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2 Year-Long Planning With Curriculum Maps
Implementing standards-based learning is a paradigm shift at all levels of education, and classroom teachers especially must adjust their mindsets and approaches in order to effectively enact this standards-based system. In Planning and Teaching in the Standards-Based Classroom, authors Jeff Flygare, Jan K. Hoegh, and Tammy Heflebower provide an overview of standards-based learning along with detailed instructions for everything from planning lessons to using proficiency scales to communicating with parents. K–12 teachers who may feel overwhelmed by the prospect of standardsbased learning can rely on this comprehensive resource for straightforward, practical tools.
Readers will:
• Understand priority standards and proficiency scales
• Develop curriculum maps to plan for an entire year or course
• Follow the steps of the instructional cycle to create standards-based units and lessons
• Help exceptional students continue to thrive and grow in a standards-based environment
• Communicate objectively with students and families about learning
Visit MarzanoResources.com/reproducibles to download the free reproducibles in this book. “An excellent resource for any educator wanting to deepen his or her understanding about using proficiency scales to empower the teaching and learning process.” —Philip B. Warrick,
Coauthor, Leading a High Reliability School™
“This book offers a big-picture perspective on standards-based learning and provides a comprehensive and pragmatic system for the implementation of standards-based instruction. Standards, content, and assessment are seamlessly integrated into the curriculum design to provide educators with a new paradigm for teaching and learning.” —SUSAN DRAKE, Professor of Educational Studies, Brock University
“An informative how-to guide for educators with vivid examples and clear actions for enhanced assessment performance.” —Christopher DeLuca, Professor of Educational Assessment, Queen’s University
