Miriam,

Thanks for sharing information with us on Arizona's Standards.

Can you say a little more about what led to the decision to revise the 
Standards?  And what was the process you went through to revise them?

Thanks,
Aaron

At 08:27 AM 3/28/2006 -0700, you wrote:


>Arizona has had Content and Performance Standards for Adult Education

>since 1999.  The process started in 1998.  We have standards in Reading,

>Writing, Math, Science, Social Studies, Citizenship, ESOL (renamed ELAA-

>English Language Acquisition for Adults in 2005), and we added

>Technology in 2005.  We've also revised the standards (except

>Citizenship- waiting for the new test from USCIS, and Technology -

>they're new enough.)  The fact that we've already revised our standards

>should be a hint to others.  They need to be living documents that

>respond to teacher and learner feedback, and you have to have the

>leadership that will support the fact that they are dynamic and those

>dynamics need to be continuously looked at and, when necessary, time,

>talent and the field need to be involved in updating and revising.

>

>Renee Sherman talked about the Standards Warehouse and the guide that

>was developed.  The guide should be "must reading" for states

>undertaking standards development.  I wish we had one when we started.

>And the warehouse itself is so valuable.  The taxonomies related to the

>content areas allow you to see how various states have addressed ideas,

>concepts and skills in those content areas.  No small accomplishment!!

>And it's almost as if this conversation about content standards has to

>be aligned to the conversation that is happening on the assessment list,

>because assessment should be aligned to standards.

>

>-Miriam Kroeger

>Arizona

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: contentstandards-bounces at nifl.gov

>[mailto:contentstandards-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Aaron Kohring

>Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 6:55 AM

>To: AE Content Standards

>Subject: [ContentStandards 80] What are States doing with Standards?

>

>Greetings all,

>

>After reflecting on postings from the past week on National Standards, I

>reviewed questions that subscribers have sent to me about Standards, in

>general.  The most common question appears to be: What are States

>currently doing with Standards?

>

>What is the process that States have gone through when developing or

>creating Standards, adopting or adapting existing Standards (such as

>Equipped for the Future or other Standards), or combining/linking 2 or

>more sets of standards?  What have been the major challenges in this

>process?  What have been the benefits?  What changes have you seen in

>your adult literacy programs as a result of the process?

>

>Are any States willing to share with us?

>

>Thanks,

>Aaron

>

>

>Aaron Kohring

>Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection

>(http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/)

>Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards

>Discussion List (http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards)

>Coordinator, Equipped for the Future Websites (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/)

>

>Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee EFF Center for

>Training and Technical Assistance

>Phone:(865) 974-4109 main

>            (865) 974-4258 direct

>Fax:   (865) 974-3857

>e-mail: akohring at utk.edu

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Aaron Kohring
Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection 
(http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/)
Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards Discussion 
List (http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards)
Coordinator, Equipped for the Future Websites (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/)

Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance
Phone:(865) 974-4109 main
           (865) 974-4258 direct
Fax:   (865) 974-3857
e-mail: akohring at utk.edu