Tammy Heflebower

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. This can’t-miss guide delivers straightforward, practical tools and detailed instructions for everything from lesson planning to proficiency scales to parent communication.

Usher in the new era of school reform. The authors help you transform your schools into organizations that take proactive steps to prevent failure and ensure student success. Using a research-based five-level hierarchy along with leading and lagging indicators, youll learn to assess, monitor, and confirm the effectiveness of your schools. Each chapter includes what actions should be taken at each level.

Explore research-based steps and strategies you can use to increase the effectiveness of collaborative teams and enhance professional learning communities.

Dramatically improve your school by merging the High Reliability Schools (HRS) model and the PLC at Work® process. Ensure continuous quality improvement through strong leadership and culture building.

This two-book set is designed to allow classroom teachers and building- and district-level administrators to work together to gain a united, big-picture view of how to implement strategies for school improvement.

In this practical guide, the authors present a model of instruction and assessment designed to help students succeed in the ever-changing knowledge economy of the 21st century.

Whether you are well versed in writing proficiency scales or are seeking practical guidance on classroom assessment that best supports student learning, this book will help you design standards-based assessments that provide meaningful data to inform your next steps in the instructional cycle.