More than ever before, as they teach to an increasingly diverse population, educators need a clear, concise guide to designing and implementing responsive curriculum. This book, built around the lessons of classroom teachers, provides the 'how' of instruction design. The first section identifies the most important components of design: addressing standards, designing multiple assessments, identifying richly detailed source materials, and creating interrelated lessons and culminating activities. Section two expands on the needs of diverse learners, and the concluding section contains a completed instructional plan, easily adaptable to your content and grade level.

Professor, San Diego State University, California

Part 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Part 3 Section One: Designing Responsive Curriculum Chapter 4 Standards, Expectations, and Essential Questions Chapter 5 Design Multiple Formal and Informal Assessments Chapter 6 Identify Richly Detailed Source Material Part 7 Section Two: Instructional Considerations Chapter 8 Designing Interrelated Daily Lessons and Culminating Activities Chapter 9 Literacy Instruction wih the Content Area Chapter 10 Effective Grouping for Instruction Chapter 11 Using Technology as a Learning Tool Chapter 12 Focus on Diverse Learners Part 13 Section Three: Completed Lesson Plan Part 14 References