Description:

This issue highlights ways that educators are using standards to create new learning opportunities for teachers and students.

Key Ideas:

“Research and development team produces high-demand specialized curriculum,” by Vicki Urquhart, describes a specialized curriculum that meets the needs of students with visual impairments.

Carol Kaness asked John Kendall about the long and short-term effects of the Common Core State Standards in “Will the Common Core ensure a curricular pathway to success?”

Heather Hein’s “Getting clear about curriculum in Wyoming,” shows how teachers are getting on the same page with a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

“A video game approach to teaching and learning?” by Jennifer Tuzzeo, profiles a learner-centered district in which students progress at their own pace, not by age, grade, or year.

APA Citation:

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning. (2011, Winter.) Changing Schools, 62. Denver, CO: Author.

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