Standards-Based Education

Translating standards into educational practice

Educators often need help connecting state academic standards to their classroom teaching. Standards-in-Action (SIA) used a train-the-trainer model to build expertise in standards-based instruction. Working initially with eight states, MPR developed materials and training to provide adult education staff with practical strategies for integrating standards into classroom instruction. After this initial project, MPR coordinated the National Diffusion of the Standards-in-Action Innovations with seven states, teaching them how to implement the SIA strategies statewide and create a plan for sustaining their use. View Standards-in-Action teacher videos.