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2009 Standards Revision Project

Final Edited Versions of the Core Curriculum Content Standards

This site contains the final edited versions of the revised Core Curriculum Content Standards adopted by the State Board of Education.

Note that a new 2009 standards website will be launched in late fall. The site will feature standards documents with search capacity that enables users to access the standards and cumulative progress indicators by multiple means (e.g., grade level, content area, strand, word search, essential questions and enduring understandings). Users will be able to view, print or download the standards and a host of accompanying resources on demand.

Click on the links below in order to access the Word documents currently available for download.

• Standard 1: Visual and Performing Arts
  
  
• Standard 2: Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Standards
  
  
• Standard 5: Science
  
  
• Standard 6: Social Studies
  
  
• Standard 7: World Languages
  
  
• Standard 8: Technology
  
  
• Standard 9: 21st-Century Life and Careers

Overview of the 2009 Standards Revision Project

The 2009 standards reflect current research, exemplary practices, national and state standards and standards from other countries. They were drafted by taskforces consisting of educators and experts recognized for their content area expertise and for demonstration of excellence as practitioners in their respective fields. In each content area, standards and cumulative progress indicators align with the knowledge and skills needed for post-secondary education and the workplace.

Standards and Cumulative Progress Indicators in all content areas:

• Reflect prioritized knowledge and skills identified in the 2008 Standards Clarification Project
  
  
• Integrate 21st Century Knowledge and Skills (http://www.21stcenturyskills.org) by incorporating a strong emphasis on:
  • Technology integration
  • Interdisciplinary connections
  • Infusion of global perspectives
    
    
• Reflect 21st Century Themes: Global Awareness; Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy; Civic Literacy; and Health Literacy
  
  
• Emphasize the development of skills needed in contemporary real world situations
  
  
• Incorporate content-specific revisions that reflect "timely" content coupled with upgrades in skills and more in-depth learning at higher levels to meet the goal of preparing students for success in a global environment
  
  
• Provide the foundation for the development of curriculum that promotes the use of innovative learning strategies by integrating supportive technologies, inquiry- and problem-based approaches and higher order thinking skills
  
  
• Will be accompanied by Classroom Application Documents linked to cumulative progress indicators in each strand that provide guidance and resources for teachers, including sample assessment tasks, and natural links to integrated content, global perspectives and technology.

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