Compendium of
Standards and Benchmarks
From the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
(McREL), this is a browsable
and searchable database for K-12 standards in English language
arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, organized by
subject, state, grade level, topic, and keyword. McREL offers
training and consultative services related to writing standards,
developing curriculum and assessments that align with standards,
and using assessment data to inform instruction. The site also
includes sample lesson plans linked to the standards. Currently
online is the fourth edition of the Compendium. The most recent
print edition is the third: Content knowledge : a compendium of
standards and benchmarks for K-12 education / John S.
Kendall and Robert J. Marzano. 3rd ed. Aurora, Colo. : McREL ;
Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, c2000. Regenstein 4th floor Reading Room LB3060.83.K46
2000
Developing
Educational Standards
In existence since 1995, the maintainers of this site have the goal
to index "as much information about educational standards and
curriculum frameworks from all sources (national, state, local, and
other) as can be found on the Internet." The information is
categorized into subjects and is also listed by States.
Descriptions of documents from significant organizations and
governmental bodies are listed and hypertext links are
provided.
National Center on
Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
This Center's mission is to provide "national leadership in the
participation of students with disabilities in national and state
assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation
requirements." The website includes a wide variety of documents,
reports and directories to assist in accomplishing the group's
goals.
Standards for
Success
This was a three-year project of the Association of American
Universities and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Its goals were to 1)
Identify what students need to know and be able to do in order to
succeed in entry-level university courses. The knowledges and
skills have been published in Understanding University
Success and distributed to high schools throughout the country;
and 2) Produce a database of information on state
high school assessments, to improve the connection between the
content of high school tests and the standards for university
success.
Illinois
Illinois Learning
Standards
Promulgated by the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois
Learning Standards (ILS) define what all students in Illinois
public schools should know and be able to do as a result of their
elementary and secondary schooling in the following subjects:
English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Science,
Physical Development & Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign
Languages. The standards are available in full-text versions, along
with performance descriptors in each subject area for various grade
levels and sample classroom assessment activities.
Chicago
Chicago
Public Schools: Standards
Resources for each of the four phases of the SBCI process
(Standards, assessment, instruction, and data analysis), planning
templates, suggested readings, and professional development
toolkits are available through this site.
