Daniel M. Perna is an educational consultant concentrating on school improvement and achievement. His work focuses on implementing high standards in classrooms, helping teachers develop strategies to increase student comprehension, and designing goal-oriented leadership for schools. Perna has over 30 years of experience in public education. He has been an English teacher, basketball coach, athletic director, high school principal, and assistant superintendent. He currently serves as an adjunct teacher in graduate education for Wilkes University and as an advisor to doctoral students in educational leadership at NOVA Southeastern University. Perna has received the Pennsylvania Association of Supervision and Curriculum Directors award for research and publications. He has presented professional development workshops, keynote addresses, and conference presentations in both the United States and Canada. He is noted for his motivational approach to developing a passion for success in the school and classroom. He was granted a master's in educational administration from McDaniel College and a doctorate from NOVA Southeastern University.
Foreword by Fenwick W. English
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Student Achievement Using a Holistic Approach to Standards
What Are Standards?
Best Practices
The Consensus for Standards
Standards-Based Instructional Plan: Language Arts
2. The Need for Dialogue
Communicating Consensus
Stakeholders as Team Members
Steps in the CAST Dialogue Process
Standards-Based Instructional Plan: U.S. History
3. The Language of Expectation
The Need for a Common Language
Criterion Standards and Integrated Authentic Assessment
Constructing the Verb Matrix
Standards-Based Instructional Plan: Mathematics
4. Designing and Using the Standards-Based Curriculum
Writing Criterion Standards
Using Criterion Standards
Standards-Based Instructional Plan: English
5. Instructional Plans Based on Criterion Standards
Components of the Instructional Plans
Standards-Based Instructional Plans
6. Lesson Planning Takes Root
Integrating the Curriculum
The Planned Course Document
Developing the Standards-Based Instructional Plan
Standards-Based Instructional Plan: Learning Support--Language Arts
Resource A: Relevant Web Sites
Resource B: Verb Matrix Survey Material
Bibliography
Index
