ART III: STANDARDS COMPARISON
National and state standards are the basis for planning, implementing, and assessing
differentiated instruction. To complete the Part III Standards Comparison section of the
assignment template you should:
First, consult the national standards at Education World – Curriculum: National and State
Standards (located under Curriculum Project: Curriculum Essentials Project Resources);
study those areas which pertain to the degree you are seeking (MAT for Elementary and SPED
candidates review all four core areas (eg. Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, Social Science)
since you will be endorsed and/or required to teach all core subject areas; MAT candidates in
Secondary read through their specific content standards).
Second, read your state standards at your state department of education website (Ed Standards,
located under Curriculum Project: Curriculum Essentials Project Resources may be a help
to you if you are not familiar with your state standards; MAT for Elementary and SPED
candidates review all four core areas since you will be endorsed and/or required to teach all
core subject areas; MAT candidates in Secondary read through their specific content standards).
Third, compare your state’s standards to the VDOE Standards of Learning (SOL) and
Testing, located under Curriculum Project: Curriculum Essentials Project Resources. (If you
live in VA use the Virginia SOLs and compare them to another state of your choice.)
Fourth, write a standards comparison for one content area in the Part III Standards Comparison
section of the assignment template. Compare and contrast within a content area from general
comparison to specific comparisons. Provide thorough detail and note the specific state standards
you are comparing. Summarize what you have learned through this comparison. This section
should be one to two pages, single-spaced.
The standards to compare
MGSE2.OA.2 Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. By end of Grade 2, know from
memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
VSOL 2.5The student will recognize and use the relationships between addition and subtraction to solve single-step practical problems, with whole numbers to 20; and demonstrate fluency with addition and subtraction within 20.