Deep Curriculum Alignment: Creating a Level Playing Field for All Children on High-Stakes Tests of Accountability

by Fenwick W. English and Betty E. Steffy

Book Overview

Why do testing and accountability efforts in today's schools fail? In Deep Curriculum Alignment, English and Steffy explore the flaws in state mandated testing, advocating a more comprehensive approach to teaching and testing. This highly practical book will guide you into a deeply aligned curriculum that produces academic results and a level playing field. Each chapter covers principles of testing and curriculum building, and concludes with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810839717
• ISBN13: 9780810839717
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Teach to the test?

Provides a thorough explanation of curriculum alignment and makes the case that the written curriculum should be aligned with the tested and taught curriculum, a concept that seems obvious, but isn't utilized often enough in our schools. Great for teachers and essential for administrators.