The Authentic Standardsbased Environment: A Systematic Approach To Learning Targets, Assessment, And Data (A Practical Guide To,New

Why are standards so important, and how do they improve student learning? In The Authentic StandardsBased Environment: A Systematic Approach to Learning Targets, Assessment, and Data, Eileen Depka dives into standardsbased student learning with a simple, easytouse approach to unpacking standards, developing learning targets, and designing rubrics and assessments. Using datadriven methods and clear examples, this book makes a standardsbased process manageable.K12 teachers and administrators will: Learn to unpack standards and understand the components and expectations rooted in them Understand how to design standardsbased learning targets that directly connect to each component of the standard Design individual and common assessments that link with the rigor and expectations of the standard Report data and design a scope and sequence that will guide next steps Discover how to implement a standardsbased system school or districtwideContents:IntroductionPart 1: The FoundationChapter 1: Unpacking StandardsWhy and HowChapter 2: Designing StandardsBased Learning TargetsPart 2: Tools and AnalysisChapter 3: Creating StandardsBased AssessmentsChapter 4: Creating StandardsBased 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