standards

Examines teaching methods across the curriculum that help students learn, and describes how to implement those strategies into the regular classroom.

Examines the techological advances in commercial food production in the last fifty years and the various problems and questions that have accompanied them.

Describes a systematic approach to curriculum, assessment, instruction, and learning called the achievement cycle--the close interactive relationships of four key elements: standards-based curricula, performance evaluation, assessment-driven instruction (ADI), and authentic learning.

Offers teachers simple techniques and strategies for implementing standards-based assessments in the classroom that will help teachers determine what students know and are able to do.

Presents five composites of teachers and students using the English language arts standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of English.

Presents a comprehensive handbook that describes six strategies for helping at-risk students including peer tutoring, computer-assisted instruction, small groups, and more.

Describes a process by which U.S. schools can design standards-based systems of education.

Presents stories and practices from the classrooms of middle-school English language arts teachers that illustrate the work they are doing to meet the standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association.

Provides aid to school librarians with guidance to expand the access and use of information by students, parents, and teachers.

Draws on eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper accounts, and other resources to present opposing viewpoints about the debate over whether or not the No Child Left Behind Act has succeeded in improving the American education system.