Learning Standards
The Washington State Adult Learning Standards are complete and available to ABE programs statewide!
The standards are used to:
- Design local curricula, course outlines, and lesson plans
- Engage departments in planning for outcomes and alignment between levels
- Communicate to students the skills and strategies taught and performance expected in any particular class
- Facilitate student goal-setting
- Assess student progress
- Encourage faculty professional development and collegial dialog
- Articulate with other educational partners (i.e. WorkFirst, vocational/technical programs) and help students transition (i.e. to college classes, vocational training)
Washington State adult educators have for many years taught with guidance from the Washington State Core Competencies. In 2006, after a two year design process, the Competencies were replaced by the Washington State Learning Standards. The Washington Standards are adapted from the Equipped for the Future (EFF) Content Standards.
As you work with the Learning Standards, please notice the meanings embedded in their format. Each standard has three parts. The top consists of a set of descriptors that remains common to all levels of that standard. The indicators which follow are an elaboration of what performance of those skills looks like at the completion of the indicated level. Finally a summary narrative describes how fluently and independently and in what range of settings a student can be expected to perform the skills. Please remember that the indicator descriptors describe what EXIT skills from that level look like.
Statewide standards professional development to support implementation, in the form of a cadre of standards trainers and various on-line tools, will be offered starting in 2007.
Learning Standards attempt to answer the real life outcomes question, “What do adults need to know and be able to do in order to carry out their roles and responsibilities as workers, parents, family members and citizens/community members?” Learning standards set high expectations for learners, while providing support to teachers to help learners meet those expectations.
If you have questions, please contact Brian Kanes at 360-704-4324 or bkanes@sbctc.ctc.edu
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Washington State Learning Standards |
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Washington State Learning Standards |
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WA ABE Read with Understanding Curriculum Frameworks - draft 1 final |
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WA ESL Read with Understanding Curriculum Framework - draft 3 final |
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WA Math Curriculum Frameworks - draft 1 final |
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| Learning Standards Implementation at the Program Level: Milestones |
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Templates & Training Tools |
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RWU Templates - EFF-Trawick |
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RWU Lesson Plan Template |
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Math Templates - adapted from EFF-Trawick |
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Math Lesson Plan Template |
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Standards Based Lessons Examples - Abe & ESL |
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RWU - ABE Lesson Level 4 |
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RWU - ABE Lesson Level 4-5 |
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RWU - ESL Lesson Level beginning |
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RWU - ESL Lesson Level 1 |
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RWU - ESL Lesson Level 2 |
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RWU - ESL Lesson Level 3 |
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RWU - ESL Lesson Level 4 |
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RWU - ESL Lesson Level 5 |
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RWU - ESL Lesson Level 5 |
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RWU - ESL Lesson Level 5, handout |
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RWU - ESL Lesson Level 6 |
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RWU - ESL Lesson Level 6 |
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Standards Based Lessons Examples - Math |
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Math Lesson Level 2 |
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Math Lesson Level 2 & 3 |
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Handout #1 for above Math Activity - Where does the time go? |
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Handout #2 for above Math Activity - An Average Non-School Week |
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Handout #3 for above Math Activity - Time Tracker for... |
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Handout #4 for above Math Activity - Time Tracker Table |
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Handout #5 for above Math Activity - Time Tracker Worksheet |
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Math Lesson - ABE Level 4 |
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Math Lesson - ABE Level 4 |
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Math Lesson - ABE Level 4-5-6 |
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EFF Teaching & Learning ToolKit |
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Oregon Reading Initiative: Sample Eff Standards-Based Lessons
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