Education Project 2 Standards Assignment

Assignment Instructions:

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Project 2 – Standards Project Details

A:

The UWA COE candidate will research best practices regarding developing subject-area standards. 

 B:

The UWA COE candidate will select two sets of standards from Alabama one grade cluster (K–2, 3–5, 6–8, or 9–12) and one content area (English, math, science, etc.).  Please provide a link to the selected standards. 

C:

The UWA COE candidate will write a paper (8 pages, not including the current APA-formatted title page, abstract, and reference page) discussing the best practices for developing course standards. The candidate will also discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both sets of standards and how a curriculum developer might combine the best standards from each resource to produce an effective curriculum. The candidate must support his or her claim of strengths and weaknesses with current research sources (8-10 peer-reviewed sources).

Required Components

**Title Page

**Abstract

***Content Section I: Pages 1 – 3 (Standards Development Best Practices)

***Content Section II: Pages 4 – 8 (Standards Strengths and Weaknesses/Combination)

***Reference Page