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         Compendium of K-12 Standards

McREL's online Compendium is a synthesis of standards documents from professional subject-area organizations and selected state standards.

Standards and benchmarks are presented in 14 content areas and include pre-kindergarten benchmarks and specific knowledge and skill statements.

         Standards Development—Technical Services
         Standards Improvement - Technical Services
         Designing a School or District Curriculum Audit in Science
         Teaching Vocabulary
         PreK–12 Standards: Keys to Learning
         A Framework for Early Literacy Instruction: Aligning Standards to Developmental Accomplishments and Student Behaviors
         Shapes, Shapes Everywhere! A second grade geometry unit
         Comprehensive Accountability Systems: A Framework for Evaluation (revised edition)
         What States Can Learn About State Standards and Assessment Systems from No Child Left Behind Documents and Interviews with Central Region Assessment Directors
         Policy Brief—Students With Disabilities and Standards-Based Reform
         21st Century Skills: What do We Expect of Students?
         A Distillation of Subject-Matter Content for the Subject Areas of Geography and History
         A Distillation of Subject-Matter Content for the Subject Areas of Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science
         A Report Documenting the Process for Developing an Integrated Standards-Based Instructional Unit
         Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
         Connecting Ideas: A Strategy for Extending the Curriculum
         Designing a Sustainable Standards-Based Assessment System
         Essential Knowledge: The Debate Over What American Students Should Know
         Exemplary English Language Arts Standards Among the Seven States in the Central Region
         Exemplary Geography Benchmarks Among the Seven States in the Central Region
         Exemplary History Benchmarks Among the Seven States in the Central Region
         Exemplary Mathematics Standards Among the Seven States in the Central Region
         Exemplary Science Benchmarks Among the Seven States in the Central Region
         Finding the Time to Learn: A Guide
         Sequenced Benchmarks for Geography and History
         Sequenced Benchmarks for K–12 Language Arts
         Sequenced Benchmarks for K–8 Science
         Sequenced Benchmarks for K-12 Mathematics
         Classroom Instruction that Works: Participants' and Facilitators' Manuals

         Awash in a Sea of Standards
         High School Standards and Expectations for College and the Workplace
         Issues Brief: Digging Deeper: Where Does the Public Stand on Standards-based Education?
         McREL Insights - Standards-based Education: Putting Research into Practice
         Noteworthy Perspectives on Implementing Standards-Based Education
         Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom
         The Fall and Rise of Standards-Based Education: A National Association of School Boards of Education (NASBE) Issues in Brief
         Changing Schools, Summer 2002
         Changing Schools, Winter 2002
         Why one size doesn't fit all [Fall 2007 Changing Schools article]
         Policy Brief - Raising the Achievement of Low-Performing Students
         Policy Brief: Fulfilling the Promise of the Standards Movement
         Policy Brief: Standards-Based Accountability Systems
         High School Standards and Expectations for College and the High-Skills Workplace [Research in Brief]
         Standards in Classroom Practice Research Synthesis
         Teacher Survey of Standards-Based Instruction: Addressing Time
         The Influence of Standards on K-12 Teaching and Learning: A Research Synthesis
         Thinking & Learning Skills: What Do We Expect of Students?
         What Americans Believe Students Should Know: A Survey of U.S. Adults
         A Technical Guide for Revising or Developing Standards and Benchmarks
         Challenging Standards in English: Are High Schools Missing Essential Content?
         Challenging Standards in Mathematics: What Are High Schools Missing?
         Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education
         Eight Questions You Should Ask Before Implementing Standards-Based Education at the Local Level
         Models of Standards Implementation: Implications for the Classroom
         Standards for Career Education
         The Systematic Identification of Performance Standards

         Achieve
Helps states raise academic standards, measure performance against those standards, and establish clear accountability for results
         Developing Educational Standards
A repository for Internet information about education standards and curriculum frameworks from all sources (national, state, local, and other)