Human behavior is a result of habit, and teaching practices are similar.  It is difficult to move from a comfortable known situation to a new situation because one does not know what the results might be.  For example, New Year's resolutions begin well intended, and similarly instructors/educators attending trainings/conferences leave well intended to make changes in their practices.  But this rarely happens, unless there is a network of support that can help the person work through and sustain the change.
 
Karen Lisch Gianninoto
ESL and Professional Development Specialist 
MSDE
200 W. Baltimore St. 
Baltimore, MD
410-767-4150
410-479-4542
410-924-1529

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From: specialtopics-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Sharon L.
Sent: Thu 6/12/2008 9:14 PM
To: specialtopics at nifl.gov
Subject: [SpecialTopics 966] Re: Implementing State AdultEducationContentStandards: Louisiana


I think a lack of understanding and a fear of extra work drive much resistance to change

Sharon L. Shoemaker

--- On Thu, 6/12/08, JURMO at ucc.edu <JURMO at ucc.edu> wrote:


	From: JURMO at ucc.edu <JURMO at ucc.edu>
	Subject: [SpecialTopics 964] Re: Implementing State Adult EducationContentStandards: Louisiana
	To: specialtopics at nifl.gov
	Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 11:00 AM
	
	
	Thanks to everyone so far for the informative discussion about the Why's
	and How's of standards as a tool for reforming adult basic education at
	the state level.  My guess is that some readers who are new to the
	notion of "standards" might be wary of being forced to use some
	standards developed by others.  (Or some might have had a bad experience
	with "standards.") 
	
	Rather than seeing standards as a framework of content and best
	practices that programs can adapt to the particular learners they serve,
	some might feel that standards are something rigid and irrelevant or too
	cumbersome.  Several people in this discussion have mentioned
	"resistance to change" as a challenge in the development of
	standards-
	based systems.  Does anyone want to comment on what the sources of such
	resistance are and strategies for responding to this resistance? 
	
	Paul Jurmo
	Union County College
	New Jersey
	
	-----Original Message-----
	From: specialtopics-bounces at nifl.gov
	[mailto:specialtopics-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of David J. Rosen
	Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:43 PM
	To: specialtopics at nifl.gov
	Subject: [SpecialTopics 961] Implementing State Adult
	EducationContentStandards: Louisiana
	
	Colleagues,
	
	Please continue to post questions for Judy Franks, Pam Blundell and  
	Miriam Kroeger. Don't be shy now : - )
	
	Thursday I would like to welcome Raye Nell Spillman who will report  
	on her experience in implementing adult education content standards  
	in Louisiana. Raye Nell will answer the same questions I asked Pam,  
	Judy and Miriam to address and perhaps, if she wishes, add other  
	information based on the questions we have asked other guests .
	
	For those who have just joined the discussion, and others, you will  
	find the messages already posted in the discussion archives at
	
	http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/specialtopics/2008/date.html
	
	
	David J. Rosen
	Special Topics Discussion Moderator
	djrosen at comcast.net
	
	
	
	
	
	
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