Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Highlighted Resources
This page provides a curated list of information, guidance, and resources.
The NJDOE Digital Item Library provides access to items previously administered on a New Jersey Department of Education assessment.
New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) and New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) resources :
- New Jersey Assessments Resource Center: information related to the NJSLA in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science, as well as for the NJGPA
- NJSLA Blueprints and Companion Guides: blueprints and companion guides for the NJSLA assessments.
- NJSLA and NJGPA Resources for Districts: NJSLA test design and content information, and other key information about the administration and reporting of the assessment.
- NJSLA-Science: information for the NJSLA-Science, including links to the web-based practice tests.
- Career Equity Resource Center (CERC): data-informed research based professional development and technical assistance to secondary schools and county colleges planning to operate CTE programs.
- Career Readiness Toolbox: resources to enhance the learning experience for students.
- CTE Standards (PDF): standards for New Jersey CTE programs.
- New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator (NJCAN): the state's free web-based career guidance system. It contains a variety of resources to support students' lifelong career exploration and planning.
- Work-Based Learning: comprehensive links on all aspects of work-based learning.
The New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) are designed to prepare students to understand how and why climate change happens, the impact it has on our local and global communities and to act in informed and sustainable ways. These resources are designed to foster an interdisciplinary approach to climate change education that is evidence-based, action-oriented, and inclusive.
NJPSS is a system of supports and programs for students and educators to be used at the local level to meet the specific needs of each district. These are not one-size-fits-all strategies. The supports and programs are designed to be tailored and molded to provide the necessary supports to assist students and educators as they move forward. Every student, every educator, and every district is different, with unique needs.
NJPSS resources:
Learning Progressions
The New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) are built on the notion of learning as a developmental progression. They are designed to help children continually build on and revise their knowledge and abilities as they progress from Kindergarten through grade 12.
The resources provide invaluable insight into:
- what the current focus of learning should be;
- what the students learned before they came to your classroom; and
- what they will learn in a future course.
Learning progressions documents:
- Crosscutting Concepts Learning Progressions
- Earth and Space Science Disciplinary Core Ideas Learning Progressions
- Life Science Disciplinary Core Ideas Learning Progressions
- Science and Engineering Practices Learning Progressions
Unpacked Disciplinary Core Ideas
Understanding the Performance Expectations (PE) in the 2020 NJSLS-S is made easier when one uses the supporting documents. To support teachers in developing a clear and accurate understanding of the disciplinary core ideas (DCI) in the NJSLS-S, the NJDOE has created the following documents which compile information from the National Research Council's A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas, 2020 NJSLS-S, and Evidence Statements for each of the science performance expectations.
DCI documents: