Standards+Question+5


 * Read the Case Study regarding Quality Teaching on page 33 of the NSDC Standards text handed out in class. In your PLC discuss Discussion Questions 1-5. Have a record keeper in your group synthesize your group's responses to these questions. If your group needed more information, describe what you need to know and how you would go about discovering this information.**

1. Why is it important that curriculum, instruction, and assessment are tied together in a single standard?
 * -They all need to relate to each other to have the greatest impact. One aspect feeds off of the other.**

2. When is it appropriate for educators to study curriculum, instruction, or assessment issues in isolation?
 * -When a teacher would like to extend his/her own personal knowledge.**

3. How can technology be used to assist with implementation of this standard?
 * -Technology offers resources to implement instructional based strategies.**

4. How can team meetings be restructured to focus on this standard?
 * -Team meetings can simulate actual classroom practice.**

5. How can staff development be restructured to focus on this standard?
 * -Experienced teachers can teach to less experienced colleagues. Staff helps with knowledge base and instruction.**
 * -Base sessions with the teachers on challenging less familiar concepts.**