curriculum planning

A guide to designing curriculum units based on the basic concepts and elements of Understanding by Design (UbD) that includes discussion and explanation of key ideas, guiding exercises, worksheets, design tips, examples, review criteria, and a list of resources.

A resource tool for parents and teachers which provides lessons in the areas of history, geography, mathematics, science, language arts, and fine arts, that meet the standards set for fifth-graders by the Core Knowledge Foundation.

Presents a framework for developing and implementing a curriculum based on national or state standards, discussing the history of the standards movement and whether standards are necessary, looking at what is known about how learning happens.

Provides educators with a step-by-step guide for developing assessments, tasks, and rubrics designed to help improve students' performance; includes templates, organizers, evaluation tools, and practical suggestions.

Provides background information on block scheduling, a program in which courses are organized around one semester in an extended class time of ninety minutes, discusses the benefits of block scheduling, and offers specific tips and tools for implementing block scheduling, with models, lessons, activities, forms, evaluations, and surveys.

Explains how teachers can create a performance-based social studies curriculum in which students learn how to select, interpret, use, and share selected information.