Through an innovative approach that promotes skills- and inquiry-based learning, this unique text encourages both new and experienced teachers to think of assessment and curriculum simultaneously instead of separately. This integrated method shows educators how to create highly engaging teaching strategies that will support students in reaching their full potential in the classroom.

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Susan Drake is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Brock University. She has her Ph.D. in curriculum and is an award-winning educator and internationally regarded expert on curriculum development and implementation. She has taught at all levels of education. In addition to consulting with numerous school boards in Canada, United States, and Asia, she is the author of nine books on curriculum.

Joanne L. Reid works at the Education Quality and Accountability Office, the agency that develops Ontario's provincial assessments. She is also a Ph.D. candidate in the Faculty of Education at Brock University. She has taught in secondary schools and has developed curriculum materials for the Independent Learning Centre (ILC/TVO).

Wendy Kolohon enjoyed 15 years in the classroom teaching JK-7 as well as students with special needs. Wendy has two specialist qualifications in reading and special education. She was a system curriculum lead teacher at the district level for 6 years, where she facilitated K-12 teachers and administrators working with new curriculum and assessment models. Her Master's research focussed on interdisciplinary planning, teaching, and learning. Wendy was an administrator in a K-12 building and is currently the principal of a JK-8 school.

"I appreciate the vision of this text. I believe that the education system needs to change to better meet the needs of students and the demands of our current and ever-changing times. . . . Hopefully texts such as this one will contribute to the discussion and influence decision makers to adopt the necessary changes to improve the system." --Brent Corrigan, University of Winnipeg

"The key strength of this book is the integration of the three components of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. These three are the essentials of effective teaching, so integrating them is a major improvement over treating them separately." --Sharon McCoubrey, University of British Columbia