Tennessee Diploma Project - Learning Standards
Tennessee parents can read and evaluate what their child is supposed to learn and do from the earliest weeks of life through high school right here using the Department's Web site.
"Smart from the Start" outlines appropriate milestones and activities for children from birth through five, when many children typically enter Kindergarten. Stage by stage explanations of how to care for your young one and stimulate his or her development are housed here, http://www.k-12.state.tn.us/smart/index.htm.
The Tennessee Electronic Learning Center is a parent-friendly resource for understanding Tennessee's learning standards through use of Apple iTunes.
The Department's curriculum standards page defines what Tennessee students are supposed to learn in school. Visitors may navigate this information by grade level or subject area for Kindgergarten through 12th grade by visiting http://ww.tn.gov/education/curriculum.shtml.
Parents may find the "Checks for Understanding" to be the easiest explanation of what their child should be able to do in any subject or grade level. These items are denoted by a check mark and listed under each learning standard. While the learning standards are defined in technical terms, these checks for understanding are easily identifiable signs that a student understands a particular skill.
The Tennessee Diploma Project is an affiliate of Achieve Inc.'s American Diploma Project and adheres to its goals and mission. Read about Achieve and the ADP at www.achieve.org.
Governor Bill Haslam
