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It just got easier to learn the ABCs of working with PDAs, CBLs, GPS systems, and other technology-based inquiry tools. The activities in this practical compendium-a collection of 27 articles published in Science Scope, NSTA's member journal for middle school teachers-will show you how.

This user-friendly resource provides clear, step-by-step guidelines for writing measurable objectives and developing appropriate formative and summative assessments to guide instruction in the elementary classroom. Designed around an easy-to-follow model, this book helps teachers develop unit and daily instructional objectives based on state and national content standards for each level of Bloom's Taxonomy, including synthesis and evaluation. The subsequent chapters cover the main forms of assessment and provide many detailed examples of assessment items drawn from each of the major subject areas. Elementary school teachers will discover how to: Deconstruct the standards and write measurable objectives Create true-false, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and multiple choice exercises Write short-answer questions and essay items Use performance-based assessments and portfolios This resource guides teachers through the process of designing specific objectives based on content standards and helps them develop the right assessments to measure their students' development!

While today's curriculum is largely driven by standards, many teachers find the lack of specificity in the standards to be confounding and even intimidating. Now this practical book provides middle and high school teachers with explicit guidance on designing specific objectives and developing appropriate formative and summative assessments to guide instruction. The authors present an accessible model for developing unit and daily lesson plan objectives based on state and national content standards. Providing detailed examples for each level of Bloom's Taxonomy, including synthesis and evaluation, the book covers the major forms of assessment that allow teachers to measure students' understanding and mastery of the objectives. Teachers will learn how to: (1) Unwrap state and national standards; (2) Understand how objectives and test items provide evidence of a particular level of knowledge; (3) Write measurable objectives for unit and daily lesson plans; and (4) Develop appropriate assessments in the content areas. This easy-to-follow resource gives teachers the tools to write specific, standards-based objectives and find the perfect assessments to measure their students' progress! Chapters of this book include: (1) Deconstructing the Standards; (2) Writing Unit and Daily Instructional Objectives; (3) Writing True-False and Completion Items and Matching Exercises; (4) Writing Multiple-Choice Items; (5) Writing Short-Answer and Essay Items; (6) Performance-Based Assessment; (7) Portfolios; and (8) Conclusion. Contents also include: (1) Acknowledgments; (2) About the Authors; (3) Introduction; (4) References and Further Readings; and (5) Index.

Statistics is required coursework within most teacher certification programs. Beyond the Numbers presents a nonthreatening, practical approach to statistics, providing step-by-step instructions for understanding and implementing the essential components of the subject.The basic and understandable explanations in Beyond the Numbers break down complex statistical processes to simple arithmetic computations that can be applied with the confidence that accompanies understanding.

Although in some schools cell phones have to be turned off or perhaps kept in lockers to avoid misuse, the authors hope to demonstrate in this article how they can be used under supervision to assist learning. This ubiquitous device can be a powerful classroom tool. (Contains 2 figures.)