Using Power Standards to Build an Aligned Curriculum

A Process Manual
Joe T. Crawford
Using Power Standards to Build an Aligned Curriculum
January 2011 | 216 pages | Corwin
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"This is the first book that I have encountered, in all my years of leading districts through curriculum alignment, that makes the process manageable and doable."
—Jody L. Ware, Superintendent
Mundelein Consolidated High School, IL

"This book will allow schools and districts to effectively align standards, curriculum, and assessments to establish continuity between departments and across grade levels."
—Sharon Madsen Redfern, Principal
Highland Park Elementary School. Lewistown, MT

Register for Joe Crawford's upcoming webinar July 18.


Align your curriculum for success with Power Standards

Schools continually face the challenge of developing a useful, aligned curriculum that can effectively support student achievement and assessment. This book gives administrators and teachers the tools to make it happen. Award-winning educator Joe Crawford describes how to build the aligned curriculum that is so crucial to student success. The key is identifying Power Standards—the most critical skills that all learners must have. These skills are then taught in a logical sequence of instruction throughout the year. Key benefits of this process include:

  • A standards-based curriculum developed by teachers and leaders
  • Consistent objectives throughout the school
  • A common assessment system for measuring student success
  • A one-page curriculum outline that eases communication with all stakeholders

This manual is loaded with examples, practical advice, and checklists. Readers also have access to a corresponding Web-based software package that facilitates the process electronically and stores the curriculum plan on the Internet. Lead your school to excellence with Power Standards!

Contents

Foreword by Dr. Jody L. Ware

Foreword by Dr. Jody L. Ware

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

Software Availabiilty

  • 1. Process Overview and Curriculum Issues
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Process Overview
  • What About National Standards?
  • Survey of Current Environment
  • What Are Power Standards?
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 2. Designing the Work Process
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Who Will Do the Work, and What Will They Do?
  • Goals, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 3. Developing and Deploying the Power Standards
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Getting Started
  • Developing Power Standards
  • Deploying the Power Standards
  • Publishing the Power Standards
  • Final Publication and Use of Power Standards
  • Gathering Feedback
  • Final Publication and Use of Power Standards
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 4. The Next Step: Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Chapter Expectations
  • The Change Process Continues
  • Publishing and Communication Issues
  • Board of Education Action
  • The Group to Do the Work
  • What Are Quarterly Instructional Objectives?
  • A Curriculum System
  • Developing the Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Samples and Numbering the Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Realities of the Quarterly instructional Objectives
  • Publishing and Reviewing the Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 5. Planning for Common, Aligned Assessments
  • Chapter Expectations
  • What Are Common, Aligned Assessments?
  • Why Use Common Assessments?
  • Stepping Out of the Box
  • Predesign Issues
  • Considering Assessment Options
  • Doing the Work
  • A Sample of Doing the Work
  • Further Applications of the Work
  • Publication and Storage Issues
  • Scoring and Using the Data
  • Final Thoughts and Use in Response to Intervention
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 6. Special Concerns and Issues
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Overview
  • Common Curriculum and Formative Assessment Practices
  • Legal Mandates
  • Instructional Strategies and Methods
  • How Do We Begin?
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 7. Troubleshooting and Follow Through
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Ready, Set, Go! The Feedback Loop
  • Critical Questions
  • Dealing With the Feedback
  • Keeping the Project Alive
  • Final Thoughts and Advice
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist

Resource A: Standards-Based Curriculum Guide Models and Related Documents

Resource A: Standards-Based Curriculum Guide Models and Related Documents

Resource B: Sample Power Standards and Quarterly Instructional Objectives

Resource B: Sample Power Standards and Quarterly Instructional Objectives

Resource C: Suggested Forms for Developing Power Standards, Instructional Objectives, and Feedback

Resource C: Suggested Forms for Developing Power Standards, Instructional Objectives, and Feedback

Resource D: Recommended Agency References

Resource D: Recommended Agency References

Resource E: Sample Results

Resource E: Sample Results

References and Suggested Readings

References and Suggested Readings

Index

Index

Description

"This is the first book that I have encountered, in all my years of leading districts through curriculum alignment, that makes the process manageable and doable."
—Jody L. Ware, Superintendent
Mundelein Consolidated High School, IL

"This book will allow schools and districts to effectively align standards, curriculum, and assessments to establish continuity between departments and across grade levels."
—Sharon Madsen Redfern, Principal
Highland Park Elementary School. Lewistown, MT

Register for Joe Crawford's upcoming webinar July 18.


