curriculum planning

Discusses student-engaged assessment, a system that changes assessment from evaluating and ranking students to one that motivates them to learn.

Offers strategies for school librarians on implementing collaboration and providing support to teachers through the use of a flexible library schedule model.

Details five principles for promoting total instructional alignment in schools and creating effective learning environments and quality instruction.

A collection of eleven essays by leading experts who address integrating inquiry across the kindergarten through twelfth-grade curriculum, and includes field-tested curriculum materials based on the national standard, assessment data, and first-person accounts.

Presents a curriculum for teaching primary writing, featuring video and print resources on CD-ROM.

Presents a gardener's approach to learning, describing the information ecosystem emerging around educators through conversations with colleagues, the sharing of ideas, and the development of new practices enabled by technological innovation.

Presents learning plans for grades six through twelve that address developmental steps and differential abilities in Common Core State Standards key competencies. Sample lessons are aligned with key curriculum areas such as social studies, science, physical education, art, and music.

"... discusses school librarians as leaders in educational technology to remain viable in the schools of the future"--Provided by publisher.

"Transform your library into a 'think tank' by helping teachers create an active learning environment in which students question, investigate, synthesize, conclude, and present information based on Common Core standards"--Provided by publisher.

"Tells the inside stories of 24 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs that both connect with the 'Next Generation Science Standards' and lead to successful student learning"--Back cover.