Click on the links below to view Ohio’s academic content standards and to find resources useful to implementing standards-based education in Ohio classrooms and schools.

Academic Content Standards

Select a content area below in order to choose from a variety of document formats that allow you to access, sort or repurpose the academic content standards. Document descriptions under each content area detail which format will most closely fit your needs.

• English Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies

Academic Content Standards Adopted in 2003

Select a content area below in order to view the Printable Document Format (pdf) that will allow you to access the academic content standards of your choice. The full ACS documents include standards, instructional commentary and resources. Additional versions and formats (HTML, XML and RTF) will be available in July.

• Fine Arts (11 Mb)
• Foreign Language (17 Mb)
• Technology (18 Mb)

Library Guidelines

Select the Library Content area below in order to view the Printable Document Format (pdf) that will allow you to access the Library Guidelines. The full Library Guidelines document includes guidelines, a toolkit and resources. Additional versions and formats (HTML, XML and RTF) will be available in July.

• Library (29 Mb)

Standards-Based Alignment Tools
A tool used by educators to inform standards-based curriculum, instruction and assessment development.

International Education
International education prepares Ohio citizens to live, work and participate in the global economy. This page provides links to resources including lesson plans, professional development, exchanges, etc., to assist teachers in meeting this need.

National Standards

• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and International Reading Association (IRA) Standards for English Language Arts
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards for School Mathematics: Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12
• Comparison of Ohio’s mathematics academic content standards with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards
• The science standards published by the National Academy of Sciences.
• Social studies standards developed by the National Council for the Social Studies

Additional Resources:

• Ohio Resource Center
• INFOhio
• Standards Guides for Families
• The Ohio Literacy Initiative
• The Development of the Academic Content Standards in Ohio
• The Development of the Model Curricula in Ohio

Acknowledgements:

• English Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies