A careful look at the Common Core State Standards and the schools and districts that have faithfully adopted them shows they can help create students ready for the increasing demands of the 21st century.
Publications
EdFOCUS Initiative’s growing library of publications and research findings on effective schools, comprehensive school reform, curriculum development and classroom reform, each written by EDFOCUS co-founders Dr. Judith K. March and Dr. Karen H. Peters.
Telling the Truth about the Common Core
The Common Core, an Uncommon Opportunity
There’s no need to start from scratch or attempt to reinvent the wheel. March and Peters have done much of the prep for you. Their processes and tools have already worked in numerous districts—and they can be custom-fit to yours.
Curriculum Development and Instructional Design in the Effective Schools Process
Dr. March and Dr. Peters describe a three-year, six-district demonstration project that is proving to be one of the most exciting examples of curricular development in the long history of the Effective Schools movement.
A Collaborative Approach for Small Districts to Use the Effective Schools Process for Comprehensive
School Reform
This article describes the Ohio Demonstration Project, a three year initiative, involving a collaborative of eight small districts using the effective schools process for comprehensive school reform in conjunction with the Ohio Center for Effective Schools.
Developing High-Performing Schools: Instructional Redesign for Learner-Centered Classroom Reform
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa International; Bloomington, Indiana; 1999
Designing Instruction: Making Best Practices Work in Standards-based Classrooms
Publisher: Corwin Press; Thousand Oaks, California; 2007
Collaborative Observation: Putting Classroom Instruction at the Center of School Reform
Publisher: Corwin Press; Thousand Oaks, California; 1999