Product Description: Here s an essential toolkit for anyone who wants to apply the principles of Understanding by Design[R] to systemwide school improvement. Inside the three-ring binder is a collection of practical and proven tools, processes, protocols, and examples for accomplishing the tasks identified in the ASCD best-selling book Schooling by Design...read more

Uses a fictional school setting with representative characters to discuss the essential principles of school improvement efforts.

Product Description: You can make a difference! * Feeling overwhelmed by the fast-paced changes sweeping America's high schools? * Does it seem as if high school is much more complicated for your teen than it was for you? * Interested in becoming more involved at your teen's school but don't know where to start? If recent media stories about tougher high school graduation requirements and high stakes state tests have led you to wonder how you can help your teen succeed in this challenging new academic environment, High Stakes High School can help...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: “Good books have a way of illuminating incidents so that one’s own experiences come in to sharper focus. This was certainly the case for me while reading this accessible and very important book.” --Patricia Wasley, from the Foreword Written by teachers for teachers, this enlightening book describes the cross-disciplinary journey of two high school teachers trying to align curriculum, assessment, and performance standards in their classrooms...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)