Contains ten articles in which the authors discuss the use of curriculum maps, a tool for improving teaching and learning that draws connections between content, skills, and assessment measures, explaining how to get the most out of the mapping process, and including examples.
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Development of a prologue : setting the stage for curriculum mapping / Heidi Hayes Jacobs -- Use of curriculum mapping to build a learning community / Valerie Truesdale, Claire Thompson, and Michael Lucas -- Development of a consensus map : wrestling with curriculum consistency and flexibility / Heidi Hayes Jacobs -- Long-term journey that transformed a district / Ann Johnson and Jennie L. Johnson -- Curriculum mapping from an independent school's perspective / Stephen D. O'Neil -- Principal's role in the curriculum mapping process / Mary Ann Holt -- Curriculum mapping and software : creating an information system for a learning community / Bena Kallick and James M. Wilson III -- Curriculum mapping in alternative education settings / Joseph Lachowicz -- Creation of benchmarks on the building map : bilevel analysis of assessment data / Heidi Hayes Jacobs -- Curriculum mapping as a hub : integrating new forms of data, decision-making structures, and staff development / Heidi Hayes Jacobs.