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 &...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCann, Thomas M.
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Other Authors: Jones, Alan C. (Associate professor), Aronoff, Gail A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin/Learning Forward, c2012.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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 'assign-and-assess' model into engaging, compassionate, coherent, and rigorous instruction. The authors show school leaders how to make this happen amidst myriad distractions, initiatives, and interruptions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 181 pages) : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781483387666 (ebook) :