Professional Bibliography
Curriculum Coordinator's Office
Back to Curriculum & Assessment pageThe staff at Old Orchard Beach has access to a wide variety of professional materials and resources located at the Curriculum Coordinator's office or within the library at each individual school. Following is a bibliography of books available at the Curriculum Coordinator's office. The list is divided by content area or general subject area as follows:
Family Consumer Science and Foreign Language
Math
Reading/Language Arts
Assessment
Classroom Practice and InstructionEvaluation and Professional Development
Misc. (includes books on curriculum development)
Staff members who would like to borrow a book can contact the Curriculum Coordinator with their request.
Art
Designing Assessment in Art,
Carmen L. Armstrong, National Art Assoc., 1994.A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Art Education, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1985.
Visual Arts Curriculum Framework, ME Art Education Association, 1999.
Visual Arts Education Reform Handbook: Suggested Policy Perspectives on Art Content and Student Learning in Art Education, National Art Association, 1995.
Music
Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts: National Standards for Arts Education
, Consortium of National Arts Education Associations, 1994.Guide for Curriculum Building in Music, ME Music Educators Assoc., 1989.
A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Music, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1986.
Music Dance Curriculum Guide, Dance Education in Maine Schools, 1994.
Opportunity to Learn Standards for Music Instruction: Grades PreK-12, Music Educators National Conference, 1994.
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A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Home Economics,
Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1987.Foreign Languages
ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines,
ACTL.Discovering Languages, Spanish: An Exploratory Program, Elaine S. Robbins, Amsco School Publications, 1995.
Foreign Languages: Curriculum Handbook, ASCD, 1999.
French is Fun: Lively Lessons for Beginners, Gail Stein & Jerry Kreisman, Amsco School Publications, 1997.
A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Foreign Language, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1988.
Kids Come in all Languages: Reading Instruction for ESL Students, Karen Spangenberg-Urbschat & Robert Pritchard (ed.), IRA, 1994.
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Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1985. Top
Physical Education
A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Physical Education,
Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1989.Moving into the Future: National Standards for Physical Education, National Assoc. for Sport and Physical Education, 1995.
TopChildren's Mathematical Development,
David C. Geary, Amer. Psychological Assoc., Washington, D.C., 1994.Choosing a Standards-Based Mathematics Curriculum, Ed. Dev. Center, Inc., 1998.
Everybody Counts: A Report to the Nation on the Future of Mathematics Education, National Research Council, 1989.
Exemplary & Promising Mathematics Programs, U.S. Dept. Education, 2000.
K-8 Science and Mathematics Education, ERIC, 1999.
Invitation to Excellence: New Ideas for teaching Math and Science, Charlotte K. Frank & William H. DeGraff, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1992.
Maine's Math/Science Framework, Maine Math and Science Alliance, Augusta, ME. 1995.
Mathematics Education for a Changing World, Stephen S. Willoughby, ASCD, 1990.
Mathematics K-6, New South Wales, Australia Dept. of Education, 1989.
Mathematics Textbooks: A Benchmarks Based Evaluation for Middle Grades, AAAS - Project 2061, 2000.
Math Teaching Ideas, notebook of teaching suggestions divided by the NCTM standards developed by OOB Math Committee in the mid 1990s.
Math Their Way, Mary Baratta-Lorton, Addison-Wesley, 1976
We have the textbook and the notebook of activities from the week-long class.
Problem Solving Strategies in Consumer Mathematics, Robert Gerver & Richard Sgroi, 1989.
Summer Math Skills Sharpener: Sample Book Grades 1-8.
Reshaping School Mathematics: A Philosophy and Framework for Curriculum, Mathematical Sciences Education Board, National Research Council, 1990.
TopThe Agenda in Action, 1983 Yearbook.
Assessment Standards for School Mathematics, 1995.
Curriculum and Evaluation Standards, NCTM, 1989.
Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics: Addenda Series, K-6, 1991.
Based on 1990 NCTM Standards, each book has teaching ideas for its grade level.
Dealing with Data and Change: Addenda Series 5-8, 1991.
Based on 1990 NCTM Standards, it includes teaching ideas for the concept.
How to Use Children's Literature to Teach Mathematics, Rosamond Welchman-Tischler, 1992.
Geometry and Spatial Sense: Addenda Series K-6, 1991.
Based on 1990 NCTM Standards, it includes teaching ideas for the concept.
Geometry and the Middle Grades: Addenda Series 5-8, 1991.
Making Sense of Data: Addenda Series K-6, 1991.
Based on 1990 NCTM Standards, it includes teaching ideas for the concept.
Number Sense and Operations, Addenda SeriesK-6, 1991.
Based on 1990 NCTM Standards, it includes teaching ideas for the concept.
Patterns: Addenda SeriesK-6, 1991.
Based on 1990 NCTM Standards, it includes teaching ideas for the concept.
Patterns and Functions: Addenda Series 5-8, 1991.
Based on 1990 NCTM Standards, it includes teaching ideas for the concept.
A Perspective on Reform in Mathematics and Science Education, Monograph #1 and 2, 1996.
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, 2000.
Revised NCTM Standards based on original standards published in 1989 and significantly improved.
Professional Standards for teaching Mathematics, NCTM, 1991.
