Best Practice: New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's SchoolsDraws from national reports, research summaries, and professional position papers to provide explanations of what constitutes instructional excellence in the main school curriculum areas; and includes examples of those standards at work in real classrooms at all grade levels. |
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Contents
Best Practice in Writing | 46 |
Best Practice in Mathematics | 68 |
Best Practice in Social Studies | 115 |
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