# US 2018/0025660 A1 · Internet-based educational framework for the correlation of lessons, resources and assessments to state standards > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0025660 A1 - Document ID: US20180025660A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/682,925 - Filed: 2017-08-22 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2002-01-08 - Assignees: EdGate Correlation Services, LLC - Applicants: EdGate Correlation Services, LLC - Inventors: Sandra Schugren; Mark Mitrovich; Benjamin Beasley; Richard E. Nangle - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025660A1 ## CPC - G09B 7/00: Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers (mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F) - G09B 5/00: Electrically-operated educational appliances (working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F) - G09B 7/02: of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) ## Abstract An apparatus assists educators in selecting achievement tools to meet an applicable one of a plurality of sets of educational standards. A first table holds a plurality of educational standards and a plurality of linked keywords. A second table holds a plurality of achievement tools, such as lesson plans, assessments and resources, and a plurality of linked keywords. A table manipulator program permits an educator to select an educational standard and shows achievement tools applicable to the selected educational standard by having a matching of keywords linked to the achievement tools to keywords linked to the educational standards. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for assisting educators in selecting achievement tools for use in the education of students to meet an applicable one of a plurality of sets of educational standards comprising: a first table holding a plurality of educational standards and a plurality of keywords, at least selected ones of the keywords being linked to selected ones of the educational standards, a second table holding a plurality of achievement tools and a plurality of keywords, at least selected ones of the keywords being linked to selected ones of the achievement tools, and a table manipulator program adapted to permit an educator to select an educational standard and to provide to the educator a set of achievement tools applicable to the selected educational standard by having a matching of keywords linked to the achievement tools to keywords linked to the educational standards. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein achievement tools are selected from the group consisting of lesson plans, assessments and resources and more than one of them. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the educational standards are defined by discrete jurisdictions to apply to educational processes within those jurisdictions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) An apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein the educational standards of one jurisdiction have similarities to the educational standards of a different jurisdiction and the keywords for such similar educational standards are the same. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein some achievement tools in the second table are generated by educators in diverse jurisdictions having differing educational standards. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) An apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein as an educational tool is submitted by an educator for an educational standard, keywords for that standard are automatically associated with the submitted educational tool. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) An apparatus as claimed in claim 6 wherein means are provided for revising the keywords to a submitted educational tool subsequent to submission. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a data entry means for permitting a user of the apparatus to input a rating for achievement tools and for storage of the input rating for display in association with the rated educational tool. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first table, second table and table manipulator program are provided to educators over the Internet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a user interface that enables an administrator to select only educational standards pertinent to a user for use by the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a user interface that enables a user to log in with a unique identifier, and filtering so that the user is provided only educational standards pertinent to that user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the educational standards are defined by discrete jurisdictions to apply to educational processes within those jurisdictions and further comprising a user interface that enables a user to log in with a unique identifier indicating an affiliation with one of the jurisdictions and filtering so that the user is provided only educational standards pertinent to that jurisdiction. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an administrative system which allows the addition and modification of local learning standards to the state standards. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a lesson plan builder that contains data entry fields, the ability to add active links to web sites and data files, searching features for appropriate standards, and an electronic rubric creator. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a search facility permitting searching by grade, subject, by selecting from a predefined list of keywords or by typing in a word or phrase to be searched. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the keywords include grade level indicators. ### Claim 17 An apparatus for assisting educators in selecting achievement tools for use in the education of students to meet an applicable one of a plurality of sets of educational standards comprising: a first table holding a plurality of educational standards defined by discrete jurisdictions to apply to educational processes within those jurisdictions and a plurality of keywords, at least selected ones of the keywords being linked to selected ones of the educational standards, wherein the educational standards of one jurisdiction have similarities to the educational standards of a different jurisdiction and the keywords for such similar educational standards are the same; a second table holding a plurality of achievement tools selected from the group consisting of lesson plans, assessments and resources and more than one of them and a plurality of keywords, at least selected ones of the keywords being linked to selected ones of the achievement tools; wherein at least some keywords in the tables include grade level indicators; and a table manipulator program adapted to permit an educator to select an educational standard and to provide to the educator a set of achievement tools applicable to the selected educational standard by having a matching of keywords linked to the achievement tools to keywords linked to the educational standards; wherein the first table, second table and table manipulator program are provided to educators over the Internet using a website in which a user interface enables a user to log in with a unique identifier indicating an affiliation with one of the jurisdictions and filtering so that the user is provided only educational standards pertinent to that jurisdiction. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) An apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein: some achievement tools in the second table are generated by educators in diverse jurisdictions having differing educational standards, when an educational tool is submitted by an educator for an educational standard, keywords for that standard are automatically associated with the submitted educational tool, and means are provided for revising the keywords to a submitted educational tool subsequent to submission. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) An apparatus as claimed in claim 17 further comprising a data entry means for permitting a user of the apparatus to input a rating for achievement tools and for storage of the input rating for display in association with the rated educational tool. ### Claim 20 A method of assisting educators in selecting achievement tools for use in the education of students to meet an applicable one of a plurality of sets of educational standards comprising: linking a plurality of educational standards and a plurality of keywords, linking a plurality of achievement tools and a plurality of keywords, and linking educational standards to achievement tools by matching keywords linked to the achievement tools to keywords linked to the educational standards.