Authentic Standards-Based Environment

Why are standards so important, and how do they improve student learning? In The Authentic Standards-Based Environment: A Systematic Approach to Learning Targets, Assessment, and Data, Eileen Depka dives into standards-based student learning with a simple, easy-to-use approach to unpacking standards, developing learning targets, and designing rubrics and assessments. Using data-driven methods and clear examples, this book makes a standards-based process manageable.K-12 teachers and administrators will:Learn to unpack standards and understand the components and expectations rooted in themUnderstand how to design standards-based learning targets that directly connect to each component of the standardDesign individual and common assessments that link with the rigor and expectations of the standardReport data and design a scope and sequence that will guide next stepsDiscover how to implement a standards-based system school- or districtwideContents:IntroductionPart 1: The FoundationChapter 1: Unpacking Standards-Why and HowChapter 2: Designing Standards-Based Learning TargetsPart 2: Tools and AnalysisChapter 3: Creating Standards-Based AssessmentsChapter 4: Creating Standards-Based RubricsChapter 5: Implementing Common Assessments to Ensure Comparable DataChapter 6: Using Unpacked Standards to Report Data and Create a Scope and SequencePart 3: Embedding the ProcessChapter 7: Implementing the Process School- or DistrictwideReferences and ResourcesIndex