standards

Discover how to weave an in-depth understanding of the Common Core into successful classroom practice with this two-part resource. Included are hundreds of ready-to-use, research-based proficiency scales for both English language arts and mathematics.

Discusses the implications of national, state, and local standards in the classroom, describes each of the four components of a classroom that is aligned with standards, and provides strategies for helping students meet the standards requirements.

Draws from national reports, research summaries, and professional position papers to provide explanations of what constitutes instructional excellence in the main school curriculum areas; and includes examples of those standards at work in real classrooms at all grade levels.

Discusses what students should be expected to know and understand about science at different grade levels and describes how teachers can help students learn these skills.

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.