Introduction
National standards and state frameworks
Merging standards, local curriculum, and classroom practice
Designing topics and activities
Aligning products and performances
Selecting assessment criteria, scoring guides, and exemplars
Using standards to communicate about learning
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.