This planning grid for teaching visual arts in grade 2 in Delaware schools outlines the following six standards for students to complete: (1) students will select and use form, media, techniques, and processes to create work of art and communicate meaning; (2) students will create ways to use visual, spatial, and temporal concepts in creating…

This planning grid for teaching visual arts in grade 3 in Delaware schools outlines the following six standards for student to complete: (1) students will select and use form, media, techniques, and processes to create works of art and communicate meaning; (2) students will create ways to use visual, spatial, and temporal concepts in creating…

This planning grid for teaching visual arts in grade 4 in Delaware schools outlines the following six standards for students to complete: (1) students will select and use form, media, techniques, and processes to create works of art and communicate meaning; (2) students ill create ways to use visual, spatial, and temporal concepts in creating…

This planning grid for teaching visual arts in grade 5 in Delaware schools outlines the following six standards for students to complete: (1) students will select and use form, media, techniques, and processes to create woks of art and communicate meaning; (2) students will create ways to use visual, spatial, and temporal concepts in creating…

This planning grid for teaching visual arts in grade 6 in Delaware schools outlines the following six standards for students to complete: (1) students will select and use form, media, techniques, and processes to create works of art and communicate meaning; (2) students will create ways to use visual, spatial, and temporal concepts in creating…

This handbook for parents begins with an overview of academic standards: how Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's standards compare to standards set at the state, national, and international levels; how parents can use standards to help their children; and how parents will know if their children's work meets these standards. The handbook goes on to present…

This book shows students how to increase their power to analyze problems and comprehend what they read. First it outlines and illustrates methods that good problem solvers use in attacking complex ideas, then it provides practice in applying these methods to a variety of comprehension and reasoning questions. The "Whimbey Method" of teaching…

The state of Colorado has set forth five content standards for music education in its public schools: (1) students sing or play on instruments a varied repertoire of music, alone or with others; (2) students will read and notate music; (3) students will create music; (4) students will listen to, analyze, evaluate, and describe music; and (5)…

Asserting that there is so little understanding of what "opportunity" means within the context of access to higher education that use of the word may cloud rather than clarify policy debate, this concept paper served as a resource document to aid participants at a 1999 seminar sponsored by the Council for Opportunity in Education. The paper…

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recently published "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics." For the first time, these new standards include pre-kindergarten standards, while outlining the mathematics that children should learn as they progress through school. The standards present a broad view of what…

This document is a guide for teaching and learning concerning inquiry education. It identifies scientific inquiry in correlation with the National Science Education Standards and discusses the various functions and strategies for assessment. Contents include: (1) Inquiry in Science and in Classrooms; (2) Inquiry in the National Science Education…

This document outlines the performance standards for dance in North Dakota public schools, grades K-12. Four levels of performance are provided for each benchmark by North Dakota educators for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 grade levels. Level 4 describes advanced proficiency; Level 3, proficiency; Level 2, partial proficiency; and Level 1, novice. Each grade…

Dance should be seen as an authentic avenue for allowing students to learn kinesthetically by using movement that is essential to brain development. Ideally students would be exposed to dance forms and patterns in other art forms like music and drama as well as units within physical education classes. These North Dakota standards may be taught…

This brief is designed to help professional developers see what goes into making an effective support program for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards candidates. There is no one best way to construct a support program, though all programs must address two fundamental needs: helping candidates understand and manage the assessment…

This study examined the mathematics achievement of elementary school students to determine whether a district-developed National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards-based mathematics curriculum taught by trained teachers was more or less effective than the traditional curriculum that was being used. A nonrandom group of 13 teachers…