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Making
Skill Standards Work
Who
Can Use the Manual?
System
and Program Developers
You probably will want to start with the first two sections,
Developing and Maintaining Systems and Planning and Operating
Programs, for information related to building and maintaining
coalitions, creating programs that serve various functions
and needs, and other "large arena" issues. To the extent that
you are responsible for the development of curriculum, pedagogy,
assessment, and professional development, the later sections
will also be useful.
Curriculum
and Pedagogy Developers
You will find the sections, Creating Curriculum and Creating
Instructional Strategies, the most relevant to your work.
You will also want to read the section Enhancing Professional
Development for ideas about how to prepare teachers and instructors
to use the new content and methods, and the assessment section
for developing ways to evaluate the mastery of the standards-based
knowledge and skills.
Teachers
and Instructors
You probably will be most interested in the Creating Curriculum,
Creating Instructional Strategies, and Using Assessment Methods
sections, which deal with the work you do in the classroom.
Because many of you create your own curriculum, pedagogy,
and assessments, you can also consider these sections from
the perspective of a developer as well as a user. The sections
on Planning and Operating Programs will also be helpful if
you are involved in that. In addition, the section on professional
development should be of interest.
Employers
and Workplace Supervisors
You will find the first two sections, Developing and Maintaining
Systems and Planning and Operating Programs, particularly
helpful, because these parts discuss many issues you will
deal with as participants in coalitions to develop and maintain
successful efforts. The sections Creating Curriculum and Creating
Instructional Strategies, especially work-based learning,
deal with the content and processes of student learning at
the work site: To the extent that industry participates in
developing curriculum and providing training, these sections
will be useful. Also Using Assessment Methods section can
help with evaluating interns, job applicants, and current
employees.
Unions
and Workers
You will be interested in the Developing and Maintaining
Systems section because your active participation in shaping
and maintaining them is essential. To the extent that workers
supervise student and teacher interns, you will want to read
parts of the Planning and Operating Programs section, especially
those related to work-based learning. The Creating Curriculum
section provides information that current workers will find
interesting in planning their own education for career advancement.
Students
and Parents
You should find the sections Planning and Operating Programs,
Creating Curriculum, Creating Instructional Strategies, and
Using Assessment Methods most useful: These sections will
give you a good idea of education, work, and career options
that are broader (and possibly more appealing) than ones you
traditionally hear about. These sections also provide information
about the types of new learning experiences students should
have to prepare for most new career options.
Academic
and Career Counselors
You will want to focus on the larger picture given in
the first two sections, Developing and Maintaining Systems
and Planning and Operating Programs, to gain a clear understanding
of the broad range of education and careers options available
to students, other than traditional academic or vocational
education programs: You will also want to read the sections
Creating Curriculum, Creating Instructional Strategies, and
Using Assessment Methods to gain familiarity with newer education
content and methods. Enhancing Professional Development section
pertains to you, as well as to teachers and instructors.
Government
and Community Leaders
You will gain information from the sections on Developing
and Maintaining Systems and Planning and Operating Programs:
These are the efforts in which you should be most involved,
and which you can support, perhaps in some ways described
in this manual. The other sections also will be relevant for
you, because the needs discussed in them will require some
participation and support by local government and community
organizations.
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