Teaching and learning Mathematics in the 1990s, 1990 Yearbook.
Understanding Rational Numbers and Proportions: Addenda Series 5-8, 1991.
Based on 1990 NCTM Standards, it includes teaching ideas for the concept.
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Instruction and Practice
Curriculum & Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics: Addenda Series, grades 2 & 3, NCTM, 1992.
Make it Simpler: A Practical Guide to Problem Solving in Mathematics, Carol Meyer & Tom Sallee, Addison Wesley Publishing Co., 1983.
Mathematics with Manipulatives. Marilyn Burns.Mathematics for Middle School. Marilyn Burns
All of the Marilyn Burns tapes have a facilitator's guide and sample handouts.
A Look at Children's Thinking: Assessment Techniques for Number Combinations and Place Value, Kathy Richardson
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Assessment Alternatives in Mathematics: An Overview of Assessment Techniques that Promote Learning, Jean Kerr Stenmark, EQUALS Pulications, 1989.
Assessment Sourcebook: Investigations in Number, Data, and Space (grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Scott Foresman.
A Collection of Performance Tasks and Rubrics: Upper Elementary School Mathematics, Charlotte Danielson, 1997.
Includes many performance tasks that could be used as is or adapted or your classroom. It is also helpful even if you're not an upper elementary teacher as it provides suggestions that you could adapt.
Creative Math Assessment, John Vaille and Dr. Harold Kushins, Tom Snyder Publications, 1993.
Elementary Grades Assessment: Balanced Assessment for the Mathematics Curriculum (Package 1 & 2), Dale Seymour Publications, 1999.
High School Assessment: Balanced Assessment for the Mathematics Curriculum, Dale Seymour Publications, 1999.
Improving Science and Mathematics Education: A Database and catalog of Alternative Assessments, U. S. Dept. of Education, 1985.
Mathematics Assessment: Myths, Models, Good Questions & Practical Suggestions, NCTM, 1991.
Measuring Up in Mathematics, Maine Newspaper Publishers Association, 1990.
Middle Grades Assessment: Balanced Assessment for the Mathematics Curriculum, Dale Seymour Publications, 1999.
Performance Assessment Tasks: Levels 3- 8: SRA, MacMillan/McGraw-Hill, 1994.
Includes Teacher's Guide and Assessment Task books.
Saxon Math2 & 3: An Incremental Development Sampler, Saxon Publishers, Inc., 1994.
Student Portfolio Handbook: Elementary School Mathematics, New Standards Project, 1994.
Student Portfolio Handbook: Middle School Mathematics, New Standards Project, 1994.
Student Portfolio Handbook: High School Mathematics, New Standards Project, 1994.
Vermont Mathematics Portfolio Project, Vermont Dept. of Education, 1991.
TopBecoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading
, Richard C. Anderson, Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Judith A. Scott & Ian A.G. Wilkinson, U.S. Dept. of Education, 1985.Becoming a Nation of Readers: Implications for Teachers, Marilyn R. Binkley, U.S. Dept. of Education, 1986.
Becoming a Nation of Readers: What Parents Can Do, Marilyn R. Binkley, U.S. Dept. of Education, 1988.
Becoming a Nation of Readers: What Principals Can Do, Marilyn R. Binkley, U.S. Dept. of Education, 1989.
Beginning Reading and Writing edited by Dorothy S. Strickland and Lesley Mandel Morrow, Teachers College Press, 2000.
Building Elementary Reading Skills Through Whole Language and Literature, Donald Cushenberry, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1989.
Children's Literature in the Elementary School, Charlotte S. Huck, Susan Hepler & Janet Hickman, Holt, Rinehart, Winston, Inc., 1987.
Common Ground: Whole Language and Phonics Working Together, Priscilla L. Vail, Modern Learning Press, 1991.
Counterpoint and Beyond: A Response to Becoming a Nation of Readers, Jane L. Davidson (ed.), Nat. Council of Teachers of English, 1988.
Creating Writers: Linking Writing Assessment and Instruction, Vicki Spandel & Richard Stiggins, Longman, 1997.
Critical Literacy: A Collection of Articles from the Australian Literacy Educators' Association, edited by Heather Fehring & Pam Green, Int. Reading Assoc., 2001.
Defining Literacy Levels, Brenda M. Weaver, Story House Corp., Bindery Lane, Charlotteville, NY 12036, 1992.
Developmental Guide to Early Literacy, Virginia Secor and Karen Lylis, SAD 48,1990s.
English/Language Arts: A Practical Guide for K-12 English/Language Arts Curriculum, Kraus International Publications, 1992
Expecting the Unexpected: Teaching Myself and others to Read and Write, Donald M. Murray, Heinemann, 1989.
FIRST Grant Collection of Articles (Wiggins, Portfolios, Language Arts Portfolios, Quality Schools, Assessment, Literature, collected by FIRST grant participants, early 1990s.
A Guide to Curriculum Planning in English Language Arts, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1989.
A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Reading, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1986.
Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children, Irene C. Fountas & Gay Su Pinnell, Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH, 1996.
Illiteracy: A National Dilemma, David Harman, Cambridge, 1987.
Interactive Writing: How Language and Literacy Come Together, K-2, Andrea McCarrier, Gay Su Pinnell and Irene C. Fountas, Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH, 2000.
