Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j57B74G24859; Tue, 7 Jun 2005 07:07:04 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 07:07:04 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <0IHP00005O6FJ5T4@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Barbara Garner" <b.garner4@verizon.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1407] RE: Content Standards X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Status: O Content-Length: 2753 Lines: 72 I just clicked on it and it worked. Someone else had the same experience, no luck one minute, no problem the next. The internet genie? Barb -----Original Message----- From: nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Michele Anne Craig Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:12 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1404] RE: Content Standards Barbara, When I tried the link, it said the page could not be found. Is is not up yet? Michele > [Original Message] > From: Barbara Garner <b.garner4@verizon.net> > To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> > Date: 5/31/2005 8:30:28 AM > Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1399] Content Standards > > > >From the US Department of ED, Office of Vocational and Adult Education: > **************************************************************************** > > I would like to take this opportunity to announce the launching of the Adult > Education Content Standards Warehouse. The American Institutes for Research > (AIR) through a contract with the United States Department of Education > operates the warehouse, a key feature of a National Leadership activity > funded under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. The warehouse is > located at: <http://www.adultedcontentstandards.org>. > > Information gathered though the warehouse is designed to help states > progress in their development and alignment of content standards and plan > for curriculum and professional development to implement standards-based > education. Visitors to the warehouse will see a representative range of > state content standards as well as nationally developed standards in the > areas of English language acquisition (ELA), reading, and mathematics. The > Web site lets you download an entire standards document, search across > multiple standards for specific skills and knowledge, take a guided tour to > see how the site can help in writing standards, and read about each > standards document submitted for posting (for example). > > Also visit the warehouse for information about the other activities funded > under this contract to promote program improvement through the adoption of > state content standards. Fourteen states have been working, since October > 2004, in two collaborative groups around the development and alignment of > content standards for ELA and adult basic education programs. And AIR is > producing a "how-to" guide for establishing standards-based adult education. > The guide will be posted on the warehouse, later this summer. > > Cheryl Keenan > Director, Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and > Adult Education U.S. Department of Education 550 12th Street, SW Washington, > DC 20202-7240 > >
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