ExACT Alignments, sometimes called our DIY alignments, give you the tools to align your own content while leveraging the power of the EdGate Concept Index. Instead of relying on manual, state-by-state alignment, you can work within a structured system that keeps your data consistent, up-to-date, and connected to the standards that matter.
The framework upon which ExACT was developed is EdGate's Concept Index. The Concept Index is a taxonomical list of educational concepts (terms) that was designed and built on K12 standards and has been refined and improved year after year. The list of terms which has been aligned to all standards in our repository is what ties everything together and allows for a global alignment to all standards.
The user simply chooses the concept(s) they want to 'tag' the item to and hits 'submit'. It is at that point that the item is correlated to any/all standards containing the same concept(s). The correlation remains in 'Pending' status until the designated Administrator, a publisher staff member, reviews and authorizes the alignment.