How to Meet Standards, Motivate Students, and Still Enjoy Teaching!: Four Practices That Improve Student Learning Book

Foreword to the First Edition by Spence Rogers Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction: Focusing on Standards in the Classroom A Positive View of Standards Taking a Big-Picture Look at Standards Standards and the Classroom Four Practices That Meet Standards and Motivate Students Ideas for Teachers Ideas for Administrators
1. Creating a Community of Learners Why Do I Need a Community of Learners in My Classroom?
Help Students Become Self-Directed Learners Have an Interactive Classroom Helping Students Work Cooperatively A Quality Focus The Community of Learners, a Final View Ideas for Teachers Ideas for Administrators
2. Making Reflection Routine Teacher Reflection Student Reflection Concluding Reflection Ideas for Teachers Ideas for Administrators
3. Teaching Content and Process The Learner Actions Using the Learner Actions to Meet Standards Analyzing Lessons to See Who Is Doing All the Work Ideas for Teachers Ideas for Administrators
4. Developing More Authentic Tasks and Assessments What Type of Work Should Students Be Doing?
Performance Tasks Assessment and Evaluation Assessing and Evaluating Performance Tasks Tasks and Assessment: Final Thoughts Ideas for Teachers Ideas for Administrators Conclusion: Integrating the Four Practices and High-Stakes Tests What About the Tests?
Three Approaches for Implementing the Standards-Based Classroom Practices Final Thoughts Resources A: Reproducible Forms References Index