curriculum planning

Examines the role of the school library media specialist as an instructional consultant, and examines each step of the instructional design process.

A companion book to the "Understanding by Design" text, which provides a six-step guide to the theory of understanding, featuring a unit planning template, worksheets, exercises, design tools, design standards and tests, an a peer review process.

Shows teachers how to make the Internet useful for students, covering efficient searching, sound research, critical thinking, avoiding plagiarism, and other related topics.

Explains ways for teachers to incorporate executive functions into the classroom, discussing curriculum planning, organizing, prioritizing, and self-checking, and describing teaching tools and techniques, activities and suggestions for the whole classroom, and tips for differentiated instruction. Includes reproducible materials.

A guide to planning rigorous instruction that helps students pass tests, become engaged in the learning process, and improve their problem solving and critical thinking skills, providing step-by-step directions and covering units and assessment, selecting content, and choosing strategies.

Explores the role of the media specialist in the curriculum, examining the collaboration of media specialists with classroom teachers, administrators, students, and the community, and discussing three areas of the curriculum, the needs of special student populations, and educational trends.

Presents an innovative approach to the design of curriculum, assessment, and instruction for students from kindergarten through four years of college. Focuses on the six facets of explanation, interpretation, application, perspective, empathy, and self-knowledge. Uses methods, tools, and examples from all subject areas.

Provides a school reform strategy which focuses on a long-term mission; curriculum and assessment framework; set principles of learning; structures, policies, and staff that follow the mission; ongoing feedback and adjustments; and an effective planning process.

Defines curriculum support services and identifies library curriculum objectives, and skills instruction.