| From Mandate to Achievement: 5 Steps to a Curriculum System That Works! Contributor(s): Makas Howard, Elaine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412963788 ISBN-13: 9781412963787 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $90.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: This book for K-12 school leaders and curriculum specialists leads educators step by step through curriculum planning and development processes-from data analysis to alignment, mapping, pacing, assessment, and monitoring. The completion of each of these phases results in the creation of curriculum documents and curriculum benchmarks. With these documents a district will know: What academic expectations they are expected to teach and test in what grade or classWhere the data gaps are for each academic expectationWhere and when the expectations will be taught and the materials necessary to teach themHow to use a common assessment to test the expectations within grades or subjects |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Curricula - Education | Multicultural Education |
| Dewey: 375.001 |
| LCCN: 2009014364 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.7" W x 11" (1.95 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on a five-step model, this guide helps school leaders establish the processes necessary to align curriculum to mandated standards, develop curriculum maps, and systematize instructional practices. |
Contributor Bio(s): Makas Howard, Elaine: - Elaine Makas Howard has 25 years of experience in education. She has served numerous districts in Michigan in curriculum, career development and counseling processes as a regional director of Instructional Services. She is also a systems consultant with Curriculum Connections, a business she co-owns. Ms. Howard has a specialist degree from Saginaw Valley State University in Educational Leadership with an emphasis on curriculum. She has a master's degree from Central Michigan University in school guidance and a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University in history. She is certified in central office and secondary administration, counseling, and 7-12 social studies secondary education. Ms. Howard's work experience includes secondary teacher, community education director, and curriculum consultant. She lives in Cass City, Michigan with three of her four sons. |
