When teachers adopt standards-based learning, students take ownership of their education and achievement soars. Written specifically for K-12 teachers, this resource details a sequential approach for connecting curriculum, instruction, assessment methods, and feedback through standards-based education. The authors provide practical advice, real-world examples, and answers to frequently asked questions designed to support you through this important transition. Implement standards-based grading, instruction, and curriculum in your classroom and school: (1) Explore the theories and benefits of a standards-based curriculum; (2) Become familiar with several significant paradigm shifts that will help you make a strong transition to a standards-based classroom; (3) Explore ways to shift your thinking about teaching and lesson plans in order to better understand content as a vehicle for the achievement of standards; (4) Learn how to develop proficiency scales that will offer guidance in teaching to standards and establishing informative classroom assessment for student learning; (5) Discover new styles of instruction, educational assessment, feedback, and curriculum building that are well suited to standards-based education; (6) Understand how to develop student ownership through the setting of goals; and (7) Access free downloadable reproducibles available with this book