Standards relate to one another, both within and across grades. The Coherence Map is an interactive website that illustrates the coherent structure of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics K–High School. This site provides one representation of how the standards are connected to each other, and is derived from this wiring diagram.
The resources below explain what Coherence means in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and how this tool can be used to support understanding and instructional planning.
Each of the standards is illustrated with tasks, lessons, and assessments, as well as excerpts from the progression documents. The Coherence Map and supporting resources can be used to:
Use the Coherence Activity: Uncovering Progressions and Themes from the Deep Dive Into the Math Shifts Professional Development to support a stronger understanding of Coherence.
CCSS lead writer William McCallum explains the importance of connections within mathematics and the value of students understanding the structure and coherence of the subject. From the Hunt Institute. 5-min video.
This detailed graphic was created by CCSSM lead writer Jason Zimba and shows the connections among mathematics standards…
This essay by CCSSM lead writers Phil Daro, William McCallum, and Jason Zimba describes the importance of the structure …