Standards Alignment

Content Instructions Compose your paper using APA Style and third-person language. For assistance, you may review the resource First vs. Third Person. (Links to an external site.) Your paper should include the following: Introduction Present a thesis statement that focuses on the role of aligning standards to your instruction. You may review the Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.) resource for additional help. Body of the Paper Summarize how you will ensure that alignment exists within your instruction. Describe the steps you can follow to maintain alignment in your instruction. Summarize why it is important that alignment exists between standards, objectives, assessments and instructional plans. Describe how you can use NEU’s group system of keeping it practical to maintain alignment. Explain how a system of exceptional collaboration as described by NEU promotes quality standards alignment. Consider how collaborating with your colleagues can help to ensure your instruction aligns with your standards. Explain the concept of pacing versus alignment. Describe the difference between the two. Why might it be important to know this difference? Conclusion Summarize how standards alignment might be used in your future work and educational endeavors. Be sure to support your position with one scholarly and/or credible source, in addition to the No Excuses University (Lopez, 2013), and the Teaching and Learning (Newman, 2019) textbooks (for a total of at least three cited references).