Subject: Authentic Achievement [was: Selling lesson plans]

Posted by Sharon Villines on 11/15/2009
In Reply To:Selling lesson plans Posted by Daniel D. Burke on 11/14/2009

Message:

On Nov 15, 2009, at 12:31 PM, Daniel D Burke wrote:

> are only going to use lesson plans that closely match (and show how
> they do) state test standards. These schools must so that they can
> make their AYP.

An excellent book that has the research to show that NOT teaching to the test produces higher test scores. A really good book on education.
Expensive but worth it.

Authentic Achievement: Restructuring Schools for Intellectual Quality (Jossey Bass Education Series) (Hardcover)

http://tinyurl.com/yayphh5

Sharon

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