n this concise, well-organized guide to developing high-quality school curricula, Glatthorn blends sound research, initiatives, and trends with his practical experience as a curriculum consultant to more than one hundred school systems. Glatthorn believes that shared leadership and responsibility are essential to achieve quality. Curriculum development should involve a collaborative process that includes input from the state, district leaders, school administrators, classroom teachers, and parents. From “Organizing and Planning for Curriculum Work” to “Conducting a Curriculum Audit to Ensure Quality,” Developing a Quality Curriculum is a valuable resource for understanding and practicing sound curriculum development.
Relevant to anyone who is creating or revising curriculum, or evaluating options among published alternatives, Ensuring High-Quality Curriculum is a comprehensive and accessible roadmap to developing a solid foundation for teaching and ...
The Essential Guide to High Quality Curriculum and Instruction: Handbook for Texas Teachers and Leaders
New to this edition are 38 recently published articles spotlighting technology, Common Core State Standards, high-stakes testing, and assessment.
16——Laying the Foundations Development of Integrated Curricula Educators seem especially interested in the ... If that value issue is put aside, however, a number of guidelines for developing a quality curriculum are supported by sound ...
This is an invaluable resource (sold as part of a kit) for developing a curriculum which aligns teaching and testing
This book presents an ambitious model for how educators can design high-quality, challenging, and supportive learning opportunities for English Learners and other students identified to be in need of language and literacy support.
Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards will be a valuable resource for states, districts, and schools charged with planning and implementing changes, to help them achieve the goal of teaching science for the 21st ...
Transforming Teaching Through Curriculum-Based Professional Learning offers a framework for practitioners looking to undertake this work.
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The book addresses legal and resource implications, as well as parental participation in children's education.