Planning and Teaching in the Standards-Based Classroom

With foreword by Robert J. Marzano

Shifting to standards-based learning is a big change. Rely on Planning and Teaching in the Standards-Based Classroom to help you move forward with clarity and confidence. Authors Jeff Flygare, Jan K. Hoegh, and Tammy Heflebower have created a must-have guide for teachers that delivers straightforward, practical tools and detailed instructions for everything from lesson planning to proficiency scales to parent communication.

• Understand priority standards and proficiency scales.
• Develop curriculum maps to plan for the 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.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Curriculum Based on Standards and Scales
Chapter 2: Year-Long Planning With Curriculum Maps
Chapter 3: Unit Planning With the Instructional Cycle
Chapter 4: Lesson Planning and Teaching Within the Instructional Cycle
Chapter 5: Assessments and Progress Tracking
Chapter 6: Communication Using Proficiency Scales
Epilogue

Jeff Flygare is a former classroom teacher, English department chair, professional developer, and building leader. During his 26-year career teaching high school English in Academy District 20 in Colorado, he taught nearly every course in the department. Jeff developed classes in mythology, Shakespeare, philosophy, and comparative religions, and worked with social studies colleagues to create an interdisciplinary class called World Studies, which he team-taught successfully for 17 years. He taught Advanced Placement (AP) English classes for 21 years and served as an AP English literature reader and table leader for Educational Testing Service for many years. He adopted standards-based learning in his classroom and successfully taught students at all levels in a standards-based environment for many years.

Jan K. Hoegh has been an educator for over 30 years and an author and associate for Marzano Resources since 2010. Prior to joining the Marzano team, she was a classroom teacher, building leader, professional development specialist, high school assistant principal, curriculum coordinator, and assistant director of statewide assessment for the Nebraska Department of Education, where her primary focus was Nebraska State Accountability test development. Jan has served on a variety of statewide and national standards and assessment committees and has presented at numerous conferences around the world.

Tammy Heflebower, EdD, is a highly sought-after school leader and educational speaker with vast experiences in urban, rural, and suburban districts throughout the United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, and the Netherlands. She has served as an award-winning classroom teacher, building leader, district leader, regional professional development director, and national and international trainer. She has also been an adjunct professor of curriculum, instruction, and assessment at several universities, and a prominent member and leader of numerous statewide and national educational organizations.