Teacher's Guide to Standards-Based Learning (ePub)

With foreword by Robert J. Marzano

When teachers adopt standards-based learning, students take ownership of their education and achievement soars. Written specifically for K-12 teachers, this resource details a sequential approach for connecting curriculum, instruction, assessment methods, and feedback through standards-based education. The authors provide practical advice, real-world examples, and answers to frequently asked questions designed to support you through this important transition.

Implement standards-based grading, instruction, and curriculum in your classroom and school:

• Explore the theories and benefits of a standards-based curriculum and become familiar with several significant paradigm shifts that will help you make a strong transition to a standards-based classroom.



• Explore ways to shift your thinking about teaching and lesson plans in order to better understand content as a vehicle for the achievement of standards.



• Learn how to develop proficiency scales that will offer guidance in teaching to standards and establishing informative classroom assessment for student learning.



• Discover new styles of instruction, educational assessment, feedback, and curriculum building that are well suited to standards-based education.



• Understand how to develop student ownership through the setting of goals, and access free downloadable reproducibles available with this book.

Contents:


About the Authors


About Marzano Research


Foreword by Robert J. Marzano


Introduction


Chapter 1: Planning Instruction With Proficiency Scales


Chapter 2: Instructing With Proficiency Scales


Chapter 3: Setting Goals and Tracking Progress


Chapter 4: Administering Quality Classroom Assessments and Figuring Grades


Chapter 5: Teaching Exceptional Students


Chapter 6: Communicating Grades


Epilogue


Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions


Appendix B: Creation of an Elementary Unit Plan


References and Resources


Index