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Noteworthy Perspectives on Implementing Standards-Based Education

 
 
Product Description  

  
This issue of Noteworthy draws on research, relevant literature, and interviews with teachers to portray the implications of a standards-based approach from teachers' perspective.
Authors  McREL
Target Audience  Administrators and policymakers
Ways to Use this Product  As a resource for understanding the impact of a standards-based approach on teachers and for decision making about the support teachers need to help all students succeed
Key Ideas  
  • Chapter 1 sets the stage and highlights the purpose of the issue. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 use stories and comments from teachers to illustrate teachers' concerns and struggles with implementing a standards-based approach, as well as their increased understanding of effective teaching and positive changes in student learning.

  • Chapter 5 provides guidelines for supporting teachers' implementation of standards-based education. Chapter 6 presents a discussion of McREL's plans to undertake a midcourse review and analysis of standards-based education.

  • Information for this publication was gleaned from interviews conducted with teachers across the United States who have been engaged in standards-based reform efforts and from a survey of research and literature on implementation of standards-based education.

How to Get this Product  Download the PDF file.
APA Citation  Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning. (2000). Noteworthy perspectives on implementing standards-based education. Aurora, CO: Author.
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