Curriculum+Standards+Mission


 * Assignment:**

One of the key challenges K12, higher education and corporate/government education faces is incorporating industry standards in the development of learning activities, curriculum and training. There is often a debate about whether standards are good or bad for education, and ultimately how we can measure the effective use of emerging technologies through such standards.

As one team, you must come to consensus on the appropriate role of standards in education and must provide an example of a "good" standard in K12, higher education and corporate/government education. This may seem simple but there are a couple of rules for coming to this consensus…

Rule #1. You final product should be a brief statement (no more than a paragraph) on the appropriate role of standards in education. Do not restate what you know or what is reality; instead create your own team recommendation. You should then list the three examples of standards, I per industry and no more than 2 sentences on why you chose that standard.

Rule #2. You must use at least 5 different collaborative technologies to come to this consensus.

Rule #3. Everyone must support the final consensus. It may not be every individual's personal opinion, but each cadre member must feel comfortable with accepting the final recommendation.

Rule #4. Everyone must participate.

It is noon PST now and you now have 12 hours to come to this consensus. There will not be formal TI tonight, so you may use this time to work through your recommendation. No latter than midnight, someone from the cadre must post your recommendation, examples and the list of the 5 technologies you chose to the Bb discussion board. There will be a forum waiting.


 * Collaboration Tools Used to Come to our Consensus**
 * 1) Tapped In
 * 2) Google Groups
 * 3) Google Docs
 * 4) Skype
 * 5) Twitter
 * 6) Wikispaces


 * __Standards Consensus__

Appropriate Role of Standards** Standards in education are guidelines for a community to use as a launching point for learning. Standards help to identify goals and also set a consistent level of expectation in the learning community. They should be broad enough to allow the learner to transfer their understandings, explicit enough to be understandable and clear and geared towards high level and open ended inquiry. This allows all learners to achieve understanding versus simply working towards coverage. Standards serve as a focal point allowing learners to acquire and share best practices in continuous a learning cycle.

__**Appropriate Role of Standards in Education**__

Meaningful social learning experiences provide students with the opportunity to explore, discover and question, thereby solidifying a well rounded academic foundation.
 * Example of a Good Standard in Kindergarten through Grade Twelve** Standard: All students will learn in accordance with social and experiential learning principles.

These standards must respond to real-time student needs, the requirements of sound pedagogy, and with a focus on the quality of student affairs, student services, and student development programs.
 * Example of a Good Standard in Higher Education.** Standard: Higher Education standards are a dynamic force fostering student centered learning.

Standard: Corporate and Government education have a responsibility to ensure compliance and equality among individuals. It is the responsibility of corporations and the government to provide learning opportunities.
 * Example of a Good Standard in Corporate/Government Education.**