Align your curriculum for success with Power Standards

Schools continually face the challenge of developing a useful, aligned curriculum that can effectively support student achievement and assessment. This book gives administrators and teachers the tools to make it happen. Award-winning educator Joe Crawford describes how to build the aligned curriculum that is so crucial to student success. The key is identifying Power Standards—the most critical skills that all learners must have. These skills are then taught in a logical sequence of instruction throughout the year. Key benefits of this process include:

  • A standards-based curriculum developed by teachers and leaders
  • Consistent objectives throughout the school
  • A common assessment system for measuring student success
  • A one-page curriculum outline that eases communication with all stakeholders

This manual is loaded with examples, practical advice, and checklists. Readers also have access to a corresponding Web-based software package that facilitates the process electronically and stores the curriculum plan on the Internet. Lead your school to excellence with Power Standards!

Contents

Foreword by Dr. Jody L. Ware

Foreword by Dr. Jody L. Ware

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

Software Availabiilty

  • 1. Process Overview and Curriculum Issues
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Process Overview
  • What About National Standards?
  • Survey of Current Environment
  • What Are Power Standards?
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 2. Designing the Work Process
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Who Will Do the Work, and What Will They Do?
  • Goals, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 3. Developing and Deploying the Power Standards
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Getting Started
  • Developing Power Standards
  • Deploying the Power Standards
  • Publishing the Power Standards
  • Final Publication and Use of Power Standards
  • Gathering Feedback
  • Final Publication and Use of Power Standards
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 4. The Next Step: Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Chapter Expectations
  • The Change Process Continues
  • Publishing and Communication Issues
  • Board of Education Action
  • The Group to Do the Work
  • What Are Quarterly Instructional Objectives?
  • A Curriculum System
  • Developing the Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Samples and Numbering the Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Realities of the Quarterly instructional Objectives
  • Publishing and Reviewing the Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 5. Planning for Common, Aligned Assessments
  • Chapter Expectations
  • What Are Common, Aligned Assessments?
  • Why Use Common Assessments?
  • Stepping Out of the Box
  • Predesign Issues
  • Considering Assessment Options
  • Doing the Work
  • A Sample of Doing the Work
  • Further Applications of the Work
  • Publication and Storage Issues
  • Scoring and Using the Data
  • Final Thoughts and Use in Response to Intervention
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 6. Special Concerns and Issues
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Overview
  • Common Curriculum and Formative Assessment Practices
  • Legal Mandates
  • Instructional Strategies and Methods
  • How Do We Begin?
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 7. Troubleshooting and Follow Through
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Ready, Set, Go! The Feedback Loop
  • Critical Questions
  • Dealing With the Feedback
  • Keeping the Project Alive
  • Final Thoughts and Advice
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist

Resource A: Standards-Based Curriculum Guide Models and Related Documents

Resource A: Standards-Based Curriculum Guide Models and Related Documents

Resource B: Sample Power Standards and Quarterly Instructional Objectives

Resource B: Sample Power Standards and Quarterly Instructional Objectives

Resource C: Suggested Forms for Developing Power Standards, Instructional Objectives, and Feedback

Resource C: Suggested Forms for Developing Power Standards, Instructional Objectives, and Feedback

Resource D: Recommended Agency References

Resource D: Recommended Agency References

Resource E: Sample Results

Resource E: Sample Results

References and Suggested Readings

References and Suggested Readings

Index

Index

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A Process Manual

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"This is the first book that I have encountered, in all my years of leading districts through curriculum alignment, that makes the process manageable and doable."
—Jody L. Ware, Superintendent
Mundelein Consolidated High School, IL

"This book will allow schools and districts to effectively align standards, curriculum, and assessments to establish continuity between departments and across grade levels."
—Sharon Madsen Redfern, Principal
Highland Park Elementary School. Lewistown, MT

Register for Joe Crawford's upcoming webinar July 18.


