How to use standards in the classroom / Douglas E. Harris and Judy F. Carr with Tim Flynn, Marge Petit, and Susan Rigney.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63).

Introduction -- National standards and state frameworks -- Merging standards, local curriculum, and classroom practice -- Designing topics and activities -- Aligning products and performances -- Selecting assessment criteria, scoring guides, and exemplars -- Using standards to communicate about learning -- Beyond the classroom -- Appendix A: a case study simulation -- Appendix B: assessing your standards-based curriculum -- Appendix C: characteristics of standards-based curriculum and assessment -- Appendix D: worksheets for planning units of study -- Appendix E: student questionnaire -- Selected resources -- References.