Juneau, Alaska Language Arts Portfolio for the Primary Grades, Juneau School District, 1992.
Kids Insight: Reconsidering How to Meet the Literacy Needs of all Students, Deborah R. Dillon, IRA, 2000.
Life's Literacy Lessons: Poems for Teachers, Steven L. Layne, IRA, 2001.
This is a delightful book of short poems covering the gamut from early literacy to high school; literature; grammar; vocabulary; and reading aloud. You will enjoy this book and want to share it with your colleagues.
Living Between the Lines, Lucy McCormick Calkins, Heinemann, 1991.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Joseph Gibaldi & Walter S. Achtert, MLA Association of America, 1988.
New Policy Guidelines for Reading: Connecting Research and Practice, Jerome C. Harste, Nat. Council of Teachers of English, 1989.
New Standards Project, Math and Reading for Elementary, Middle and High School, New Standards Project, 1994.
Includes portfolio ideas for all levels in math and reading, entry slips, suggestions about evidence to support learning and an outline of a recommended portfolio process.
Pen in Hand: Children Become Writers, Bernice E. Cullinan (ed.), IRA, 1993.
Plain Talk about Learning and Writing across the Curriculum, Virginia Dept. of Education, 1987.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Assoc., APA, 1991.
Reading and Writing Grade by Grade: Primary Literacy Standards for K-3, New Standards Project, 1999
Includes disks with the standards.
Reading for Meaning: Fostering Comprehension in the Middle Grades, Barbara M. Taylor, Michael F. Graves & Paul Van Den Broek, IRA, 2000.
Reading and Writing: Literacy Genres, Kathleen Buss and Lee Karnowski, IRA, 2000.
Reading Without Nonsense, Frank Smith, Teachers College Press, 1988.
Reading Researchers in search of a Common Ground, Rona F. Flippo, ed., IRA, 2001.
The RIF Guide to Encouraging Young Readers: A Fun-filled Activity Book for Parents and Kids, Ruth Graves (ed.), Doubleday and Co., 1987.
Selecting a Basal Reading Program: Making the Right Choice, Douglas P. Barnard & Robert W. Hetzel, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., 1989.
Single Subject Experimental Research: Applications for Literacy, Susan B. Neuman & Sandra McCormick (eds.), IRA, 1995.
A Solid Foundation: Supportive Contexts for Early Literacy Programs in Maine Schools, Me. Dept. of Education, 2000.
Standards for the English Language Arts, National Council of Teachers of English & IRA, 1996.
Student Portfolio Handbook: Elementary, Middle and High School, New Standards Project, 1994.
Teaching Poor Readers: What Works, edited issue, IRA, 1988.
Teaching Reading to the Untaught, Michael P. O'Donnell, Multimedia Education, 1975.
Transitions: From Literature to Literacy, Regie Routman, Heinemann, 1988.
What's Whole in Whole Language: A Parent/Teacher Guide to Children's Learning, Ken Goodman, Heinemann, 1986.
Write Right: An English Handbook, Stevens Point School, Wisconsin, 1988.
Write Source 2000: A Guide to Writing, Thinking and Learning, Patrick Sebranek, Verne Meyer, Dave Kemper, Write Source Ed. Publishing House, 1990.
The Writer's Craft, Sheridan Blau, McDougal, Littell & Co., 1994.
Writing Research Papers, James D. Lester, Scott, Foresman Co., 1987.
Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book or Article, Howard S. Becker, University of Chicago Press, 1986.
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Comprehension Strategies for Middle Grade Learners: A Handbook for Content Area Teachers, Charlotte Rose Sadler, IRA, 2001.
Grade Six Writing: Daily Lesson Plans, Rubrics, Exemplars, Administration Guide, Waterloo County Board of Education, 1997.
Implementing Learning Results, Portland Public Schools
Teaching ideas for each content area within each grade level grouping, K-2, 3-4, 5-8, 9-12
I Wish I Could Write: Ideas for Inspiring New Writers, Joan Barasouska, New Readers Press, 1978.
Literature Discussion Groups in the Intermediate Grades: Dilemmas and Possibilities, Karen S. Evans, IRA, 2001.
The author discusses the why and how of literature groups --- why implement them and how to do it. She also includes chapters on integrating skills with discussions and assessment strategies. The appendices include a list of discussion topics, a story map with character perspectives sheet, a student self-and peer-assessment form, an observation grid, and children/young adult literature references.
Spelling Strategies You Can Teach, Mary Tarasoff, Pixelart Graphics, 1990.
Standards in Practice, Grades K-2, Linda K. Crafton, Nat. Council Teachers of English, 1996.
Standards in Practice, Grades 3-5, Martha Sierra-Perry, Nat. Council Teachers of English, 1996.
Standards in Practice, Grades 6-8, Jeffrey D. Wilhem, Nat. Council Teachers of English, 1996.
Standards in Practice, Grades 9-12, Peter Smagorinsky, Nat. Council Teachers of English, 1996.
Story Stretchers: Activities to Expand Children's Favorite Books, Shirley C. Raines & Robert J. Canady, Gryphon House, 1989.
Many practical teaching ideas to stretch popular children's literature. Categorized by themes.
Ten Easy Writing Lessons That Get Kids Ready for Writing Assessments, Scholastic, 1999.
