Standards

National and State Standards for Math and Science Education

Many national and state standards recommend or require the use of graphing calculators in some subjects. To see how calculators are incorporated and how to best use them in the classroom, we offer the following resources.

 
 
State Standards of Instruction
To find your state standards, visit your State Department of Education website via the State Information page.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Online support: NCTM's publication, Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.
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National Center for Education Statistics' National Assessment of Educational Progress
The NAEP mathematics assessment is based upon a framework of curricular priorities for mathematics.
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National Science Teachers Association
The NSTA has developed standards for science teacher preparation. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader®
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TI Activities Exchange
TI develops various activities correlated with state standards, using PLATO Learning’s standards alignment tool.  The LearningCheck Activities and Activities Exchange offer viable materials in math, science and statistics.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
The AAAS Benchmarks for science, mathematics, and technology is a landmark document that sets high standards for math and science teaching.
 
 
  
 
National Research Council
Published by NRC, these standards define science curricula, provide guidelines for student performance and offer details for delivery of widespread quality science education.