Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: National Standards and State Frameworks -- Chapter 2: Merging Standards, Local Curriculum, and Classroom Practice -- Chapter 3: Designing Topics and Activities -- Chapter 4: Aligning Products and Performances -- Chapter 5: Selecting Assessment Criteria, Scoring Guides, and Exemplars -- Chapter 6: Using Standards to Communicate About Learning -- Chapter 7: Beyond the Classroom -- Appendix A: A Case Study Simulation -- Appendix B: Assessing Your Standards-Based Curriculum -- Appendix C: Characteristics of Standards-Based Curriculum and Assessment -- Appendix D: Worksheets for Planning Units of Study -- Appendix E: Student Questionnaire -- Selected Resources -- References -- Search this Book.