The Authentic Standards-Based Environment

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The Authentic Standards-Based Environment is written by Eileen Depka and published by Solution Tree Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 195463126X (ISBN 10) and 9781954631267 (ISBN 13).

Why are standards so important, and how do they improve student learning? In The Authentic Standards-Based Environment: A Systematic Approach to Learning Targets, Assessment, and Data, Eileen Depka dives into standards-based student learning with a simple, easy-to-use approach to unpacking standards, developing learning targets, and designing rubrics and assessments. Using data-driven methods and clear examples, this book makes a standards-based process manageable. K–12 teachers and administrators will: Learn to unpack standards and understand the components and expectations rooted in them Understand how to design standards-based learning targets that directly connect to each component of the standard Design individual and common assessments that link with the rigor and expectations of the standard Report data and design a scope and sequence that will guide next steps Discover how to implement a standards-based system school- or districtwide Contents: Introduction Part 1: The Foundation Chapter 1: Unpacking Standards—Why and How Chapter 2: Designing Standards-Based Learning Targets Part 2: Tools and Analysis Chapter 3: Creating Standards-Based Assessments Chapter 4: Creating Standards-Based Rubrics Chapter 5: Implementing Common Assessments to Ensure Comparable Data Chapter 6: Using Unpacked Standards to Report Data and Create a Scope and Sequence Part 3: Embedding the Process Chapter 7: Implementing the Process School- or Districtwide References and Resources Index