That's a lot of reading, a real implementation problem for teachers, students, and schools. Free of restrictions on local flexibility. Although standards may be national or statewide in origin, decisions about how best to help students achieve them must be made locally. New visions of professional practice. Since high and challenging standards for student learning necessitate changes in current professional practice, they must be accompanied by exemplars of teaching to model those standards.
Exemplars can take the form of demonstrations, printed materials, and samples of student work.
They are essential for teacher preparation and professional development, student evaluation, and public understanding. Formed with public involvement at the local level. Public support and understanding of standards-based change efforts are critical. The local Association and its members, as well as local school or district administrators, play vital roles in engaging community members comfortably, knowledgeably, and appropriately in standards development processes. Aligned with current policies and programs.