It is essential that educators craft and implement a
meaningful, articulated and seamless curriculum based on
standards of excellence in content and skills; deliver it with engaging, student centered, equitable, best-instructional practices; and embrace authentic, multi-faceted assessments if we aim to produce students
who have the knowledge, experience, capabilities and intellectual temperament that will help them piece together their understanding of a fascinating world and lead them to surmount new challenges every day.