The use of portfolios addresses curricular standards in many subject areas. We find that the following standards are of use in planning curricula in various subject areas:

• Language Arts
  The Mid-Continent Writing Standards
  [http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/standardslib/langarts.html]

• Social Studies
  • The Historical Thinking Standards outlined by the National Center for History in the Schools
    [http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/]

  • Social Studies standards created by the National Council for the Social Studies
    [http://www.ncss.org/online/standards/toc.html]

• Science
  • The National Academy of Sciences' National Science Education Standards
    [http://www.nap.edu/nap/online/nses/html/6a.html].

  • National Research Council Science Standards
    [gopher://hp.k12.ar.us/00/subjects/Science/Documents/National%20Science%20Education%20Standards]

  • The State of Michigan science standards
    [gopher://gopher.mde.state.mi.us:70/00/serv/curric/corecur/Science]

• Math
  National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards
  [http://www.enc.org/online/NCTM/280dtoc1.html]

• Art
  The National Standards for Arts Education outlined by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations.
  [http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/%7Eaeoltcap/nsaeaeol.html]

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