The NDSBL Learning Toolkit is a step-by-step guide for schools and districts moving toward standards-based learning. It includes practical tools for building shared understanding, creating a district-wide plan, communicating with stakeholders, mapping curriculum, prioritizing standards, and developing aligned proficiency scales. Each section is designed to support leadership teams in implementing a consistent, sustainable approach across classrooms.
NDSBL TOOLKIT

- NDSBL Toolkit
- Vision and Mission
- How to Engage with this Document
- Establish Commonly Held Beliefs
- Create an Educator-Leader Team
- Draft a Standards-Based Learning Blueprint
- Draft a Communication Plan
- Create Shared Storage
- Perform Local Standards Prioritization
- Cluster Priority Standards with Supporting Standards
- Identify Vocabulary
- Create a Standards-Based Curriculum Map
- Align Standards
- Adopt/Adapt Proficiency Scales
- Adopt/Adapt/Write Student-friendly Proficiency Scales
- References