Performance-Based Education: Developing Programs Through Strategic Planning is a unique resource written for educational leaders who want to successfully restructure and enhance curriculum in schools today. This book provides a plethora of innovative and successful curriculum ideas, including end of chapter applications, case studies, and case discussion questions. Also interspersed throughout the book are tried and true strategies that arm administrators with innovative ideas on meeting...
Performance-Based Education: Developing Programs Through Strategic Planning is a unique resource written for educational leaders who want to successfully restructure and enhance curriculum in schools today. This book provides a plethora of innovative and successful curriculum ideas, including end of chapter applications, case studies, and case discussion questions. Also interspersed throughout the book are tried and true strategies that arm administrators with innovative ideas on meeting state and national standards.
Foreword viiPreface ixInitiating Performance-Based Education 1Initiating the Strategic Planning Process 15Developing the Strategic Plan 33Developing a Program Philosophy and Rationale Statement 57Developing a Scope and Sequence, Program Goals, Objectives, Learning Outcomes, and Authentic Tasks 69Delivering Performance-Based Education 89Assessing Performance-Based Education 105Considering Alternative Approaches for Restructuring the School Organization 137References 151About the Authors 155