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Contributed Talk

Digital Tools and Infrastructure

We're on the CASE! - Setting the New Standard for Standards

SESSION DATES & TIMES COMING IN AUGUST 2026
Audience Classification: Digital Learning
Audience Expertise: Strategic Growth - Experienced leaders focused on optimizing established programs and solving persistent challenges.
Grade Level Focus: Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools
Primary Audience: Content Designer, District Leader, Teacher
Does this session focus on a specific product? Yes - Created by another organization - The session focuses on how a school, district, or team uses an external product or service.

    Presenter(s)

  • Charles Thayer, MEd

    Chief Academic Officer
    Lincoln Learning Solutions
    EAST LIVERPOOL, OH, United States

Abstract Description : In an increasingly fragmented ed tech ecosystem, the ability to visualize and align standards across platforms is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. This presentation explores how the adoption of CASE (Common Academic Standards Exchange) Network standards is transforming the way educators, administrators, and technology providers interact with learning standards. By enabling machine-readable, interoperable formats, CASE empowers seamless integration and visualization of standards within curriculum tools, assessment platforms, and learning management systems.
We’ll showcase real-world examples of how CASE is being used to streamline curriculum mapping, personalize learning pathways, and support compliance reporting. Attendees will gain insights into how CASE reduces duplication, enhances transparency, and fosters collaboration across districts and vendors. Whether you're a policymaker, ed tech developer, or instructional leader, this session will demonstrate how CASE is setting a new benchmark for standards management; and why now is the time to get on board!

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the Role of CASE Network Standards in Ed Tech Interoperability Participants will be able to explain how CASE (Common Academic Standards Exchange) enables consistent, machine-readable representation of learning standards, and how this facilitates seamless integration across curriculum, assessment, and learning platforms.
  • Apply CASE Standards to Improve Standards Visualization and Alignment Participants will be able to identify practical strategies for implementing CASE standards to enhance the visualization, mapping, and alignment of academic standards within their own educational technology ecosystems.