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The increasing reliance of our educational system on standardized tests has precipitated a national debate. This book makes a scholarly contribution to the debate by using the methods of discourse analysis to examine not only representative material from reading tests but also children's responses to it.

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A practical and topical guide designed to help teachers and support staff in schools to maximise the benefits of coaching for learning. It shows how coaching can transform the learning process in schools. Packed with real-life examples and practical exercises, it is suitable for teachers.

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The first part deals with literature as a subject and offers many practical units for the library media specialist and the language arts teacher to use in collaboratively teaching students inquiry and a framework for literature.

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Parents had questions about the tests their children took at school. They considered them to be common sense questions. They posed them to the businesspeople, publishers, and politicians who championed tests. They also posed them to the school administrators, teachers, and ...

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Parents had questions about the tests their children took at school. They considered them to be common sense questions. They posed them to the businesspeople, publishers, and politicians who championed tests. They also posed them to the school administrators, teachers, and ...

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In Concept-Based Instruction, readers will learn how to use the works of educational leaders to create cohesive, engaging, challenging, and interwoven units of study in the areas of writing, literature, reading, social studies, and science.

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The Connecting the Dots in World History: A Teachers Literacy-Based Curriculum series changes this by showing how effective a teacher-generated curriculum can be. These books can inspire other teachers to create their own curricula and inspire a change in the way that the public views teachers and teaching.

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The Connecting the Dots in World History: A Teachers Literacy-Based Curriculum series changes this by showing how effective a teacher-generated curriculum can be. These books can inspire other teachers to create their own curricula and inspire a change in the way that the public views teachers and teaching.

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In this book the authors address issues of language diversity and also go beyond these to emphasize the impact of culture on the learning environment.

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In this book the authors address issues of language diversity and also go beyond these to emphasize the impact of culture on the learning environment.

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An examination of the relationship between curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. It adopts a cross-sector and comparative approach, and provides a critical commentary on policy initiatives in this field. It does not aim to reach a conclusion, but to air the various debates.

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This first volume in a new series examines the relationship between curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment, applying a cross-sectional and comparative approach. The editor is affiliated with Open University in the UK, and most of the contributing authors are UK based; but the ten chapters include case

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Curriculum at Your Core is a practical guide to designing curriculum that meets standards, serves personal and institutional values, and intentionally leads to successful student learning.

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Curriculum at Your Core is a practical guide to designing curriculum that meets standards, serves personal and institutional values, and intentionally leads to successful student learning.

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Curriculum Trends is an authoritative exploration of curriculum history in America and the theory and foundations currently influencing school practices for pre-K through 12th grade.

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While the idea of national standards has been widely supported, many respected educators doubt their value from fear that such standards will institutionalize the lowest common denominator. Others cite the poor performance of US students on international tests and insist that the US will suffer because of this poor performance. This book addresses these and other questions.

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Defying Standardization pierces the veil of misinformation surrounding the push to standardize the curriculum expectations for 56 million public school children. It provides a high energy, passionate, and, well-researched argument of what curriculum should and can be to facili...

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This book provides educators with guidance on studying and practicing a curriculum problem solving artistry that is focused on deepening students subject matter understandings through democratic self and social understandings.

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This book provides educators with guidance on studying and practicing a curriculum problem solving artistry that is focused on deepening students subject matter understandings through democratic self and social understandings.

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A practical guide to self-evaluation in schools enabling senior and middle leaders and teachers to begin to develop the processes, tools and techniques of self-evaluation. It introduces the main tools of self-evaluation and looks at how schools and individuals in different contexts and roles have successfully used these tools in a holistic way.

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This text represents the experiences from six English speaking countries in the field of school development planning. There are chapters discussing staff development, quality reviews and school organization and effectiveness.

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Differentiated Lessons for Every Learner supports middle school teachers in teaching all students, including those with high ability. The book contains lessons in each content area with learning activities that align to the national content standards, embed ELA Common Core Standards, and correlate to DOK levels.