Learning in Overdrive: Designing Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from Standards [Paperback]

Ruth Mitchell (Author), Marilyn Crawford (Author)

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About the Author

Ruth Mitchell, Ph.D., is principal partner of standards-based professional development of The Education Trust (American Association for Higher Education) and a prominent educational consultant. Ruth was formerly a writing teacher, an experience that fuels her desire to see all students able to read and write in their early years. Marilyn Crawford is Director of Alternative Programs for Calloway County Schools, Kentucky. She is a career educator and nationally known middle school principal.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing (November 23, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555919332
• ISBN-13: 978-1555919337
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,459,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful tips for teachers who work their craft, August 4, 2000

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This review is from: Learning in Overdrive: Designing Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from Standards (Paperback)

This book is an excellent resource for teachers and schools who are struggling to put the sometimes vague language of the national standards into meaningful curriculum planning. While the book doesn't provide all the answers for every subject, it does show how teachers can apply standards-based education to the materials and units they already use.

1 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars originator, August 11, 2001

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David Frizzell (Mayfield, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learning in Overdrive: Designing Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from Standards (Paperback)

My wife, Rebecca, is the source of this book. Marilyn and Becky co-wrote it in our living room over several months with Rebecca as the main source of reference. I made many pots of tea as they spread upon the floor and wrote down what they had experienced. Angie Murdock was also a major influence. Ruth Mitchell's name got stuck on this by sheer political nonsense. She had nothing to do with writing, theory or research.