Newly released and highly recommended

• Using Curriculum Mapping and Assessment Data to Improve Learning
  

  by Bena Kallick and Jeff Colosimo. Published by Corwin Press.
  
  (Corwin Press, 2008) "Kallick and Colosimo have created a terrific book to help readers consider the next steps in using curriculum mapping, assessment, and technology to generate vibrant and productive learning communities."
  -- From the Foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs
  

• A Guide to Curriculum Mapping Planning, Implementing, and Sustaining the Process
  

  by Janet Hale. Published by Corwin Press.
  
  (Corwin Press, 2007) "With imagination and serious reflection, the author has generated a detailed resource with exercises, worksheets, staff development activities, and sample maps to assist any staff developer or curriculum designer. This book particularly connects to those who are at the beginning levels of their mapping journey."
  -- From the Foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs
  

• Active Literacy Across the Curriculum
  

  by Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Published by Eye on Education.
  
  In her latest book Dr. Jacobs shows teachers – at very grade level and in every subject area -- how to integrate the teaching of literacy skills into their daily curriculum. With an emphasis on school wide collaborative planning, she shows how curriculum mapping sustains literacy between grade levels and subjects.
  

• Getting Results with Curriculum Mapping DVD with Facilitator's Guide
  

  by Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Published by ASCD.
  
  (ASCD DVD, 2006) One 30-minute DVD with a comprehensive Facilitator’s Guide. Use the DVD with the workshop outlines in the Facilitator’s Guide to show how quality maps are developed and used to improve the quality of education for every student. Video scenes take you to mapping efforts that are underway in an entire district and a single school. Hear curriculum mapping expert Heidi Hayes Jacobs explain the best reasons for systemwide mapping and the importance of clarity and flexibility in curriculum planning.
  

• Rethinking Reshaping Schools
  

  from Education World® For too long, devotion to the traditional school schedule and organization has hindered major school reform, according to education consultant Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Outside-of-the box structures can mean more time for innovative learning strategies. Included: Suggestions for reforming school structures and schedules.
  

• Keys to Curriculum Mapping
  

  by Susan Udelhofen. Published by Corwin Press
  

• Ordering information
  

  for LANGUAGES AND CULTURES IN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE-BASED INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS: A Guide for Teachers. Revised edition 1995. By Sandra Meakin
  

• State to State Variation on Standards
  

  
  State to State, Varied Ideas of 'Proficient'
  
  By SUSAN SAULNY (NYT) 1489 words
  Late Edition - Final , Section B , Page 8 , Column 4
  
  DISPLAYING FIRST 50 OF 1489 WORDS - Judged solely by recent statewide tests, fourth graders in Mississippi and Colorado would appear to be the best young readers in the nation. In both states, 87 percent of fourth graders passed their exams. ... But Mississippi came in dead last among the 50 states when fourth-grade reading was examined...
  

• AZTEA Technology In Education Newsletter

  Fall 2004. Volume II, Issue 1: School Wide Curriculum Mapping: Improving Student Learning K-12 (pdf. format)