{"product_id":"understanding-standards-based-education-1","title":"Understanding Standards-Based Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Just what the educational doctor ordered. Written in an easy-to-understand format, this guide contains excellent explanations and valuable models, guidelines, checklists, unit designs, and lesson designs to help teachers implement standards-based education in their classrooms.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Vaughn G. Rhudy, Teacher\u003cbr\u003eShady Spring High School, WV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Zagranski, Whigham, and Dardenne tame the beast of accountability for principals, teachers, and parents by articulately defining what is really expected. A real guide for demystifying the complex world of standards-based education.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Erica Ann Faginski, Principal\u003cbr\u003eMichael E. Smith Middle School, South Hadley, MA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransforming your curriculum into a standards-based model: What every educator needs to know! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive handbook offers a data-driven curriculum design process to help educators meet today′s standards of performance and assessment. Based on decades of hands-on experience, Richard Zagranski, William T. Whigham, and Patrice L. Dardenne provide a clear set of expectations and responsibilities for stakeholders at all three levels of the educational pyramid: teachers, teacher leaders\/coordinators, and administrators. Their user-friendly approach, which both incorporates and looks beyond NCLB, shows readers how to take a standard, transform it into a performance objective, and design a corresponding assessment piece. The text includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandards-based guidelines and action plans \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady-to-use charts, rubrics, and templates \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal-world examples and assessment methods \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep-by-step instructions to ensure sustainability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter summaries and a glossary for easy reference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Standards-Based Education \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eleads educators through a well-defined course of curriculum revision and presents all participants with specific, need-to-know information for accomplishing mandated goals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248425750872,"sku":"9781412955720","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781412955720.jpg?v=1777817734","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/understanding-standards-based-education-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}