curriculum planning

A collection of lesson plans and reading and writing strategies that reach across the curriculum for the elementary and secondary classroom.

A guide to problem-based learning (PBL), a technique in which students learn from solving real-world problems; featuring comments from teachers and students who have experienced PBL; providing an overview and background information about PBL; and offering guidance on designing a PBL curriculum.

Presents the fundamentals in geography, world civilization, fine arts, and other areas needed for a sixth grader to be successful in school.

Presents a guide to the I-Search process that explains how it can help students improve their research skills, and includes activities and lessons to help teachers and librarians incorporate the method into their classrooms.

Explains the role curriculum mapping plays in the classroom, in staff development, and in school assessment and offers templates, flowcharts, tips, and techniques to help educators use curriculum mapping in their school.

Discusses the changing nature of information in the twenty-first century, calls for a redefinition of literacy to meet the needs of students in the age of technology, and suggests strategies for reaching that goal.

Presents theory, research, and interviews with more than forty library media specialists to show how the role of the library media specialist has changed and needs to be approached; covers such topics as instructional programs and partnerships with the principal, teachers, and the community.

Presents a process that schools and districts can use to incorporate local, state, and national standards into their curricula and develop an assessment system.