145 Wonderful Writing Prompts from Favorite Literature, Susan Ohanian, Scholastic, 1998.
The Writing Program, David W. Booth & Patrick Lashmar, Modern Curriculum Press, 1989.
Using Nonfiction Effectively in Your Classroom: Grades 1-6, Grolier Classroom Publishing Co., 1995.
Writing, A Sourcebook of Exercises and Assignments, Deborah Gunther, Lynda Marin, Joan Maxwell, Jeri Weiss, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1978.
The Writing Well, Levels 2 and 3: Focused Writing Activities and Assessments, Aurbach and Associates, 1998.
Includes a wealth of writing and assessment ideas divided into categories such as travel, seasons, sports and so on. Each category has several writing ideas with black-line masters. Papers include helper words, a student and teacher evaluation checklist, and space for student comments and reflection and teacher comments and suggestions.
Assessment - Reading/Language Arts
Assessment and Evaluation in Whole Language Programs, Bill Harp (ed.), Christopher-Gordon Publishers, 1991.
Authentic Reading Assessment: Practices and Possibilities, Sheila W. Valencia, Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Peter P. Afflerbach (eds.), IRA, 1994.
An Introduction to Using Portfolios in the Classroom, Charlotte Danielson & Leslie Abrutyn, ASCD, 1997.
Performance Tasks, Levels 7 & 8, Reading and Language Arts, SRA of Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1994.
Planning and Assessing the curriculum in English Language Arts, Stephen Tchudi, ASCD, 1991.
Portfolios and Beyond: Collaborative Assessment in Reading and Writing, Susan Mandel Glazer & Carol Smullen Brown, Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc., 1993.
Portfolio Assessment in the Reading-Writing Classroom, Robert J. Tierney, Marck A. Carter, Laura E. Desai, Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc., 1991.
Practical Aspects of Authentic Assessment: Putting the Pieces Together, Bonnie Campbell Hill & Cynthia Ruptic, Christopher-Gordon Publishers, 1994.
Includes many checklists, rubrics and black-line masters ready to use in your classroom. Bonnie Campbell Hill writes for the classroom teacher and provides many practical suggestions and ideas for immediate use.
Primary Language Record: Handbook for Teachers, Heinemann, 1991.
Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing, IRA and Nat. Council of Teachers of English, 1994.
A Teacher's Guide to Standardized Reading Tests, Heinemann, 1998.
Whole Language Catalog: Forms for Authentic Assessment, Lois Bridges Bird, Kenneth S. Goodman & Yetta M. Goodman, SRA/McGraw-Hill, 1994.
The Whole Language Evaluation Book, Kenneth S. Goodman, Yetta M. Goodman, Wendy J. Hood (eds.), Heinemann, 1989.
TopBenchmarks for Science Literacy (book and disk),
Amer. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1993.Elementary School Science for the '90s, Susan Loucks-Horsley, Roxanne Kapitan, Maura D. Carlson, Paul J. Kuerbis, Richard C. Clark, G. Marge Melle, Thomas P. Sachse, Emma Walton, ASCD, 1990.
Foundations: The Challenge and Promise of K-8 Science Education Reform, National Science Foundation, 1997.
Foundations: Monograph for Professionals in Science, Mathematics & Technology, Inquiry - Thoughts, Views and Strategies for the K-5 Classroom, National Science Foundation.
Project 2061: Science Literacy for a Changing Future, A Decade of Reform, Amer. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1995.
Science for all Americans: Project 2061, Amer. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1990.
Science for Children: Resources for Teachers, National Science Resource Center, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.
Science Curriculum Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 Science Curriculum, Kraus International Publications, 1992.
Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy, Robert M. Hazen & James Trefil, 1991.
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Building a History Curriculum: guidelines for Teaching History in Schools,
Bradley Commission on History in Schools, 1988.Charting a Course: Social Studies for the 21st Century, National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools, 1989.
Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: Expectations of Excellence, National Council for the Social Studies, 1994.
Essential Skills in Geography: A Workbook of Basic Geographic Concepts, Rand McNally, 1988.
Geography, K-6: Themes, Key Ideas, and Learning Opportunities, Geographic Education National Implementation Project and Rand McNally, 1987.
Geography, 7-12: Themes, Key Ideas, and Learning Opportunities, Geographic Education National Implementation Project and Rand McNally, 1987.
Geography: National Geography Standards for Life, Geography Education Standards Project, 1994.
Global Education: From Though to Action, ASCD Yearbook, 1991.
National Standards for Civics and Government, Center for Civic Education, 1994.
Planning a Social Studies Program: Activities, Guidelines, Resources, Social Science Education Consortium, 1991.
Renewing the Social Studies Curriculum, Walter C. Parker, ASCD, 1991.
What Citizens Need to Know About Government, Christine Belleris & Ann Gazourian (ed.), Social Issues Resources Series, Inc., 1990.
What Citizens Need to Know About World Affairs, Kevin Farmer & Ann Gazourian (ed.), Social Issues Resources Series, Inc., 1990.
The Whole Earth Geography Book, Grades 4-6, Anthony D. Fredericks, Scott Foresman Co., 1990.
Assessment - Social Studies
Geography Assessment Framework, NAEP Geography Consensus Project, 1994.
