Draft Content Standards Released
Draft Content Standards for GED and ESOL were introduced to the field at the Program Managers meeting October 4th. These standards were developed by experienced practitioners from around the state and experts in each content area. The standards were piloted by GED and ESOL teachers, reviewed by experts and the GED standards have gone through a rewrite process.
You can download the standards in word or PDF format from Polilogue. If you are not a member of Polilogue, email Debbie Bergtholdt.
Elizabeth Hawa, the director of the state Department of Adult Education and Literacy has asked programs to review the standards and use them to guide their instruction. A discussion board will be set up on Polilogue so instructors and program managers can make comments about the standards and specific items that work/don't work in their programs.
Watch here for news about GED content standards study circles. There is also training being developed for both GED and ESOL content standards that will be delivered after the first of the year.