"A fresh new approach that strengthens the need for teaching with creative thinking strategies for administrative leadership teams. Few textbooks have such detailed examples combined with the background study of best practices. The authors have great credibility, experience, resources, and abundant research to support their proposal. A very well-written text offering ample review of the research." -Sara E. Spruce, Professor of Education Olivet Nazarene University Use this research-based instructional model to meet students' achievement goals! As the achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students gets wider, teachers and administrators need a proven process to help all students meet the requirements of NCLB. This practitioner-friendly guidebook provides a step-by-step approach to a complete standards-based curriculum and the integration of best practices into the delivery and assessment of instruction in every classroom. The authors present three capacity-building features of the design process: (1) training for building leadership teams to help teachers plan and lead the reform process, (2) stewardship training to assist district administrators and principals in supporting and sustaining the implemented reforms, and (3) a collaborative observation process to help teachers work together and in partnership with principals to monitor and improve classroom instruction. Offering an education model that has been field-tested with more than 50 school districts in the U.S. and Canada, this book shows school leaders how to maximize collaborative observation and other team leadership processes to integrate reforms into a school's existing culture. Educators will learn ways to: Integrate instructional design with successful instructional reform Strengthen the learning culture through standards Develop effective performance indicators Apply curriculum mapping to instructional design Designing Instruction supports teachers and administrators working together to raise student achievement by using proven instructional design and best practices.
Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Our Journey Through School Reform Enter Instructional Design The Purpose for This Book The Five Parts Who Should Buy This Book Part I. School Reform Is All About What Happens in the Classroom 1. Instructional Design as the Catalyst for Successful School Reform The Eight Core Elements of Successful School Reform How Does Instructional Design Integrate With Successful School Reform? Three-Year Time Frame 2. Performance Indicators: The Passkey to Standards-Based Curriculum What's in the Name? The Criteria for Valid Performance Indicators How the Standards Are Organized Not Classroom Ready, but That's Okay Using Standards to Strengthen the Learning Culture and Increase Expectations The Process of Developing Performance Indicators Frequently Asked Questions and Related Issues What to Do During the Pilot of Performance Indicators "Are We There Yet?" Summary Part II. Planning 3. Curriculum Mapping Not a New Concept Features and Physical Layout of the Curriculum Map The Instructional Design Aproach to Curriculum Mapping Teacher-Administrator Accountability Frequently Asked Questions About the Curriculum Mapping Process Ensuring a Successful Rollout of the Curriculum Maps The Three-Year Time Frame 4. Unit Planning: Rationale and Format Introduction The Unit Plan Format for Instructional Design Considerations in Developing Unit Plans Frequently Asked Questions About Unit Plans The Three-Year Time Frame Part III. Best Practices in Unit Planning and Delivery 5. Unit Planning: Motivation and Information Introduction Motivation Information Bloom's Taxonomy Summary 6. Unit Planning: Learning Constructs Introduction Organizational Patterns Writing Summary Note Taking Math-Problem Analysis and Problem Solving Vocabulary and Context Clues Graphic Organizers Levels of Questioning Similarities and Differences Summary 7. Unit Planning: Delivery Strategies Introduction Lecture or Explanation Demonstration Guided Discussion Inquiry, or Formulating and Testing Hypotheses Learning Circles Socratic Seminar Action Research Advance Organizer Summary Part IV. Assessment 8. Unit Planning: Assessment and Culmination Introduction Assessment Culmination Summary Part V. Capacity-Building 9. Capacity-Building to Integrate Classroom Reform Into the Deep Culture of Each School Introduction Benchmarking How the Data Should Be Used by Teachers and Administrators Building Leadership Teams Administrative Stewardship Collaborative Observations Summary Appendix A: Ohio Summary of Results Appendix B: River Bend Local Schools Appendix C: Various Methods to Determine Mastery of Performance Indicators Selcted References Index
"Exceptionally useful, well-organized, and supported by research." -- Linda Diaz, Program Specialist for Professional Development "A fresh new approach that offers creative thinking strategies for administrative leadership teams. Few textbooks have such detailed examples combined with the background study of best practices. The authors have great credibility, experience, resources, and abundant research to support their proposal. A very well-written text offering ample review of the research." -- Sara E. Spruce, Professor of Education "We used the Designing Instruction process to redefine our entire curriculum and instructional program, and our student achievement has shown steady improvement!" -- Cynthia A. Lemmerman, Superintendent "The Designing Instruction process helped us focus our efforts on effective teaching practices and the overall improvement of our entire delivery system. We have dramatically improved our pedagogy and the learning outcomes of our students." -- Jon Hood, Principal "Through the Designing Instruction process, our district empowered teachers to design a standards-based curriculum, develop yearlong curriculum maps, and devise unit plans that integrate best practice teaching and testing methods into every classroom, and our principals have become the stewards who facilitate and sustain the process!" -- Lynne Gale, District Administrator "What a godsend! Our teachers developed a K-12 standards-based curriculum in math and language arts, and teams of teachers developed course tools that were based on best practice research to deliver our new curriculum in every classroom. As our test scores began to go up, the gap between sub-groups began to narrow. We are thrilled with our success, and the district has continued the process ever since." -- Joan Sigafoos, Retired School Improvement Director "My highest priority was for schoolwide reform that would improve daily classroom instruction-a comprehensive program that would assist teachers in their choice of curriculum, their efforts to differentiate, and their choice of teaching-learning strategies. What we've accomplished using the Designing Instruction program has been outstanding!" -- Meredith Davis, Principal "An invaluable, practical guide for teachers and administrators and education libraries at the college level." -- The Bookwatch, December 2007 "The authors outline instructional design within the context of school reform. By presenting the material in an accessible way, the book combines theory with practical applications." -- Education Libraries, Spring 2008, Vol. 30(3)