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Linking Literacy and Technology: A Guide for K-8 Classrooms,
Shelley B. Wepner, William J. Valmont, Richard Thurlow (eds.), 2000.The Little Mac Book, Robin Williams, Peachpit Press, 1993.
PAWS with Language Arts: Level I, Sormunen & Wickersham, Southwestern, 1990.
This is a keyboarding program geared around language arts.
The Teacher's Complete and Easy Guide to the Internet, Ann Heide & Linda Stilborne, Teachers' College Press, 1996.
Teaching with Technology: Creating Student-Centered Classrooms, Judith Haymore Sandholtz, Cathy Ringstaff & David C. Dwyer, Teachers' College Press, 1997.
Technology: Indicators of Quality Information Technology Systems in K-12 Schools, National Study of School Evaluation, 1996.
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The ABCs of Evaluation: 26 Alternative Ways to Assess student Progress,
Sandra Schurr, Nat. Middle School Assoc., 1993.Assessing and Grading Student Achievement, Glen E. Robinson & James M. Craver, ERS, 1989.
Assessing Learning in the Classroom, NEA, 1994.
Assessment in Connecticut: A Partnership to Improve Student Performance, K. Michael Hibbard & Mary E. Yakimowski, CT Assoc. of Supervision & Curr. Dev., 1997.
Assessing Student Outcomes: Performance Assessment using the Dimensions of Learning Model, Robert J. Marzano, Debra Pickering, Jay McTighe, ASCD, 1993.
But Are They Learning? Parents' Guide to Assessment and Grading in Schools, Richard Stiggins & Tanis Knight, Assessment Training Institute, 1997.
Changing Assessment Practices in Schools, Journal of Maine Education, MASCD, 1992.
Children at the Center: A Workshop Approach to Standardized Test Preparation, K-8, Kathe Taylor & Sherry Walton, Heinemann, 1998.
Conversations about Assessment, SMP, 1991.
Designing Standards-Based Districts, Schools and Classrooms, Robert J. Marzano and John S. Kendall, ASCD, 1996.
Developing Learning-centered Assessment Systems, Karen Johnson & Rhonda Poliquin, Southern Maine Partnership, 1995.
Developing a Local Assessment System, Jeff Beaudry, USM, 1997.
Great Performances: Creating Classroom-Based Assessment Tasks, Larry Lewin & Betty Jean Shoemaker, ASCD, 1998
How to use Standards in the Classroom, Douglas E. Harris & Judy F. Carr, ASCD, 1996.
Expanding Student Assessment, Vito Perrone (ed.), ASCD, 1991.
Making Connections: Case Studies for Student-Centered Classroom Assessment, Kathleen U. Busick & Richard J. Stiggins, Assessment Training Institute, 1997.
Making Classroom Assessment Work, Anne Davies, Connections Publishing, 2000.
Davies offers a thoughtful framework that teachers can use to determine how assessment is working in their classrooms. She provides a bridge between what the research shows and what teaches can do in their classrooms. It includes practical examples for implementation.
Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum & Assessment K-12, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, ASCD, 1997.
Performance Based Learning and Assessment, ASCD, 1996.
The Portfolio Approach to Assessment, Emily Grady, Phi Delta Kappa, 1992.
A Practical Guide to Alternative Assessment, Joan L. Herman, Pamela R. Aschbacher, Lynn Winters, ASCD, 1992.
Scoring Rubrics in the Classroom: Using Performance Criteria for Assessing and Improving Student Performance by Judith Arter and Jay McTighe, Corwin Press, 2001.
The authors' goals for this book are to help you clarify the targets of instruction, especially for hard-to-define problem solving, to provide valid and reliable assessment of student learning and to improve student motivation and achievement by helping students understand the nature of quality for performances and products. The book includes many samples to adopt or adapt.
Strengthening Authentic assessment and Authentic instruction in Your Classroom, Jan Donaldson, Institute for Educational Development, 1993.
Student Centered Classroom Assessment, Richard J. Stiggins, Assessment Training Institute, 1997.
Succeeding with Standards: Linking Curriculum, Assessment, and Action Planning, Judy F. Carr & Douglas E. Harris, ASCD, Alexandria, VA 22311, 2001.
Talking about Tests: An Idea Book, National Education Goals Panel, 1998.
Teaching for Learning: How New Approaches to Evaluation Can Improve American Schools, Ruth Mitchell, Free Press of Macmillan, 1992.
Together is Better: Collaborative Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting, Anne Davies, Caren Cameron, Colleen Politano & Kathleen Gregory, Peguis Publishers, 1992.
Transforming Classroom Grading, Robert J. Marzano, ASCD, 2000.
This book is about designing precise and efficient grading systems. Marzano clarifies the basic purposes of grades, discusses what should be included in them, how to use a rubric-based approach to assessment and reporting, how to compute final topic scores and grades and how technology can streamline the process. He addresses seven types of assessment and suggests alternatives to report cards with overall grades and ways to phase in their use.
Understanding Achievement Tests, ERIC Clearinghouse, American Institutes for Research, 1989.
Understanding by Design, Grant Wiggins & Jay McTighe, AQSCD, 1998.
Using Assessment to Drive School Change: A Collection of Learnings, MASCD, 1991
Visual Tools for Constructing Knowledge, David Hyerle, ASCD, 1996.
