Educational Dividends: Teachers: Standards Reference Desk

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Standards Reference Desk
The national call for educational standards has resulted in a myriad of National, State and Local standards. Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) has issued Eight Questions You Should Ask Before Implementing Standards-Based Education at the Local Level. To review your State's standards, click on your State on the map below. US Map

On a national level, standards have been crafted by a variety of organizations interested in specific disciplines. A listing is offered below. Another approach is the Core Knowledge Sequence. The Core Knowledge Sequence is a grade-by-grade guide to what students should know in grades K-8.

National Standards by Discipline:

National Science Standards
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/3.html

National Mathematics Standards
http://www.nctm.org/standards/

National Geography Standards
http://www.ncge.org/tutorial/standards/

National Language Arts
http://www.didaxinc.com/standards/langstandards.html

National Health Standards
http://www.nche.org/ghfinalpg/ghnhes.html

National Technology Standards
http://www.iteawww.org/TAA/TAA.html

National Standards for Theatre Education
http://www.byu.edu/tma/arts-ed/

National Skills Standards
http://ncrve.berkeley.edu/SkillsPage.html