Description
Teach Meaningful is a practical guide to designing curriculum that meets
standards, serves personal and institutional values, and intentionally leads to
successful student learning. Identifying which understandings, knowledge, and
skills are "most important" for students to learn is always a question of values, so
getting clear on values gives teachers a starting place to design cohesive units,
courses, and programs. Written by a teacher for teachers, Teach Meaningful
includes:
stories of failures and successes in designing curriculum from across
subjects and grade levels
metaphors from everyday life to help teachers understand curriculum
design as a process rooted in values and culminating in meaningful
learning
examples of essential questions, assessment guidelines, lesson calendars,
unit plans, and curriculum maps
exercises and templates teachers can use to create and assess curriculum
protocols designed to encourage inclusive participation and critical
reflection when colleagues look at curriculum together
About the Author
Lauren Porosoff has been an educator since 2000, and she writes and presents about how to design curriculum and professional development that empowers students and teachers. Informed by research and practices from contextual behavioral science, her work also includes the books EMPOWER Your Students and Two-for-One Teaching, and more than 30 articles about how students and teachers can clarify and commit to their values at school.
Book Information
ISBN 9781475851175
Author Lauren Porosoff
Format Paperback
Page Count 222
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 304g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 154mm * 12mm
standards, serves personal and institutional values, and intentionally leads to
successful student learning. Identifying which understandings, knowledge, and
skills are "most important" for students to learn is always a question of values, so
getting clear on values gives teachers a starting place to design cohesive units,
courses, and programs. Written by a teacher for teachers, Teach Meaningful
includes:
stories of failures and successes in designing curriculum from across
subjects and grade levels
metaphors from everyday life to help teachers understand curriculum
design as a process rooted in values and culminating in meaningful
learning
examples of essential questions, assessment guidelines, lesson calendars,
unit plans, and curriculum maps
exercises and templates teachers can use to create and assess curriculum
protocols designed to encourage inclusive participation and critical
reflection when colleagues look at curriculum together
About the Author
Lauren Porosoff has been an educator since 2000, and she writes and presents about how to design curriculum and professional development that empowers students and teachers. Informed by research and practices from contextual behavioral science, her work also includes the books EMPOWER Your Students and Two-for-One Teaching, and more than 30 articles about how students and teachers can clarify and commit to their values at school.
Book Information
ISBN 9781475851175
Author Lauren Porosoff
Format Paperback
Page Count 222
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 304g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 154mm * 12mm
