Hi,
 
I cannot agree more with Karen and Gretchen.> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:49:11 -0700> From: gbitterl at sdccd.edu> To: specialtopics at nifl.gov> Subject: [SpecialTopics 1056] Re: Fwd: Auto-discard notification> > Hello everyone - I support what Karen Greer has said about the importance of> teacher training. I believe there is a huge gap between the standards out> there and what is actually happening in the ESL classrooms. Personally I have> found the EFF standards to have no direct relevance to teaching ESL. There> are good ESL content standards out there, which the textbook companies have> been following in writing new core textbooks, but as someone said, if the> teachers don't know how to use the textbook, then it is likely the standard> will not be implemented. We have a lot of work yet to do.> Gretchen Bitterlin> San Diego Continuing Education Program> > -----Original Message-----> From: specialtopics-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:specialtopics-bounces at nifl.gov]> On Behalf Of David J. Rosen> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 6:52 AM> To: specialtopics at nifl.gov> Subject: [SpecialTopics 1040] Fwd: Auto-discard notification> > Posted for Karen Greer who sent this message on June 17th> > > From: "Greer, Karen" <Karen.Greer at victoriacollege.edu>> Date: June 17, 2008 4:29:47 PM EDT> To: <specialtopics at nifl.gov>> Subject: RE: [SpecialTopics 994] Re: ImplementingState > AdultEducationContentStandards> > Hats off to Federico for his description of our state's standards > process. I am one of those teachers in the trenches and welcomed the > standards. I was shown my classroom,the students, and a large book > closet and that was my orientation. After many years, trial and > error, and many hours in the bookroom , I have come up with a > workable plan. The standards are very necessary and need to be the > basis of good planning(foreign to some teachers}. Texas followed the > introduction of the standards with concrete lesson plan training. A > curriculum with concrete flow is very important and the standards > give us a way to divide level instruction guidelines. I encourage all > in this field to use the standards and it will only benefit our > students.> > Karen Greer, teacher> Victoria College Adult Ed. Victoria, Tx> > > > > -------------------------------> National Institute for Literacy> Special Topics mailing list> SpecialTopics at nifl.gov> To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to> http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/SpecialTopics> Email delivered to gbitterl at sdccd.edu> -------------------------------> National Institute for Literacy> Special Topics mailing list> SpecialTopics at nifl.gov> To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/SpecialTopics> Email delivered to mdryden at mail.utexas.edu
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