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.

By Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey - Contributions by Ryan Ott

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