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About This Book
This book provides K–12 educators with key information about some of the most effective teaching and learning tools available today—in one convenient publication.
Each of the innovations has a long history of use and has been researched and evaluated in a variety of settings. Giselle Martin-Kniep chose these specific innovations because, as a whole, they foster a student-centered classroom environment that is both equitable and rigorous.
In separate chapters for each topic, she addresses
1. essential questions,
2. curriculum integration,
3. standards-based curriculum and assessment design,
4. authentic assessment,
5. scoring rubrics,
6. portfolios,
7. reflection, and
8. action research.
Annotated lists of recommended resources provide suggestions for further exploration of each topic.
Readers new to these topics will gain a basic understanding of each and learn how to use them to create a student-centered classroom. More experienced educators can also benefit from reexamining these innovations and considering them as parts of a comprehensive whole. Numerous examples from all grade levels, along with design modules, templates, and checklists, make this an invaluable guide for teachers and administrators.
Topics : Teaching Strategies
Table Of Content
List of Figures
Introduction
1. The Power of Essential Questions
2. Curriculum Integration as a Tool for Coherence
3. Standards-Based Curriculum and Assessment Design
4. Authentic Assessment
5. Using Scoring Rubrics to Support Learning
6. Portfolios: A Window into Students' Thinking and Learning
7. Reflection: A Key to Developing Greater Self-Understanding
8. Action Research: Asking and Answering Questions About Practice
by Diane Cunningham
9. Embracing It All
Appendix A: Tools for Developing a Curriculum Unit
Appendix B: Tools for Developing Authentic Assessments
Appendix C: Tools for Designing Portfolio Assessments
Appendix D: Reflection Prompts and Questions
Appendix E: Tools for Action Research
References and Resources
Index
About the Authors
About the Authors
Giselle O. Martin Kniep:
Giselle O. Martin-Kniep is an educator, researcher, program evaluator, and writer. As the president of Learner-Centered Initiatives, and the CEO of Communities for Learning: Leading Lasting Change previously called the Center for the Study of Expertise in Teaching and Learning. Martin-Kniep has worked with hundreds of schools and districts nationally and internationally in the areas of alternative assessment, standards-based design, school improvement and action research.
Martin-Kniep has multiple graduate degrees in communication and development, social sciences in education, and educational evaluation from Stanford University. She has served on the faculty at Adelphi University, the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria.
ISBN: 996086328X
Author: Giselle O. Martin Kniep
Publisher: Educational Book House
Size: 20*25CM
Pages number: 180
