Full Description
Here's timely information for educators on many of the most important topics of the day in language that is clear and direct. What are standards and what do I need to know about them? What do I need to know about tests? What do I need to know about class size? What do I need to know about vouchers? What do I need to know about content-rich curriculum? What are constructivism and content-rich curriculum? What do I need to know about rubrics? What will be required to keep schools safe? What needs to be done to assure a quality teaching force in 2015? For each question Goldberg provides both background and definition along with guidelines and other helpful material. In some cases he points the direction that experience and research indicate is best. In others, he provides enlightening information that will allow the teacher or administrator to decide for themselves. In all cases, the information is concrete and intended for those interested in practice. Every educator or interested reader will find much useful information here to help them confront the 3 or 4 or 5 questions that go most directly to hot issues in the reader's school, district, or state.
Contents
Chapter 1 Foreward Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 Introduction Part 5 PART I CURRICULUM INFLUENCES: STANDARDS, TESTS, AND CLASS SIZE Chapter 6 Question 1 What are Standards, and What Do I Need to Know about Them? Chapter 7 Question 2 What Do I Need to Know about Tests? Chapter 8 Question 3 What Are Some of the Issues around the Country with the Standards/Testing Movement? Chapter 9 Question 4 What Do I Need to Know about Class Size? Part 10 PART II ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATION: VOUCHERS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND HOME SCHOOLING Chapter 11 Question 5 What Do I Need to Know about Vouchers? Chapter 12 Question 6 What Do I Need to Know about Charter Schools? Chapter 13 Question 7 What Do I Need to Know about Home Schooling? Part 14 PART III TEACHING AND LEARNING: EIGHT INNOVATIONS Chapter 15 Question 8 What Are Differentiated Instruction, Problem-Based Learning, and Multiple-Intelligences? Chapter 16 Question 10 What Are Teacher Portfolios? Chapter 17 Question 11 What is the Best Way to Educate Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students? Chapter 18 Question 12 What Do I Need to Know About Rubrics? Part 19 PART IV LARGE ISSUES: SAFETY, LEADERSHIP, AND QUALITY TEACHERS Chapter 20 Question 13 What Will Be Required to Keep Schools Safe? Chapter 21 Question 14 What Are Some Characteristics of Leadership in Education? Chapter 22 Question 15 What Needs to Be Done to Ensure a Quality Teaching Force in 2015? Chapter 23 Conclusion Chapter 24 About the Author
