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Tables of Contents for 15 School Questions and Discussion
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
v
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xi
PART I CURRICULUM INFLUENCES: STANDARDS, TESTS, AND CLASS SIZE
What Are Standards, and What Do I Need to Know about Them?
3
6
What Do I Need to Know about Tests?
9
6
What Are Some of the Issues around the Country with the Standards/Testing Movement?
15
8
What Do I Need to Know about Class Size?
23
6
PART II ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATION: VOUCHERS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND HOME SCHOOLING
What Do I Need to Know about Vouchers?
29
4
What Do I Need to Know about Charter Schools?
33
4
What Do I Need to Know about Home Schooling?
37
8
PART III TEACHING AND LEARNING: EIGHT INNOVATIONS
What Are Differentiated Instruction, Problem-Based Learning, and Multiple Intelligences?
45
8
What Are Constructivism and Content-Rich Curriculum?
53
4
What Are Teacher Portfolios?
57
6
What Is the Best Way to Educate Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students?
63
6
What Do I Need to Know about Rubrics?
69
8
PART IV LARGE ISSUES: SAFETY, LEADERSHIP, AND QUALITY TEACHERS
What Will Be Required to Keep Schools Safe?
77
6
What Are Some Characteristics of Leadership in Education?
83
6
What Needs to Be Done to Ensure a Quality Teaching Force in 2015?
89
8
Conclusion
97
6
About the Author
103