In this volume of "Adventures in Assessment," an annual literacy education journal, teachers and practitioners write about their experiences with standards-based reform initiatives at the state and national levels. The following seven articles are included: "What Makes a Good Teacher?" (Marie F. Hassett); "Successful Supervision: Three Perspectives" (Caroline Gear, Rebecca Shiffron, and Steve Kurtz); "A Curriculum Project" (Sherry Spaulding); "A Performance Framework for Teaching and Learning with the Equipped for the Future (EFF) Content Standards" (Peggy McGuire); "Connecting the ESOL (English as a Second Language) Framework to Actual Practice" (Roseann Ritter); "Learning from Experience: To TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) or Not to TABE One Agency's Options" (Bernie Driscoll); and "Learning and Change: A Phase Two North Carolina ESOL Framework Inquiry Project" (Beth Brockman). (KC)