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ERIC Number: EJ573298
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Setting the Trap: Developing K-12 Standards for the English Language Arts.
Miller, Jeanetta
English Journal, v88 n1 p80-85 Sep 1998
Describes the trial and error process over a three-year period in which a group of English teachers developed district-level content and performance standards for writing. Describes workshops which led to action research teams. Argues they did three things right: invented their own standards, shared the inventions with colleagues, and learned to live with paradigm shifts. (SR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Language Arts, School Community Relationship, School Districts, Standards
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: Cross-Pollination: Working together and Making it Work.