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Creating Sound Classroom Assessments, featuring Dr. Rick Stiggins. Assessment Training Institute, Inc., Portland, OR.
Tape is 55 minutes broken into 6 segments of 5-12 minutes each. Total time for workshop is 85 minutes or more. Resource sheets included in trainer's guide (follows p. 14 to end of guide); sheets can be enlarged when copying them. Training tips included on pp. 7-8.
Intended audience is teachers and instructional support personnel who have little or no assessment training and are being introduced to the principles of sound classroom assessment. Follows Stiggins' book, Student-Centered Classroom Assessment (specifically chapters 3-5), which could be used as a guide. Focuses on teacher clarity of purpose and matching learning targets with assessment methods.
Imagine! Assessment That Energize Students, featuring Dr. Rick Stiggins. Assessment Training Institute, Inc., Portland, OR.
Tape is 51 minutes broken into 6 segments of 5-8 minutes each. Total time for workshop is 75 minutes or more.
Resource sheets should be retyped so each segment is on a single sheet. Training tips are included on pp. 6-8.
There are two intended audiences ----- first teachers, principals and instructional support personnel who manage daily classroom assessments; the second is policy makers at the state and local level who guide assessment practices. Follows Stiggins' book, Student-Centered Classroom Assessment (specifically chapters 1 and 14), which could be used as a guide. Focuses on student motivation and how teachers influence motivation.
Redesigning Assessment, Introduction. ASCD, Alexandria, VA
Focus is on performance assessment and tasks. Tape is 24 minutes. Can be done in 2 formats - 50 minutes; good for school board, PTO; or a 2-1/2 hour workshop for teachers. Facilitator's Guide includes handouts, which have been retyped and are ready for copying.
Redesigning Assessment, Portfolios. ASCD, Alexandria, VA
Focus is on development of portfolios; different purposes; and use with parents. Tape is 40 minutes. Can be done in 2 formats - 55 minutes; good for school board, PTO; or a 3-1/2 hour workshop for teachers. Facilitator's Guide includes handouts, which need to be retyped or enlarged for copying.
Report Card Grading: Strategies. featuring Dr. Rick Stiggins. Assessment Training Institute, Inc., Portland, OR.
Developing Performance Assessments, ASCD, Alexandria, VA
Tape is 55 minutes. Can be done in 2 different formats --- 1-1/2 hour session for school board, PTO; or 1/2 or full day for teachers. Facilitator's Guide outlines procedures. Includes
Critical Thinking/Study Skills
Classroom Activities in Thinking Skills,
Janice Kruse, 1988.Critical Thinking for Adults, Don Barnes, Arlene Burgdorf, L. Stanley Wenck, Steck-Vaughn, 1987.
Dimensions of Thinking: A Framework for Curriculum and Instruction, Robert Marzano, Ronald S. Brandt, Carolyn Sue Hughes, Beau Fly Jones, Barbara Z. Presseisen, Stuart C. Rankin, Charles Suhor, ASCD, 1988.
Dimensions of Learning: Teacher's Manual, Robert Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, Daisy E. Arredonddo, Guy J. Blackburn, Ronald S. Brandt, Cerylle A. Moffett, ASCE & McRel, 1992.
Exploring Values Through Literature, Multimedia and Literacy Events: Making Connections, Ratricia Ruggiano Schmidt & Ann Watts Pailliotet (eds.), International Reading Association, 2001.
The book includes some interesting chapters on the values, both explicit and implicit, taught through software and the media; global connections; multicultural books and values; content area connections; heros and sheroes; and connecting with home through stories.
Improving Your Study Skills, Richard P. Santeusanio, 1989.
Perspectives in Reading: Developing Study Skills in Secondary Schools, Harold L. Herber (ed.) IRA, 1965.
A Teachers' Handbook of Practical Strategies for Teaching Thinking in the Classroom, Susan H. & Robert C. Hawley, ERA Press, 1987.
Teaching Students to Think, John Langrehn, 1988.
Teaching with Dimensions of Learning, Robert Marzano, ASCD, 1992.
Toward the Thinking Curriculum: Current Cognitive Research, Lauren B. Resnick & Leopold E. Klopfer (eds.), ASCD, 1989.
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Classroom Practice and Instruction
(includes books on brain research)Becoming a Better Teacher: Eight Innovations that Work, Giselle O. Martin-Kneip, ASCD, 2000.
The author selected the following innovations because they foster a student-centered classroom environment that is equitable and rigorous: essential questions, curriculum integration, standards-based curriculum and assessment design, authentic assessment, scoring rubrics, portfolios, reflection and action research. Each of these innovations is described and examples are included.
Best Practice: New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools, Steven Zemelman, Harvey Daniels and Arthur Hyde, Heineman, 1998.
Summarizes standards of state-of-the-art teaching and offers practical descriptions of instructional excellence across the curriculum. Chapters focus on exemplary programs in reading, witting, math, science, social studies, visual art, music, dance and theater; outlines classroom structures for best practice, and describes a staff development program.
Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice, Patricia Wolfe, ASCD, 2001
Includes a chapter titled "A Toolkit of Brain-Compatible Strategies," all easy to implement ideas
The Case for Constructivist Classrooms, Jacqueline Grennon Brooks & Martin G. Brooks, ASCD, 1993.
