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Educational Standards

Standards have been established for most disciplines. The following resources will help you become more familiar with those that focus on science, mathematics, or technology education.

ACHIEVE STANDARDS CLEARINGHOUSE	The Achieve Resource Center on Standards, Assessment, Accountability, and Technology offers an online Standards Clearinghouse that can be searched for each state's standards in the major subject areas.
BENCHMARKS FOR SCIENCE LITERACY	The American Association for the Advancement of Science - through its Project 2061 - has put up its Benchmarks for Science Literacy. These contain benchmarks and a very intelligent and readable discussion of benchmarks as they relate to science, math, technology, and the interaction of all three areas.
COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS	The Council of Chief State School Officers' site offers resources on a wide range of educational issues. Those directly relevant to standards and frameworks are grouped on a Standards and Assessments page. They include surveys of state progress on standards and examples of standards and benchmarks in math and science.
EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION	The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education offers extensive resources for math and science education, including standards and curriculum frameworks.
MID-CONTINENT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY	A compilation of content standards for K-12 curriculum in both searchable and browsable formats.
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS	The National Academy Press, a publication arm of the National Academy of Sciences, has placed the extensive and comprehensive National Science Education Standards on line.
NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS	The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards site currently offers a description of the process used for standards development, and summaries of the standards already prepared.
NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS	The National Science Education Standards present a vision of a scientifically literate populace. They outline what students need to know, understand, and be able to do to be scientifically literate at different grade levels. They describe an educational system in which all students demonstrate high levels of performance, in which teachers are empowered to make the decisions essential for effective learning, in which interlocking communities of teachers and students are focused on learning science, and in which supportive educational programs and systems nurture achievement.
PRINCIPALS AND STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL MATHEMATICS	Offered at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics website, "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics" is intended to be a resource and guide for all who make decisions that affect the mathematics education of students in preuniversity education. The recommendations in it are grounded in the belief that all students should learn important mathematical concepts and processes with understanding.
STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY	The International Technology Education Association offers "Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology" on this site in PDF format.
THE GUIDE TO MATH AND SCIENCE REFORM	An Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting Project, the Guide to Math and Science Reform is an extensive, comprehensive, and searchable database of programs and groups that are engaged in activities designed to boost K-12 math and science education.