Align your curriculum for success with Power Standards

Schools continually face the challenge of developing a useful, aligned curriculum that can effectively support student achievement and assessment. This book gives administrators and teachers the tools to make it happen. Award-winning educator Joe Crawford describes how to build the aligned curriculum that is so crucial to student success. The key is identifying Power Standards—the most critical skills that all learners must have. These skills are then taught in a logical sequence of instruction throughout the year. Key benefits of this process include:

  • A standards-based curriculum developed by teachers and leaders
  • Consistent objectives throughout the school
  • A common assessment system for measuring student success
  • A one-page curriculum outline that eases communication with all stakeholders

This manual is loaded with examples, practical advice, and checklists. Readers also have access to a corresponding Web-based software package that facilitates the process electronically and stores the curriculum plan on the Internet. Lead your school to excellence with Power Standards!


Table Of Contents:

  • Foreword by Dr. Jody L. Ware
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Software Availabiilty
  • 1. Process Overview and Curriculum Issues
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Process Overview
  • What About National Standards?
  • Survey of Current Environment
  • What Are Power Standards?
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 2. Designing the Work Process
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Who Will Do the Work, and What Will They Do?
  • Goals, Roles, and Responsibilities
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 3. Developing and Deploying the Power Standards
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Getting Started
  • Developing Power Standards
  • Deploying the Power Standards
  • Publishing the Power Standards
  • Final Publication and Use of Power Standards
  • Gathering Feedback
  • Final Publication and Use of Power Standards
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 4. The Next Step: Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Chapter Expectations
  • The Change Process Continues
  • Publishing and Communication Issues
  • Board of Education Action
  • The Group to Do the Work
  • What Are Quarterly Instructional Objectives?
  • A Curriculum System
  • Developing the Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Samples and Numbering the Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Realities of the Quarterly instructional Objectives
  • Publishing and Reviewing the Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 5. Planning for Common, Aligned Assessments
  • Chapter Expectations
  • What Are Common, Aligned Assessments?
  • Why Use Common Assessments?
  • Stepping Out of the Box
  • Predesign Issues
  • Considering Assessment Options
  • Doing the Work
  • A Sample of Doing the Work
  • Further Applications of the Work
  • Publication and Storage Issues
  • Scoring and Using the Data
  • Final Thoughts and Use in Response to Intervention
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 6. Special Concerns and Issues
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Overview
  • Common Curriculum and Formative Assessment Practices
  • Legal Mandates
  • Instructional Strategies and Methods
  • How Do We Begin?
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • 7. Troubleshooting and Follow Through
  • Chapter Expectations
  • Ready, Set, Go! The Feedback Loop
  • Critical Questions
  • Dealing With the Feedback
  • Keeping the Project Alive
  • Final Thoughts and Advice
  • Process Summary
  • Process Checklist
  • Resource A: Standards-Based Curriculum Guide Models and Related Documents
  • Resource B: Sample Power Standards and Quarterly Instructional Objectives
  • Resource C: Suggested Forms for Developing Power Standards, Instructional Objectives, and Feedback
  • Resource D: Recommended Agency References
  • Resource E: Sample Results
  • References and Suggested Readings
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

"The author has written a clear, step by step handbook on how to select and organize essential curriculum topics. This book is a worthy contribution to the literature on creating coherent curriculum."
Mike Schmoker, Consultant and Author, Results and Results Now, Tempe, AZ
"The strategies the author uses in developing and implementing power standards across a district are effective, practical and meaningful. Teachers involved become advocates of true alignment and meaningful assessment: systemically impacting learning. This process reaches all the way to the student desk, where the real learning takes place."
John Antonetti, Senior Consultant, Colleagues On Call, Little Rock, AR
"Joe Crawford is a veteran leader with a track record committed to excellence and equity. These strategies have been applied in some of the most challenging schools in the nation and these practical ideas can be used by teachers and administrators at every level."
Douglas B. Reeves, Author, Assessing Educational Leaders, 2e
"This book will help others create curriculum that will cause lasting change."
Elizabeth Lolli, Superintendent, Monroe Local Schools, OH
"In all of my years leading districts through the curriculum alignment process, this is the first book that I have encountered that makes the process manageable and doable."
Jody L. Ware, Superintendent, Mundelein Consolidated High School, IL

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