Aligning Standards and Curriculum for Classroom Success

by Daniel M. Perna

• ISBN13: 9781412940917
• ISBN10: 1412940915
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-04
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

"The authors have designed a process that respects the teacher's professionalism and works to collaborate with stakeholders in a discussion about standards and possible educational outcomes without becoming mechanical." -From the Foreword by Fenwick W. English Create a standards-based instructional plan that works! In recent years, educational reform has required standards-based instruction and high levels of accountability from schools. To cope with an overcrowded and often overwhelming curriculum, educators need a way to meet the challenge of translating standards into effective teaching and learning. Aligning Standards and Curriculum for Classroom Success provides teachers with the tools and strategies they need to plan instruction that meets state and national standards. This updated, revised edition includes the latest research about standards and curriculum design, expanded coverage of the development of criterion standards, increased attention to assessment, and new sample instructional plans. It also features: A structured dialogue process to help stakeholders reach consensus about what students should learn Step-by-step directions for developing criterion standards Guidelines for designing instructional plans based on standards Strategies for using standards to integrate the curriculum Examples of standards-based instructional plans for different content areas, courses, and grade levels A framework for ensuring that teachers evaluate students consistently and with continuity throughout a school or district Providing high-quality instruction and ensuring student achievement in a standards-driven system is a challenge for all educators. This guide offers all the tools needed to successfully align standards to lesson planning.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Fenwick W. English
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
About the Authors	xv
Student Achievement Using a Holistic Approach to Standards	1	(14)
What Are Standards?	1	(3)
Best Practices	4	(5)
The Consensus for Standards	9	(2)
Standards-Based Instructional Plan: Language Arts	11	(4)
The Need for Dialogue	15	(18)
Communicating Consensus	15	(2)
Stakeholders as Team Members	17	(3)
Steps in the Cast Dialogue Process	20	(10)
Standards-Based Instructional Plan: U.S. History	30	(3)
The Language of Expectation	33	(12)
The Need for a Common Language	33	(3)
Criterion Standards and Integrated Authentic Assessment	36	(1)
Constructing the Verb Matrix	37	(4)
Standards-Based Instructional Plan: Mathematics	41	(4)
Designing and Using the Standards-Based Curriculum	45	(18)
Writing Criterion Standards	49	(2)
Using Criterion Standards	51	(8)
Standards-Based Instructional Plan: English	59	(4)
Instructional Plans Based on Criterion Standards	63	(28)
Components of the Instructional Plans	63	(2)
Standards-Based Instructional Plans	65	(26)
Lesson Planning Takes Root	91	(12)
Integrating the Curriculum	95	(1)
The Planned Course Document	96	(2)
Developing the Standards-Based Instructional Plan	98	(1)
Standards-Based Instructional Plan: Learning Support---Language Arts	99	(4)
Resource A: Relevant Web Sites	103	(2)
Resource B: Verb Matrix Survey Material	105	(8)
Survey Question Used to Determine the Verb Matrix: Know	106	(1)
Survey Question Used to Determine the Verb Matrix: Comprehend	107	(1)
Survey Question Used to Determine the Verb Matrix: Apply	108	(1)
Survey Question Used to Determine the Verb Matrix: Analyze	109	(1)
Survey Question Used to Determine the Verb Matrix: Synthesize	110	(1)
Survey Question Used to Determine the Verb Matrix: Evaluate	111	(2)
Bibliography	113	(6)
Index	119