Teacher's Guide to Standards-Based Learning

ebook (An Instruction Manual for Adopting Standards-Based Grading, Curriculum, and Feedback)

By Tammy Helfebower

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With foreword by Robert J. Marzano

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.

Implement standards-based grading, instruction, and curriculum in your classroom and school:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Learn how to develop proficiency scales that will offer guidance in teaching to standards and establishing informative classroom assessment for student learning.
  • Discover new styles of instruction, educational assessment, feedback, and curriculum building that are well suited to standards-based education.
  • Understand how to develop student ownership through the setting of goals, and access free downloadable reproducibles available with this book.
  • Contents:
    About the Authors
    About Marzano Research
    Foreword by Robert J. Marzano
    Introduction
    Chapter 1: Planning Instruction With Proficiency Scales
    Chapter 2: Instructing With Proficiency Scales
    Chapter 3: Setting Goals and Tracking Progress
    Chapter 4: Administering Quality Classroom Assessments and Figuring Grades
    Chapter 5: Teaching Exceptional Students
    Chapter 6: Communicating Grades
    Epilogue
    Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
    Appendix B: Creation of an Elementary Unit Plan
    References and Resources
    Index

    Teacher's Guide to Standards-Based Learning