National Standards
ESEA 2002 (NCLB).
An act that was established to set achieving standards for schools
and served as a resource that showed where achievement gaps occurred.
Next Generation Science Standards.
Standards that were established through collaboration to help
students be more proficient in science. The hope was that they would
be better prepared for the work force and college since there was also a
correlation with career and citizenship skills.
Project 2061.
A reform that was established to create benchmarks at specific
points in educational learning as a way to assess science proficiency
while creating effective resources for teachers.
Common Core Standards for Math.
A set of guidelines to help direct teachers in what students should
be able to do where teachers should be focusing on fewer topics that go
into a more in-depth understanding of the processes.
ISTE Standards for Teachers.
An outline of skills and pedagogies that teachers need in order to be
able to teach students in a manner that allows them to learn with
proficiency where there is a focus on technology.
ITEEA Standards for Technology Literacy.
There is a focus on more technology in schools that helps promote
literacy and how it can be applied to different fields of study.
State Standards
APG and VERSO STEM Education Resources.
Resources that serve as planning guides for guidance counselors or
administrators that are responsible for a students course planning.
Courses are outline based on particular career choices or paths
interested in by the student.
Virginia 2010 Science Standards of Learning.
An outline of what teachers are expected to teach and what students
are expected to learn at each grade level or based on each particular
science course. The common thread in all of the science standards is
scientific investigation while there are other strands that are repeated
in multiple course but the depth or required knowledge varies.
Virginia 2009 Mathematics Standards of Learning.
An outline of the required strands students are expected to learn at
different levels. It’s a resource for teachers providing them with the
required learning and materials that could be implemented.
Virginia College and Career Readiness Initiative.
An emphasis that has been placed on preparing students for their
future regardless of whether it is going to college or starting with a
trade job after high school graduation. The premise is to expose
students to the skills that are required for reading, math, and writing
for the path of their choosing.
Local
Newport News Instructional STEM.
An initiative taken by the school system to provide ways for all
students to be ready for college, a career, and to be a productive
member of society.
