Taming the Standards
Subtitle: A Commonsense Approach to Higher Student Achievement, K-12
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: August 14, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780325005928
Subjects: Curriculum planning & development; Educational administration; Education / Teaching; Education; Educational Policy & Reform; Education / Educational Reform; Administration - General; Testing & Measurement; Academic achievement; Standards; United States
Description: The first "how-to" book for standards-based education. In it, Janet Hurt looks at standards from a practical point of view, offering teachers step-by-step procedures for analyzing, interpreting, and integrating standards into their teaching, whatever the discipline. She bases her book on the work of hundreds of teachers who wanted to align their curriculum into something more than a list of content and skills. Through compelling examples, she demonstrates that teachers can actually use standards (even substandard ones) to the benefit of both themselves and their students.