Teacher's Guide to Standards-Based Learning: (An Instruction Manual for Adopting Standards-Based Grading, Curriculum, and Feedback)

Teacher's Guide to Standards-Based Learning: (An Instruction Manual for Adopting Standards-Based Grading, Curriculum, and Feedback)

<p><i>With foreword by Robert J. Marzano</i></p><br /><p>When teachers adopt standards-based learning, students take ownership of their education and achievement soars. Written specifically for K-12 teachers, this resource details a sequential approach for connecting curriculum, instruction, assessment methods, and feedback through standards-based education. The authors provide practical advice, real-world examples, and answers to frequently asked questions designed to support you through this important transition.</p><br /><br /><p><b>Implement standards-based grading, instruction, and curriculum in your classroom and school:</b><br /><ul><li>Explore the theories and benefits of a standards-based curriculum and become familiar with several significant paradigm shifts that will help you make a strong transition to a standards-based classroom.</li><br /><li>Explore ways to shift your thinking about teaching and lesson plans in order to better understand content as a vehicle for the achievement of standards.</li><br /><li>Learn how to develop proficiency scales that will offer guidance in teaching to standards and establishing informative classroom assessment for student learning.</li><br /><li>Discover new styles of instruction, educational assessment, feedback, and curriculum building that are well suited to standards-based education.</li><br /><li>Understand how to develop student ownership through the setting of goals, and access free downloadable reproducibles available with this book.</li></ul></p><br /><br /><br /><p><b>Contents:</b><br /><BR>About the Authors<br /><BR>About Marzano Research<br /><BR>Foreword by Robert J. Marzano<br /><BR>Introduction<br /><BR>Chapter 1: Planning Instruction With Proficiency Scales<br /><BR>Chapter 2: Instructing With Proficiency Scales<br /><BR>Chapter 3: Setting Goals and Tracking Progress<br /><BR>Chapter 4: Administering Quality Classroom Assessments and Figuring Grades<br /><BR>Chapter 5: Teaching Exceptional Students<br /><BR>Chapter 6: Communicating Grades<br /><BR>Epilogue<br /><BR>Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions<br /><BR>Appendix B: Creation of an Elementary Unit Plan<br /><BR>References and Resources<br /><BR>Index<br /></p>