Restructuring Around Standards

What Do We Mean by Standards? A Changing World and the Demand for Standards `Framework for Excellence' A Process of Standards Design and Implementation Developing a Vision of Standards Through Stakeholder Involvement Designing the Curriculum Developing Content Standards Identifying Benchmarks and Performance Indicators Linking Curriculum with Comprehensive Assessment Backward Mapping Attending to Other Curriculum Details Aligning Instruction Leading a Standards-Based Organization

Foriska offers a 'how to' guide for identifying, designing, and structuring a school's curriculum around significant educational standards. The volume proposes and describes a framework for designing academic standards and for refining them through a curriculum design process that is relevant for instruction. -- R. C. Morris, State University of West Georgia * CHOICE, 1999 * Restructuring Around Standards is an excellent resource book for the busy school administrator who needs clear and practical tips on standards reform. It helps make a complex task understandable. -- Journal of Staff Development, Winter 2003