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Educational Standards
The Smithsonian American Art Museum strongly believes in the educational power of visual art and advocates its integration across the curriculum. Consequently, we have identified national standards spanning many disciplines that relate to each of the educational resources. The standards cited in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's resource list come from the following documents:
Visual and Performing Arts
- National Standards for the Visual Arts (National Art Education Association)
- National Standards for Arts Education (Consortium of National Arts Education Associations)
Social Studies
- National Standards for History (National Center for History in the Schools)
- National Standards for Civics and Government (Center for Civic Education)
- Economics America National Standards (National Council on Economic Education)
- National Geography Standards (National Council for Geographic Education)
English Language Arts
- Standards for the English Language Arts (National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association)
Science and Math
- National Science Education Standards (National Research Council)
- Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (National Council for Teachers of Mathematics)
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