[Archived] March 2023 Elevate Insights Newsletter

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Product Update

Benefit from a deeper tier of alignments with ‘Align by Learning Object

New, enhanced feature that supports the alignments that matter most to you

You asked, we answered. Based on your feedback, we have added the ability to Align by Learning Object as an enhancement to our current Multiple Alignment Solutions and Application/UIs solution. 

Starting today, Elevate Standards Alignment Professional Edition clients can now benefit from refined options to align content via Learning Objects.

With Align by Learning Object, users can:

• Improve workflows more quickly and accurately with enhanced alignment functionality, saving valuable time when creating go-to-market strategies
   
• Equip content curators with improved tools to roll out a comprehensive curriculum, aligned to an expanded repository of standards (currently available in English only).
   
• Facilitate efficient standards comparisons with options to adjust key pieces of content to multiple state standards at once, improving opportunities to navigate new markets

As a Professional Editions customer, you can opt in to Align by Learning Object on March 30th. 

What's New With Standards This Month

Standards Released

• Arkansas > Academic Standards > Social Studies (2022)
• Arkansas > Career and Technical Education Standards > Career and Technical Standards > Various Subjects and Courses (9-12)
• Colorado > Academic Standards > Social Studies (2022)
• Kansas > College and Career Ready Standards (KCCRS) > History, Government, and Social Studies (2020) > Upper-Level Elective Courses  (9-12)
• Maryland > Environmental Literacy Framework > Environmental Literacy (2023)
• Mississippi > College- and Career-Readiness Standards > Social Studies (2022)
• North Carolina > Career and Technical Education - High School > Career and Technical Standards > Various Subjects and Courses (9-12)
• North Carolina > Career and Technical Education - High School > Agricultural Education (2014 r2023) > Animal Science II - Food Animal (9-12)
• Pennsylvania > Career and Technical Education Programs of Study (POS) > Various Subjects and Courses (2014 r2023) >
• Tennessee > Academic Standards > Computer Science (2022)
• Utah > Core Standards > Social Studies (2022)

Upcoming Standards

• Maryland > Environmental Literacy Framework > Environmental Literacy (2023)
• Rhode Island > Content Standards > Social Studies (2023)
• Pennsylvania > Academic Standards > Science, Technology & Education, and Environmental Literacy & Sustainability (STEELS) (2022)

You can view the List of Standards released by month. Download the Obsolete List to view standards marked obsolete for Q2, or visit the Canvas Community to learn about previously released standards.

Standards Updates

Grade Range Changes in Arkansas CTEs

Please be on the lookout for the grade changes below that were made in early March. We made these changes to reflect the authority’s most recent source files.

Arkansas > Career and Technical Education Standards > Architecture & Construction (2018 r2022)

Section Title	Old Grade Range	New Grade Range
Cabinetry	10-12	9-12

Arkansas > Career and Technical Education Standards > Business and Marketing Technology (2006 r2022)

Section Title	Old Grade Range	New Grade Range
Keyboarding	7-8	5-8

Arkansas > Career and Technical Education Standards > Health Science (2010 r2022)

Section Title	Old Grade Range	New Grade Range
Sports Medicine Injury Assessment	10-12	9-12
First Responder	10-12	9-12
Medical Math	10-12	9-12
Pharmacy Technology Fundamentals	11-12	9-12
Pathology	10-12	9-12
Human Behavior and Disorders	10-12	9-12

Arkansas > Career and Technical Education Standards > Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics (2017 r2020)

Section Title	Old Grade Range	New Grade Range
Power Equipment Technology II	10-12	9-12

To learn more about these updates, contact us at standards-support@instructure.com.