Standards:

Agricultural Education

No. 9003, 1998, 32 pp., $15

Model standards in agricultural education are industry-based. They provide targets for all students about agriculture and standards in agriculture for students with a special interest who are taking agriculture classes. Standards include strands in technology/information, global agriculture, leadership, ecology/environment, agriscience/production, and business management and marketing. The standards are cross-referenced to standards in science, social studies, math, and English language arts.

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards in Agricultural Education Activities Guide

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards in Agricultural Education Middle School Activities Guide

Art and Design

(Replaces Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Visual Arts)
No. 7311, 2000, 30 pp., $15

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Art and Design include the fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture; the design arts such as architecture, graphic design, product design, urban planning, and media arts; art and society areas such as mass media, popular culture, folk arts, and crafts; as well as visual literacy applications like maps, charts, graphs, diagrams, models, and scientific graphics.

Business

No. 9004, 1998, 38 pp., $15

Business activities are an integral part of everyone's daily routine. Business education's mission is to teach students about business and to prepare students for business occupations. Education for business focuses on aspects of business that affect every member of society while preparation for business occupations focuses on the preparation of individuals to own or operate their own business or be a worker in a business career. These standards, found in grades four, eight, and twelve are "education for business" while the standards for "Business Students" are designed for students preparing for a career in business.

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards in Business Education Activities Guide

Dance

No. 7307, 1997, 18 pp., $15

Dance is as basic as the human instinct to move and presents another means of conceptualizing and communicating what cannot be expressed in words. Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Dance and their inclusion in the general curriculum are vital in achieving basic education for students.

English Language Arts

No. 8159, 1998, 30 pp., $15

The model standards in English Language Arts include standards for language, reading and literature, writing, listening and speaking, media and technology, and research and inquiry. While the standards are written for grades 4, 8, and 12, they emphasize the ongoing developmental nature of language acquisition and use. Because communication is vital to all learning, these standards also provide connections within and across disciplines.

Environmental Education

No. 9001, 1998, 38 pp., $15

Wisconsin's historical commitment to environmental education is well-known. Legislation requiring instruction in the conservation of natural resources at both the elementary and secondary level, and requiring science and social studies teachers to have "adequate preparation" in the conservation of natural resources was passed during the 1930s. Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Environmental Education expand upon the state's already significant efforts. Because environmental education is interdisciplinary, previous efforts to define discipline-centered standards have not fully captured its essence. The environmental education standard is an umbrella document that describes the integration of the disciplinary standards to create curricula that will produce environmentally literate citizens.

Family and Consumer Education

No. 8033, 1997, 32 pp., $15

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Family and Consumer Education are designed to support the family's role in our society. The standards provide a framework for setting program and classroom goals and evaluating the quality of student performance. Examples of student work illustrate how sample tasks can be developed using the standards.

Foreign Language

No. 8032, 1997, 40 pp., $15

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Foreign Languages is based on an instructional program for all students beginning in kindergarten and continuing through 12th grade. The standards are applicable to all languages and are adaptable to various program configurations. Examples of student work in six languages illustrate how sample tasks can be designed from the standards.

Health Education

No. 8031, 1997, 20 pp., $15

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Health Education can help improve student learning by providing a foundation and framework for curriculum development, classroom instruction, and assessment of student performance. A primary goal of these standards is improved educational achievement for all students and improved health education.

Information and Technology Literacy

No. 9002, 1998, 44 pp., $15

Information and technology literacy is necessary for successful participation in a democratic society. Today's world is witnessing an unprecedented explosion of information and knowledge and technology is providing increased access to previously restricted or unknown information. Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Information and Technology Literacy identify and define the knowledge and skills essential for all Wisconsin students to access, evaluate, and use information and technology for a lifetime. These standards connect and interrelate technology competencies and information processing skills needed for lifelong learning. The framework demonstrates a progression of competencies from the physical access skills for the use of media and technology, to the intellectual access skills of information use, and finally to the skills necessary to be effective in learning independently and within groups.

Marketing Education

No. 9005, 1998, 36 pp., $15

The dynamic and ever-changing field of marketing is reflected in these content and performance standards created by a diverse group educators with active involvement from business people, parents, and school administrators. The result is a futuristic view of marketing practices and related fields students need to effectively participate in a global economy. Included are: marketing functions and applications, global marketing, marketing technology, critical thinking, life-long development, organizational leadership, entrepreneurship and free enterprise. The standards are cross referenced to the social studies, math, science and English language arts standards.

Mathematics

No. 8160, 1998, 25 pp., $15

The model academic standards in mathematics reflect a shift necessitated by technological changes. They also recognize research regarding mathematics teaching and learning. It is imperative that all students possess math skills, can use math procedures, and problem solve. The standards provide guidance to schools as curricular decisions are made locally.

Music

No. 7309, 1997, 22 pp., $15

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Music represent a vision of what students should know and be able to do in music. In view of the current and continuing research on the effects of music education on cognition, implementation of these standards can greatly benefit developing minds.

Personal Financial Literacy

No. 6158, 2006, 42 pp., $15

The knowledge and skills set forth in the personal financial literacy standards cross all grade levels and disciplines. A comprehensive, developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten through grade 12 program can promote personal financial literacy throughout numerous curricular areas. Educators from all grade levels can use the financial literacy standards to align instruction and create curriculum and activities designed to instill within students a desire to be financially literate. The standards are intended to help schools develop programs that provide the knowledge and skills to establish sound financial habits.

Physical Education

No. 8034, 1997, 24 pp., $15

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Physical Education provide students and parents an opportunity to understand the importance of developing an active, healthy lifestyle. Educators can help motivate students to make a commitment to be physically active by aligning instruction with these standards for physical education. The physical education standards are the foundation to build meaningful physical education experiences for all students

Science

No. 8161, 1998, 25 pp., $15

The study of science allows students to experience the richness and excitement of the natural world. As adults, students will face complex questions requiring scientific thinking, reasoning and the ability to make informed decisions. Scientific knowledge will prepare students for the future and help them acquire the skills needed to hold meaningful and productive jobs. The model academic standards for science are one important step in reaching the goal of science literacy for all students.

Social Studies

No. 8162, 1998, 25 pp., $15

The social studies standards draw on the major social sciences to help students become responsible citizens in a diverse, democratic society in a mutually dependent world. These standards provide a way to review and evaluate local curriculums and help parents and community members to understand how social studies learning contributes to the educational goals of society. They develop a commitment to democratic values and provide the knowledge base to make informed decisions on local, state, and national issues.

Technology Education

No. 9006, 1998, 30 pp., $15

In an increasingly technological world, it is important that all citizens have an in-depth understanding of what technology is and its place in our world. This understanding must go beyond the simple use of existing technologies. Students must be able to adapt to new and changing technologies throughout their lives. The model academic standards for technology education will ensure all Wisconsin students develop the technological literacy needed to be responsible and productive citizens in the 21st century.

Theatre

No. 7308, 1997, 10 pp., $15

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Theatre show how this interdisciplinary subject engages students in higher-level thinking skills, stimulates their problem solving abilities, teaches cooperative learning, and requires effective communication. Theatre's unique contribution to curriculum allows success for almost everyone because it demands a variety of abilities.

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