Teaching matters most : a school leader's guide to improving classroom instruction /
Saying "teaching matters most" is easy, and seems obvious. Making it the top priority for school leaders and staff is not so easy--in fact, it's messy. If we want to change how students write, compute, and think, then teachers must change how they teach. They must transform the old &q...
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Corwin Press, a joint publication with Learning Forward,
2012
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Deborah Meier
- Preface : Lessons learned from experience. A "new" take in school improvement ; Central theme ; Organization of the book ; What makes this book distinctive
- 1. What are common practices in schools?. What we found in classrooms ; Truths hidden in plain view ; Transforming accountability ; New direction ; Are there "best practices" in teaching? ; Bringing best practices to scale ; Are some practices better than others? ; The poverty of prescribing best practices
- 2. What distinguishes quality teaching?. Three classrooms, three practitioners ; A simple truth hidden in plain view ; Disjointed teaching ; Why teachers are frustrated ; What is quality teaching? ; Observing high-quality teaching ; Instructional systems ; The road less traveled
- 3. How do we learn about the quality of our teaching?. How to make the case for an emphasis on teacher quality ; Three leadership requirements ; Defining quality teaching ; How to engage school personnel in devising a vision of quality instruction ; Some rudiments of quality teaching ; The importance of curriculum coherence ; Learning from students ; The current state of teaching in your school ; How to evaluate the quality of teaching in your school
- 4. What should induction and mentoring look like?. Basic components of a teacher mentor program ; Facing critical junctures together ; Planning for new teachers' success
- 5. What should professional development look like?. What we know about professional development ; The disregarded truths of professional development ; The components of a professional learning culture ; Building blocks of professional learning ; Leading professional learning communities
- 6. How can teacher evaluation become more meaningful?. "Drive-by" teacher evaluation ; "Absentee landords" ; Lists and rubrics abound
- 7. How can we sustain a culture of exceptional instruction?. Ten actions to sustain high-quality teaching ; Systems in place ; Sanctity of the classroom ; Envisioning quality teaching ; Right people in right places ; Balanced leadership ; Clear and timely communication ; Standards for professional conduct ; Collaboration ; Reflection and continuous improvement ; Ongoing professional dialogues
- 8. How do we face our leadership challenges?. Suppressing distraction ; Building principal's knowledge ; Building trust ; Influencing resistant teachers ; Coping with the pace ; Final thoughts
- Resources. A : How can you spot a really good teacher? ; B : Framework for observing classes ; C : Student forum questions ; D : Teacher interview questions.
