McREL (Mid-Continent Regional Education Laboratory Content Standards

McREL (Mid-Continent Regional Education Laboratory Content Standards http://www.mcrel.org

Technology Standards:
1.Understands the nature of technological design


Language Arts Standards:
1.Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process
2.Demonstrates competence in the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing
3.Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions
4.Gathers and uses information for research purposes
5.Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process


Mathematics Standards:
1.Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of numbers


Science Standards:
1.Understands essential ideas about the composition and structure of the universe and the Earth's place in it


Historical Understanding Standards:
1.Understands and knows how to analyze chronological relationships and patterns
2.Understands the historical perspective


Geography Standards:
1.Understands the nature and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics


Art Connections Standards:
1.Knows and applies appropriate criteria to music and music performances
2.Understands the relationship between music and history and culture
3.Understands the context in which theatre, film, television, and electronic media are performed today as well as in the past


Behavioral Studies Standards:
1.Understands that group and cultural influences contribute to human development, identity, and behavior