Aligning and Balancing the Standards-Based Curriculum

Squires (educational leadership, Southern Connecticut State U.) presents the Balanced Curriculum model for school boards, superintendents, principals, school leaders, teachers, and university professors who are interested in addressing state standards in a comprehensive way and also in improving student achievement. Coverage includes tools for improvement, including textbooks, standards, standardized tests, alignment, and curriculum structure; a detailed description of the design of the Balanced Curriculum; the use of field-tested practices in implementing, managing, and revising the curriculum to take advantage of new information from students' unit assessments, yearly assessments, and teachers' feedback; and a summary of results from school districts and schools writing and implementing the Balanced Curriculum model. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)