Total Instructional Alignment: From Standards to Student Success, Dec/2006

Replace an antiquated education system with a flexible, proactive one that ensures learning for all by focusing on three important domains of the alignment process.

This book is a teachers and administrators guide for implementing and sustaining an educational system that ensures students are taught and learn what is required by benchmarks, assessments, and state standards, and to the learning needs of each individual student. This is accomplished by providing a tight alignment between the intended, taught, and tested curricula.

1. Implement and sustain a curriculum and instructional system that meets state standards and results in higher levels of student learning.
2. Teach students the assessed concepts so that they can successfully apply their knowledge.
3. Improve student scoring on standardized achievement tests.
4. Achieve a tight alignment between the intended, taught, and tested curricula.
5. Examine the roles of policy, practices, and leadership in redesigning the educational system.

About The Author:
Lisa Carter is a nationally recognized presenter, keynote speaker, author, and consultant. She began her career as an elementary school teacher in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Lisa has served as an administrator at the elementary and secondary levels and has worked in rural and urban schools. Fifteen years ago, she became affiliated with Dr. Lawrence Lezotte and effective schools research, a relationship that inspires her work today.

Lisa is a dynamic public speaker whose expert knowledge comes from real experience as a practitioner. Her presentations focus on the Total Instructional Alignment™ process, transitioning to the Common Core State Standards through Total Instructional Alignment™, effective teaching, effective schools research implementation, and instructional leadership development.

Lisa received a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and master’s degrees in early childhood education and school administration from East Carolina University. She also has an education specialist degree.