and NJSLS
  
  
• Uncertainty about the implications of changes in terminology and structure (e.g., "fluency" replaced by "accuracy and efficiency")
  
  
• Lack of familiarity with ELA and Math coding, standards, and interdisciplinary expectations and mandates.

1. Deep Understanding of Framework Shifts: Participants will gain insight into the major expectations within the NJSLS, such as the ELA domains, coding systems, and fluency in math. This includes understanding rigor, conceptual development, and skill progression across grades.
   
   
2. Application of Standards through Engaging Activities: Educators will engage with and design model lessons and scaffolded activities that align to the revised standards. These include standards-based tasks in reading, writing, speaking/listening, and mathematics, with emphasis on coding identifiers and integration of multimodal resources.
   
   
3. Strategic Implementation Planning: Teachers will leave with practical tools and vetted resources to embed the revised standards into daily instruction. This includes interdisciplinary units, culturally responsive teaching strategies, and ways to incorporate climate change, social justice, and diversity into math and ELA content in developmentally appropriate ways.