A Celebration of Neurons: An Educator's Guide to the Human Brain, Robert Sylvester, ASCD, 1995.
Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning, Doug Buehl, IRA, 2001.
This book features 45 literacy skill-building strategies for middle school through high school that emphasize effective learning in content areas and provide explicit instruction in reading comprehension. Strategies address working with diverse classrooms with students who have a variety of learning needs. Blank strategy forms are included which can be copied and used on the overhead or for individual students.
The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of all Learners, Carol Ann Tomlinson, ASCD, 1999.
Early Childhood Education: A Practical Guide for Teaching Early Childhood (pre-K-3), Kraus International Publications, 1993.
The 4 Mat System: Teaching to Learning Styles with Right/Left Mode Techniques, Bernice McCarthy, Excel, Inc. 1987.
Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering and Jane E. Pollack, ASCD, 2001.
The authors have examined research findings which support these strategies which have positive effects on student learning: identifying similarities and differences, summarizing and note taking, reinforcing effort and providing recognition, homework and practice, nonlinguistic representations, cooperative learning, setting objectives and providing feedback, generating and testing hypotheses, and questions, cues and advance organizers. Although the list is not new, the authors provide statistical information on how these strategies translate into percentile gains for students. Examples are also included.
The Governance of Curriculum, Richard F. Elmore & Susan H. Fuhrman (eds.), ASCD, 1994.
Learning & Memory: The Brain in Action, Marilee Sprenger, ASCD, 1999.
Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain, Renate Nummela Caine & Geoffrey Caine, ASCD, 1991.
Methods that Matter: Six Structures for Best Practice Classrooms, Harvey Daniels and Marilyn Bizar, Stenhouse Publishers, 1998.
Clearly describes six fundamental, recurrent activities: integrative units, small group activities, representing-to-learn, classroom workshop, authentic experiences, and reflective assessment. The book provides examples from many different grade levels of each of these.
Multiple Intelligences and Student Achievement: Success Stories from Six Schools, Linda & Bruce Campbell, ASCD, 1999.
Organizing for Successful School-Based Management, Priscilla Wohlstetter, Amy N. VanKirk, Peter J. Robertson & Susan A. Mohrman, ASCD, 1997.
Promoting Social and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators, Maurice J. Elias, Joseph E. Zins, Roger P. Weissberg, Karin S. Frey, Mark T. Greenberg, Norris M. Haynes, Rachael Kessler, Mary E. Schwab-Stone, & Timothy P. Shriver, ASCD, 1997.
Putting Research to Work in your School, David C. Berliner & Ursula Casanova, Scholastic, 1993.
Includes research results about teaching and learning along with practice suggestions.
So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences, Harvey F. Silver, Richard W. Strong and Matthew J. Perini, ASCD, 2000.
It is a great challenge to accommodate the range of abilities found in any one classroom. The authors discuss the integration of the learning styles and multiple intelligences models to address the needs of diverse learners. The book includes: rationales and principles of learning that support integrated learning, classroom examples, activities and organizers, instruments for readers to identify their own style and intelligence profiles and planning templates for designing integrated lessons, assessments and curriculum.
Strategic Teaching and Learning: Cognitive Instruction in the Content Areas, Beau Fly Jones, Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar, Donna Sederburg Ogle & Eileen Glynn Carr (eds.), ASCD, 1987.
Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Eric Jensen, ASCD, 1998.
Valued Voices: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching and Learning, Deborah A. Wooten, IRA, 2000.
What Works: Research About Teaching and Learning, U.S. Dept. of Education, 1987.
Differentiating Instruction, ASCD, Alexandria, VA
Includes 2 tapes, "Creating Multiple Paths for Learning" and "Instructional and Management Strategies"
Can be done in several formats:
Workshop 1 - 75 minutes; goes quickly through Tape 1; eliminates a lot of the handouts
Workshop 2 - 6 hours; more thorough coverage of Tape 1
Workshop 3 - 75 minutes; goes quickly through Tape 2; eliminates a lot of the handouts
Workshop 4 - 6-1/2 hours; more thorough coverage of Tape 2
Workshop 5 - 6 hours; both tapes; eliminates a lot of the handouts
Doing Tape 1 in the shorter format is fine. Tape 2 includes many of the strategies and completing the handouts with discussions will reinforce the concepts.
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Evaluation/Professional Development
Changing School Culture through Staff Development,
Bruce Joyce (ed.), ASCD, 1999.Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching, Charlotte Danielson, ASCD, 1996.
Professional Development: A Toolkit for Schools and Districts Based on Model Professional Development Award Winners, NCREL, 2000.
School Administrator's Staff Development Activities Manual, Ronald T. Hyman, Prentice-Hall, 1986.
Staff Development, Dennis Sparks & Stephanie Hirsh, ASCD, 1997.
Standards for Staff Development, National Staff Development Council, 1994.
Staff Development for Education in the '90s, Ann Lieberman & Lynn Miller (eds.), Teachers' College Press, 1991.
Supervision in Transition, Carl Glickman (ed.), ASCD, 1992.
Teacher Evaluation, Charlotte Danielson & Thomas L. McGreal, ASCD, Alexandria, VA 22311, 2000.
