-Opinion-
A recent School Board meeting thinking about the process by which classroom materials are adopted and came up with the following overview:
Step 1 - Education Standards Set.
Step 2 - Ed. Material is created based on Ed. Standards.
Step 3 - LEA's look for Ed. Material that is aligned with Ed. Standards.
Step 4 - Teachers are trained on the Material.
Step 5 - Material is tried in classrooms for evaluation.
Step 6 - Material is displayed for the public to review.
Step 7 - Material is selected for adoption.
Step 8 - Material is adopted, purchased, and implemented in classrooms.
Step 9 - New Education Standards are created.
(Back to Step 1)
Now, there are many steps that are part of the education material adoption process that I have not included, but these nine steps represent an overall picture of the process and raises the following questions:
1 - For how long are the materials effective before they become obsolete?
2 - How can material providers collaborate with policy makers and educators when new standards are needed?
3 - Should the adoption of future education standards be concurrent with the production of new education material that is aligned with these new standards?
I leave this here open for thought and discussion, looking forward to your comments and responses.
Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
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