| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 175 pages) |
| Contents |
Part 1. Transforming the curriculum. chapter 1. Transformational perspectives -- chapter 2. Transformational lenses -- chapter 3. Applications of technology and Web-based tools -- chapter 4. The transformation spiral -- Part 2. Transformational snapshots. chapter 5. Ten-frame mathematics -- chapter 6. Flat Stanley podcast -- chapter 7. Talk pals -- chapter 8. Microloans : a glocal impact -- chapter 9. Film festival -- chapter 10. Social justice live! -- chapter 11. Science in the cloud -- chapter 12. Pinterest art critiques -- chapter 13. Common core state standards professional development -- Part 3. Transformational reflections. chapter 14. A high school student's perspective -- chapter 15. More than meets the eye |
| Summary |
"Amid a confluence of messages regarding accountability, the Common Core State Standards, teacher effectiveness, and student performance, educators everywhere are looking for ways to revitalize their curriculum design and instructional practice. Upgrade Your Curriculum: Practical Ways to Transform Units and Engage Students offers a solution: providing students with meaningful, relevant units of study developed by the educators who actually teach them. The authors, both curriculum experts, advocate a gradual approach to transforming curriculum in which teachers work collaboratively to upgrade one unit at a time. This indispensable guide offers strategic, practical knowledge that will enrich your school's curriculum mapping efforts and help you create authentic, engaging learning environments that prepare students for the future"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Education -- Curricula -- United States
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Curriculum change -- United States
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Curriculum planning -- United States
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EDUCATION -- Curricula.
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Curriculum change
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Curriculum planning
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Education -- Curricula
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fisher, Michael (Instructional technology staff developer), author
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| LC no. |
2012043844 |
| ISBN |
9781416615668 |
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1416615660 |
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