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 * Read the Case Study regarding Quality Teaching on page 33 of the NSDC Standards text handed out in class. In your PLC discuss Discussion Questions 1-5. Have a record keeper in your group synthesize your group's responses to these questions. If your group needed more information, describe what you need to know and how you would go about discovering this information.**

1. Why is it important that curriculum, instruction, and assessment are tied together in a single standard?

The single standard is necessary for teacher and student success. Curriculum helps to provide the instruction for what to teach. The instruction is used to build the assessments and connect to the learning. All three are necessary for learning success.

2. When is it appropriate for educators to study curriculum, instruction, or assessment issues in isolation?

After collaboration, teachers should consider reviewing curriculum, instruction, or assessment individually if it’s not meeting the needs the students.

3. How can technology be used to assist with implementation of this standard?

Technology can help teachers have a common website/blog to enhance the teacher-to-teacher learning. Ideas are shared and modeled within the curriculum and across the school. A teacher does not need to be in isolation with lesson planning and assessment development. Teachers become learners.

4. How can team meetings be restructured to focus on this standard?

Team meetings can be teacher centered and subject focused. Within the same curriculum team, a group can share classroom assessments to promote student success.

5. How can staff development be restructured to focus on this standard?

During staff development teachers should be active participants in the learning process. Teachers have a chance to explore and collaborate with experienced teachers to share strategies.