Teacher Evaluation: Six Prescriptions for Success, Sarah J Stanley & W. James Popham (eds.), ASCD, 1988.
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Awakening Genius in the Classroom, Thomas Armstrong, ASCD, 1998.
Behavior in Organizations, James b. Lau & A. B. Shani, Irwin Press, 1988.
Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community, Alfie Kohn, ASCD, 1996.
Building Leadership Capacity in Schools, Linda Lambert, ASCD, 1998.
Case Studies on Teaching, Theodore J. Kowalski, Leroy A. Weaver & Kenneth T. Henson, Longman Press, 1991.
Challenges and Achievements of American Education, Gordon Cawelti (ed.), ASCD, 1993.
Content of the Curriculum, Ronald S. Brandt (ed.), ASCD, 1988.
Curriculum Leadership and Development Handbook, Leo H. Bradley, Prentice Hall, 1985.
Curriculum Management for Schools, Colleges & business, Fenwick W. English, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1987.
Curriculum Renewal, Allan A. Glatthorn, ASCD, 1987.
Developing a Quality Curriculum, Allan A. Glatthorn, ASCD, 1994.
Discipline with Dignity, Richard L. Curwin & Allen N. Mendler, ASCD, 1988.
The Educator's Desk Reference: A Sourcebook of Educational Information & Research, Melvyn N. Freed, Robert K. Hess & Joseph M. Ryan, Macmillan Publishing Co., 1989.
Education in a New Era, Ronald S. Brandt (ed.), ASCD, 2000.
Education on the Edge of Possibility, Renate Nummela Caine & Geoffrey Caine, ASCD, 1997.
Effective Schools Programs: Their Extent and Characteristics, U. S. Dept. of Ed., 1989.
Fundamental Curriculum Decisions, Fenwick W. English (ed.), ASCD, 1983.
A Framework for Curriculum Design, ME Dept. of Education, 1987.
Getting Excited About Data: How to Combine People, Passion and Proof, Edie L. Holcomb, Corwin Press, California, 1999.
This book actually discusses data and how to use if for school planning in a conversational, understandable way. Many suggestions are included for planning days, uses of data, and sources of data.
Handbook for Evaluation and Selecting Curriculum Materials, Meredith Damien Gall, Allyn & Bacon, Inc., 1981.
The Hero's Journey: How Educators Can Transform Schools and Improve Learning, John L. Brown & Cerylle A. Moffett, ASCD, 1999.
How Can We Teach Intelligence? Robert J. Sternberg, Research for Better Schools, 1983.
Interdisciplinary Curriculum: Design & Implementation, Heidi Hayes Jacobs (ed.), ASCD, 1989.
Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge, Warren Bemis & Burt Nanus, Harper & Row, 1985.
Leadership: Examining the Elusive, Linda T. Sheive & Marian B. Schoenheit (eds.), ASCD, 1987.
Leadership for Tomorrow's Schools, Jerry L. Patterson, ASCD, 1993.
Leadership Upside Down, Jerry L. Patterson, Transitions Press, 1995.
Maine's Common Core of Learning, ME Dept. of Education, 1990.
Looking in Classrooms, Thomas L. Good & Jere E. Brophy, Harper & Row, 1987.
The Middle School and Beyond, Paul S. George, Chris Stevenson, Julia Thomason & James Beane, ASCD, 1992.
Models of Teaching, Bruce Joyce & Marsha Weil, Prentice Hall, 1972.
No Excuses: Lessons from 21 High-Performing, High-Poverty Schools, Samuel Casey Carter, The Heritage Foundation, 2000.
This book provides some thought provoking ideas and strategies to discuss and possibly try. Not all readers will be in total agreement with the suggestions, but some of them are worth discussing. If nothing else, reading this book makes you stop and think about our perceptions, expectations and the messages we send.
The Reflective Turn: Case Studies in and on Educational Practice, Donald A. Schon (ed.), Teachers' College Press, 1991.
Qualitative Research for Education, Robert C. Bogdan & Sari Knopp Biklen, Allyn & Bacon, 1992.
Resource Guide to Public School Early Childhood Programs, Cynthia Warger (ed.), ASCD, 1988.
Rethinking Educational Change with Heart and Mind, Andy Hargreaves (ed.), ASCD, 1997.
Schools of Quality: An Introduction to Total Quality Management in Education, John Jay Bonstingl, ASCD, 1992.
Self-Directed Learning, Malcolm Knowles, Follett Press, 1975.
The Self-Renewing School, Bruce Joyce, James Wolf & Emily Calhoun, ASCD, 1993.
Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools, Board of Educ., Commonwealth of VA, 1995.
The Soul of Education: Helping Students Find Connection, Compassion & Character at School, Rachael Kessler, ASCD, 2000.
Taking Charge of Change, Shirley M. Hord, William L. Rutherford, Leslie Huling-Austin & Gene E. Hall, ASCD, 1987.
Taking Responsibility: Standards for Ethical and Responsible Behavior in Maine Schools and Communities, Me. Dept. of Education, 2001.
Describes standards and twelve hallmarks of an ethical and responsible school culture. Includes what it does and does not look like along with instructional suggestions.
The Volunteer Tutor's Handbook, Beth Ann Hermann (ed.), IRA, 1994.
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