Business & Finance Technology Education
Standards Alignment To
English Language Arts and Mathematics
Common Core State Standards
Connecticut State Department of Education
Lee C. Marcoux, Education Consultant
Tel: (860)713-6768 - Fax: (860) 713-7018
Email: lee.marcoux@ct.gov

English Language Arts CT Common Core
State Standards Overview
Mathematics CT Common Core State
Standards Overview
Aligning of BFT Standards to ELA CCSS
Aligning of BFT Standards to Math CCSS
Lesson Plans and Student Activities
Action Plan
Resources

ELA & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and
Technical Subjects
READING
Grade Specific Standards
 Key Ideas & Details
 Craft & Structure
 Integration of
Knowledge & Ideas
 Range of Reading &
Level of Text
Complexity
WRITING
Grade Specific Standards
 Text Types & Purposes
 Production &
Distribution of Writing

Research to Build &
Present Knowledge
 Range of Writing
SPEAKING &
LISTENING
Grade Specific Standards
 Comprehension &
Collaboration
 Presentation of
Knowledge & Ideas
Literacy in History/Social Studies,
Science and Technical Subjects
Grades 6-12
Reading & Writing standards for content area subjects
LANGUAGE
Grade Specific
Standards
 Conventions of
Standard English

Knowledge of
Language
 Vocabulary
Acquisition & Use

SL
L
RH
Speaking and Listening Standards in English Language Arts 6-12
Language Standards in English Language Arts 6-12
Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6-12
RST Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
WHST
Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical
Subjects 6-12

Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts
Reading, writing, speaking and listening grounded in evidence from text
Regular practice and instruction with complex texts and its academic vocabulary

How would this CTE competency look in the classroom?
What should students know and be able to do? (CTE and CCSS expectations)
Are CCSS expectations dependent on courses and grade bands?
How would this CTE competency look in a course for
6-8 versus 11-12?

ELA Common Core State Standards http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2626&q=320804
Math Common Core State Standards http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2626&q=320804

Example of Business and Finance Technology Education
Accounting
CT Accounting Frameworks Performance
Standards 6-12
Standard 1: Understand the role that accountants play in business and society.
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CT State Standards
English Language Arts
1.
Understand the role that accountants play in business and society.
Describe career opportunities in the accounting profession.
9-10.RST.4.
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to Grades 9-10 texts and topics.
11-12.RH.4.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines faction in Federalist No. 10).
9-10.L.4.c.
Consult general and specialized reference materials
(e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology.
11-12.L.4.c.
Consult general and specialized reference materials
(e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, its etymology, or its standard usage.

Example of Business and Finance
Technology Education
Personal Finance
CT Personal Finance Frameworks
Performance
Standards 6-12
Standard 1:
Personal Decision Making
Apply reliable information and systemic decision making to personal financial decisions.
1.
Use the rational decision-making process as it applies to the roles of citizens, workers and consumers.
Define and give examples of economic wants and needs.
CT State Standards
English Language Arts
RH.11-12.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
WHST. 11-12.2b Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic

https://www.rcu.msstate.edu/Curriculum/CurriculumDownload.aspx

K 1
The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics
(K-12 Content)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Measurement and Data
Statistics and
Probability
CC
Number and Operations
Fractions
Ratios and
Proportional
Relationships
The Number
System
Number and Operations in Base Ten
F
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Expressions and
Equations
Geometry
Statistics and Probability
Functions
Number and Quantity
Algebra
Geometry
Modeling

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
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Example of Business and Finance Technology Education
Accounting
CT Accounting Frameworks Performance
Standards 6-12
Standard 2:
Accounting Principles Mastery of fundamental accounting principles, skills, and competencies is essential to making informed business decisions.
2.Identify and describe generally accepted accounting principles currently
(GAAP/IFRS), explain how the application of these principles impacts the recording of financial transactions and preparation of financial statements.
Mathematics Common Core State
Standards High School
CC.9-12.A.SSE.1
: Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context.
Intermediate—Strand 1/Assets
Explain transaction affecting accounts receivable, including uncollectible accounts, write-offs, and recoveries.

Example of Business and Finance Technology Education
Personal Finance
Personal Finance
Frameworks Performance
Standards 6-12
Content Standard 2: Earning and Reporting
Income
Use a career plan to develop personal income potential
Advanced
Analyze and prepare a federal and state income tax return.
CT CCSS
Mathematics Common Core State
Standards High School
CC.9-12.A.REI.1 Explain each step in solving simple equations as following from the equality of numbers asserted at the previous step, starting from the assumption that the original equation has a solution. Construct a viable argument to justify a solution method.
CC. 9-12.A.REI.2 Solve simple rational and radical equations in one variable, and give examples showing how extraneous solutions may arise.

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Align curriculum with State BFT
Frameworks
Align curriculum with CT ELA and Math
CCSS
Modify Lesson Plans
Implement Plans and Activities
Collect Data, Evaluate and Modify

Common Core State Standards and Career and Technical Education http://www.achieve.org/files/CCSS-CTE-BridgingtheDivide.pdf
Mississippi State University Research and Curriculum Unit http://www.rcu.msstate.edu/Curriculum/CurriculumDownload.aspx#LiveTabs
Content6381
The Career Pathways Effect, CORD and NASDCTEc, Chapter 9, pps.171-
196, www.cordcommunications.com
Southern Regional Education Board/ Ready for Tomorrow http://publications.sreb.org/2009/09V20_Ready_for_Tomorrow.pdf
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education http://www.nrccte.org/professional-development/math-cte/lesson-plans