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2nd Edition
Education Standards Correlations

Education Standards met with the Multimedia & Publishing 2nd Edition Classroom Software Collection.

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Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts
• Standard 5—Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write, using different elements of the writing process to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Standard 7—Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their audiences and their own purposes.
• Standard 12—Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information.)

Social Studies
Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
• Standard II—Time, Continuity, and Change - Early Grades: (a) demonstrate an understanding that different people may describe the same event or situation in diverse ways, citing reasons for the differences in views.
• Standard IV—Individual Development and Identity - Early Grades: (g) analyze a particular event to identify reasons individuals might respond to it in different ways; (h) work independently and cooperatively to accomplish goals.

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)

• Standard 1—Basic operation and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
• Standard 4—Technology communication tools: Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
• Standard 6—Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools: Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions; students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.

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Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts

• Standard 5—Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write, using different elements of the writing process to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Standard 8—Students use a variety of technological and informational resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information, and to acquire and communicate knowledge.

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)

• Standard 1—Basic operation and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use productivity tools to increase productivity and promote creativity; Using these tools, students collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works.

Visual Arts
National Standards for Arts Education

• Content Standard 1—Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
• Content Standard 2—Using knowledge of structures and functions.
• Content Standard 4—Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and culture.
• Content Standard 6—Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

Mathematics
Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics

• Standard 9—Geometry and Spatial Sense: describe, model, draw, and classify shapes; develop spatial sense; recognize and appreciate geometry in their world.
• Standard 13—Patterns and Relationships: recognize, describe, extend, and create a wide variety of patterns.

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Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts

• Standard 5—Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write, using different elements of the writing process to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Standard 8—Students use a variety of technological and informational resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information, and to acquire and communicate knowledge.

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)

• Standard 1—Basic operation and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use productivity tools to increase productivity and promote creativity; Using these tools, students collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works.

Visual Arts
National Standards for Arts Education

• Content Standard 1—Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
• Content Standard 2—Using knowledge of structures and functions.
• Content Standard 4—Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and culture.
• Content Standard 6—Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

Mathematics
Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics

• Standard 9—Geometry and Spatial Sense: describe, model, draw, and classify shapes; develop spatial sense; recognize and appreciate geometry in their world.
• Standard 13—Patterns and Relationships: recognize, describe, extend, and create a wide variety of patterns.

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Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts

• Standard 4—Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Standard 5—Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write, using different elements of the writing process to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Standard 7—Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their audience and their own purposes.
• Standard 8—Students use a variety of technological and informational resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to acquire and communicate knowledge.
• Standard 12—Students use spoken, written, and visual language to achieve their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Social Studies
Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

• Standard II—Time, Continuity, and Change- Early Grades: (e) demonstrate an understanding that people in different times and places view the world differently.

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)

• Standard 1—Basic operation and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
• Standard 4—Technology communication tools: Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

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Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts

• Standard 5—Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write, using different elements of the writing process to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
• Standard 8—Students use a variety of technological and informational resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information, and to acquire and communicate knowledge.

Social Studies
Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
• Standard I—Culture - Early Grades: (d) compare ways in which people from different cultures think about and deal with their physical environment and social conditions.
• Standard II—Time, Continuity, and Change - Early Grades: (c) compare and contrast different stories or accounts about past events, people, places, or situations, identifying how they contribute to our understanding of the past.
• Standard III—People, Places, and Environments - Early Grades: (h) examine the interaction of human beings and their physical environment, their use of land, building of cities, and the ecosystem changes in selected locales and regions
• Standard VIII—Science, Technology, and Society - Early Grades: (b) identify and describe examples in which science and technology have led to changes in the physical environment, such as the building of dams and levees, offshore oil drilling, medicine from rain forests, and loss of rain forests due to extraction of resources or alternative uses; (d) identify examples of laws and policies that govern scientific and technological applications, such as the Endangered Species Act and environmental protection policies.
• Standard IX—Global Connections - Early Grades: (d) explore causes, consequences, and possible solutions to persistent, contemporary, and emerging global issues, such as pollution and endangered species.

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)
• Standard 1—Basic operation and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
• Standard 4—Technology communication tools: Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

Science
National Science Education Standards
• Content Standard C—Life Science: Organisms and Their Environments
Humans depend on their natural and constructed environments. Humans change environments in ways that can be either beneficial or detrimental to themselves and other organisms.
• Content Standard F—Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Changes in Environments
Changes in environments can be natural or influenced by humans. Some changes are beneficial, some are harmful, and some are neutral.

Sources:
Standards for the English Language Arts, by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Published by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, 1996.

The National Educational Technology Standards initiated by the International Society for Technology in Education’s Accreditation and Professional Standards Committee.

Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: Expectations of Excellence, by the National Council for the Social Studies. Published by National Council for the Social Studies, 1994.

National Standards for Arts Education: Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations. Published by Music Educators National Conference, 1994.

National Science Education Standards, by the National Research Council. Published by National Academy of Sciences, 1996.

Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., 1989.