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Hi Jacquie, Doug and others--I really appreciate all the good thinking and reflecting about the standards. I hadn't logged onto LM_NET yet this morning when I received the original post from Kathy Lowe who is the executive director of the Massachusetts School Library Association and the chair of the AASL Learning Assessment and Indicators Task Force. Her task force will read these comments carefully as they do their work which is the "next step" for the standards. Jacquie is right that there needs to be more--and there will be, the Learning Assessment and Indicators piece, the Implementation project (that task force is chaired by Susan Ballard) and, coordinated with the standards, Program Guidelines (that task force is chaired by Bonnie Grimble). Some people have asked why the standards came out on their own without the other pieces but in my mind, it does give the profession an opportunity to study and reflect and develop ideas for teaching and curriculum. Your comments will be carefully considered as were the comments from the field as the standards were developed. So, stay tuned to your AASL station for opportunities for input and the rest of the story...it will be much more complete by this time next year. Happy, New Year to you all, Sara Kelly Johns Doug Johnson <doug0077@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Hi folks, Just a reminder to critics of these new standards that people were invited to comment on them from at least January 2007 on... http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2007/1/27/learning-stand ards.html Enjoying the discussion here. Just too bad it didn't happen prior to new standards' release. Seems like the horse is already out of the barn here. All the very best, Doug Doug Johnson Director of Media and Technology Mankato Area Public Schools Box 8713, 1351 S Riverfront Dr. Mankato MN 56001-8714 Phone: 507-387-7698 x 473 E-mail: doug0077@gmail.com Web: www.doug-johnson.com Blue Skunk Blog: http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/ ³Thou shalt not² might reach the head, but it takes ³Once upon a time² to reach the heart. Philip Pullman -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sara Kelly Johns AASL 2007-08 President Associate Editor for AASL Community, Knowledge Quest Lake Placid Middle/High School LMC 34 School Street Lake Placid, NY 12946 518-523-2474, ext. 4132 FAX: 518-523-4861 johns@northnet.org SaraKJohns@aol.com <http://fromtheinsideout.blogspace.com> "Information is the currency of democracy." -- Thomas Jefferson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------