What is it?
The Cross-Disciplinary Standards Matrix is an interactive view of every lesson in the CxEd Hub library, plotted against the standards each lesson addresses. It replaces our earlier draft Google Sheet with a richer, faster, fully searchable web tool.
It is built for teachers, instructional coaches, and curriculum leads who need to:
- Find lessons that hit a specific standard or cluster of standards.
- See where computing concepts naturally line up with math, ELA, science, social studies, and the arts.
- Audit coverage across grade bands when planning a scope and sequence.
- Justify integrated activities to administrators with a standards-aligned trail.
Standards covered
CSTA K–12
Computer Science Teachers Association standards across all five concepts and grade bands.
CCSS-Math
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics — content and practice standards.
CCSS-ELA
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy.
NGSS
Next Generation Science Standards — performance expectations across grade bands.
ISTE
International Society for Technology in Education student standards.
C3 Social Studies
College, Career, and Civic Life framework for social studies state standards.
National Core Arts
National Core Arts Standards across creating, performing, responding, and connecting.
How to use the matrix
- Pick a view (tab). Switch between standards frameworks at the top — each tab plots lessons against a different framework.
- Filter. Use the dropdowns to narrow by grade band, subject, or framework section.
- Read the heatmap. Darker cells indicate stronger alignment or more lessons covering that intersection. The legend below the controls explains the color scale.
- Hover for details. Hovering a standard code reveals the full description; hovering a cell previews the lessons mapped there.
- Click to drill in. Clicking a cell opens a side panel with every lesson that hits that standard — titles link directly to the full lesson plans on this site.
A few tips
- Start broad — pick a grade band first, then layer on subject filters. The matrix is dense by design.
- The framework tabs are independent. A lesson can show up in multiple frameworks because it satisfies multiple standards.
- If you came here looking for a specific lesson rather than a specific standard, the Lesson Plans page has a faster filtered search.
- Cells are clickable — if a cell looks empty but is highlighted, hover it; the count may be small.
Feedback
Mappings are reviewed by the CxEd Hub team but new lessons are added regularly and alignment is an ongoing process. If you spot a missing or incorrect alignment, please get in touch.