<html xmlns:ns1="" xmlns:ns0="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> I want to re-introduce a question I read in one of Aaron’s messages (from Wed Feb 22 15:41:47 EST 2006, re: Teacher professional development and State Standards), as follows:   <pre>In light of the movement toward adopting, adapting, or developing content standards and aligning them with instruction, curriculum, and assessment- what implications are there for preparing adult education providers to use standards in instructional settings for teaching, learning, and assessing?</pre>   My organization is coordinating a local initiative to implement the EFF Work Readiness Credential Standards at two community-based youth employment and education training programs (serving young adults, ages 17 to 21, primarily high school dropouts and students participating in alternative high school or GED programs). We’re looking at how to help program staff to implement the EFF Standards to prepare young adults to take and pass the assessment for the Work Readiness Credential.     I am interested to hear from others about: 1) what skills, knowledge, training, other professional development you think or have seen to be needed in order for educators/trainers to implement the standards successfully? 2) Describe the nature of training you are using or have seen used: How long does training and/or preparation for implementing standards take? How much training is needed? What forms of training work best? Is self-study a feasible option for learning how to implement the standards? What about distance learning? What are the associated costs? Is the available training affordable, convenient, effective? 3) What if any other programmatic/organizational implications other than professional development/qualifications (e.g. funding/resources, organizational leadership/commitment, program structure, performance outcome expectations, etc) may need to be addressed in order to successfully implement the standards? 4) Have you had any experience with educating/training young adults (21 or below) using EFF standards and if so, did you see any differences relevant to teaching and learning with young adults in comparison to older adults?     I look forward to hearing from some members of this list.   Thanks! Mindy Detzler National Youth Employment Coalition Washington, D.C. <a href="mailto:md@nyec.org">md@nyec.org</a> <a href="http://www.nyec.org">http://www.nyec.org</a> </div> ########################################### This message has been scanned by F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange. For more information, connect to http://www.f-secure.com/</body> </html>