This issue of "ENC Focus" focuses on teaching in the standards-based classroom. Contents include: (1) "Creating Ideals and Making Them Real" (Annette Thorson); (2) "ENC Partners: Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Sites" (Juyong Pae); (3) "Innovators' Forum"; (4) "Using the Internet: Connecting Students through Collaborative Projects" (Kimberly S. Roempler); (5) "Students Write: Patterns Are" (Peggy Bush); (6) "The Heart of Systemic Reform" (Nancy Love); (7) "An Interview with Marilyn Burns: Meeting the Standards--Don't Try to Do It All By Yourself" (Terese Herrera); (8) "Inquiry in the Standards-Based Science Classroom: A New Resource for Teachers and Teacher Educators" (Tina Winters and Karen Hollweg); (9) "There Are Standards and Then There Are Standards" (Judy Spicer); (10)"Student Learning Groups That Really Work" (Carol Damian); (11) "Inside the Minds of Six Year Olds" (Edward Mooney, Cheryl A. Lubinski, and Paul Saaty); (12) "Concept Maps: Finding Our Way on the Road to a Standards-Based Classroom" (Judy Ridgway and Linda Saville-Rath); (13) "A Snapshot of Assessment in a Standards-Based Classroom" (Carol Midgett); (14) "Dovetailing Standards" (Louise Stivers); (15) "Technology Can Help You Meet the Standards" (Jaclyn Synder); (16) "High Standards for All--A Key Ingredient of Systemic Reform" (Aleta You); (17) "A Safe Environment for Creating a Standards-Based Classroom" (Sandra E. Fluck); (18) "Destination: Standards" (Keith C. Rittel); (19) "A Systematic Approach to Standards-Based Learning" (Carol Damian and Teresa Herrera); and (20) Featured Resources. (YDS)