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Subtitle: Common Standards for Rigor and Relevance in Teaching Academic Subjects by Fred M. Newmann, M. Bruce King, and Dana L. Carmichael. The authors advocate putting increased effort into teaching in ways that help students perform authentic intellectual work so that they are more engaged in schoolwork and will be better able to handle intellectual challenges in the future. Summarizes key studies, presents standards and rubrics for three criteria (construction of knowledge, through disciplined inquiry, to produce discourse, products, and performance that have value beyond school), and suggests specific activities for teachers and administrators to support implementation. | |