standards

A guide to implementing the common core state standards in teaching young adult literature.

Debunks myths and assumptions about standardized tests, proposes alternative methods for evaluating the success of schools, and offers suggestions for helping to reduce the burden of tests on students.

Provides strategies for teaching information literacy and assesses how well students can practice what they learn.

Examines the evolving standards for learning in the digital age of the twenty-first century, with more than ninety articles that discuss key themes, ideals for successful school libraries, inquiry, collaboration, assessments, reading, and pedagogical strategies; and includes discussion questions for each chapter.

Presents the official American and British standards for all cat breeds and color variations, with descriptive and historial information, photographs of show cats, and facts about feline genetics, health care, and behavior.

Examines the Common Core State Standards established in June 2010 to identify the knowledge and skills essential for students to find success in college, careers, and the global economy, describing the goals and criteria used to determine the national standards and the benefits of implementing the standards, and discussing ways for schools to transition, the benefits of common state assessments, and related topics.

Details twenty-first-century student learning standards from the American Association of School Librarians, and features information on digital, visual, textual, and technological literacies.

Charges that the failure to teach young people critical thinking skills, creativity, and effective communication is quickly making American schools obsolete and leaving students unprepared to compete in the global job market, offers advice on how to overhaul the U.S. education system, and includes examples of uniquely successful schools.