The Ultimate Guide for Student Product Development & Evaluation

For elementary and secondary teachers, counselors, librarians, and media specialists, Karnes (gifted studies, U. of Southern Mississippi) and Stephens (education, Duke U.) provide a guide that explains how written, oral, visual, and performance products can demonstrate a student's knowledge and understanding of a subject. They describe how to integrate products into the curriculum, help students plan and create them, and evaluate them, with the bulk of the volume being profiles of 42 products, such as an autobiography, commercial, demonstration, experiment, family tree, mask, or recipe. Each profile includes variations, related vocabulary, skills, lists of people who are producers of it, and resources. Competitions for showcasing the products and journal prompts for reflection are given. This edition has an completely new set of products, which focus on the development of 21st century learning skills, and discussion of state and national standards. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)