Deciding What to Teach and Test: Developing, Aligning, and Leading the Curriculum [Kindle Edition] Author: Fenwick W. English | Language: English | ISBN:
B00K7AZY0E | Format: PDF, EPUB
Deciding What to Teach and Test: Developing, Aligning, and Leading the Curriculum
Download for free books Deciding What to Teach and Test: Developing, Aligning, and Leading the Curriculum for everyone book mediafire, rapishare, and mirror link Focusing on curriculum leadership and closing the achievement gap, this influential book is updated with new insights on developing and aligning curriculum in a standards-based environment. Books with free ebook downloads available Deciding What to Teach and Test: Developing, Aligning, and Leading the Curriculum
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- Publisher: Corwin; Third Edition edition (June 7, 2010)
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- Language: English
- ASIN: B00K7AZY0E
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I work as a testing consultant for numerous school boards across the world, and in my "volunteer day job" develop testing standards for the multi-million (and growing) free test prep pairs at preptorial dot org. This book is a "must read" both at preptorial, and at every gig I attend. I'm a supporter and promoter, not because of left, right, union or idealistic camps, but the pure genius and excellence of the writing here.
The author DOES consider preparing kids for a world of economic competition "venal" and equally slams high moral ideals like lifelong joy. In other words, he's a pragmatist, but blends research and brilliant prose with "Freakonomics" type practical incentive alignment, while remaining painfully aware that we can't even agree on the most basic curricula foundations: what needs and benefits are most important! So, you don't get a bunch of head scratching research, or just pure politics, you get a real, hard punching pro-con on what's best for the "core" of life needs, particularly THE key: a thirst for lifetime learning.
I sit in meetings with otherwise bright people, who ask third graders: "What is more music than dance, jazz or hip-hop?" and then look like I have food on my chin when I ask how that relates to the SAT! I frequently encounter serious and otherwise smart groups who want to take intelligent design OUT of a core, while ADDING Islam, and removing algebra! I'm sure any potential reader of this book sees the multiple levels of irony there!
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