’This is a must-read for all of the practitioners who do not want to ′teach to the test.′ The book offers a sure-fire way to create lifelong learners who are motivated to come to school and who enjoy being part of an energized community.’
—Joan E. Anderson, Reading Instructor
Oakridge Middle School, Naples, FL
’If teachers ever wondered how to integrate standards, high-stakes testing, and student learning, they need wonder no more. This book has something for everyone.’
—Randy Cook, Chemistry and Physics Teacher
Tri County High School, Morley, MI
Apply user-friendly tools to create a stimulating environment for student growth while implementing standards!
How can teachers successfully create a standards-based classroom that meets accountability requirements and also provide a learning environment where both teachers and students can thrive? This book gives teachers ways to flourish in their profession as they engage students, increase their self-confidence, and inspire a lifelong love of learning.
The second edition of How to Meet Standards, Motivate Students, and Still Enjoy Teaching! offers a productive way of approaching standards and a framework for classroom practice to give all students the opportunity to succeed. The author demonstrates how teachers can follow a standards-based curriculum while:
- Creating a community of learners who are self-directed, interactive, cooperative, and focused on quality
- Making reflection a routine for both teachers and students
- Teaching content and process
- Developing more authentic student tasks and assessment methods
With updated references and new reproducibles for immediate use, this invaluable resource helps teachers maintain creativity and fun in the classroom while focusing on standards and building learners′ academic skills.
Innehållsförteckning
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
Om författaren
Barbara Benson is a teacher and international consultant with more than 20 years of experience in middle school, high school, and university education. She works with school systems in various capacities such as helping align curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices with higher state standards, facilitating the development of performance assessment tasks such as student-led conferencing, and assisting teachers as they apply current theory and research to their classrooms. Her workshops are practical and classroom focused, covering many topics related to improving student learning. She has presented sessions at the national conferences of the National Staff Development Council and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. She has published numerous articles on classroom practice and a book, How to Meet Standards, Motivate Students and Still Enjoy Teaching (2003). As a full-time consultant, she missed working directly with students, so Benson returned to the classroom in 2004 and is teaching middle school in Ashe County, North Carolina.
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