"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.

Table of Contents:
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