Results Now : How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning
By Mike SchmokerAccording to author Mike Schmoker, there is a yawning gap between the most well-known essential practices and the reality of most classrooms. This gap persists despite the hard, often heroic work done by many teachers and administrators. Schmoker believes that teachers and administrators may know what the best practices are, but they aren't using them or reinforcing them consistently. He asserts that our schools are protected by a buffer-a protective barrier that prevents scrutiny of instruction by outsiders. The buffer exists within the school as well. Teachers often know only what is going on in their classrooms-and they may be completely in the dark about what other teachers in the school are doing. Even principals, says Schmoker, don't have a clear view of the daily practices of teaching and learning in their schools.
Schmoker suggests that we need to get beyond this buffer to confront the truth about what is happening in classrooms, and to allow teachers to learn from each other and to be supervised properly. He outlines a plan that focuses on the importance of consistent curriculum, authentic literacy education, and professional learning communities for teachers.
What will students get out of this new approach? Learning for life. Schmoker argues passionately that students become learners for life when they have more opportunities to engage in strategic reading, writing with explicit guidance, and argument and discussion.
Through strong teamwork, true leadership, and authentic learning, schools and their students can reach new heights. Results Now is a rally cry for educators to focus on what counts. If they do, Schmoker promises, the entire school community can count on unprecedented achievements.
Buy Results Now : How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning by Mike at Attic books in Nairobi Kenya.
Book details
- Paperback
- 196 pages
- English
- 1416603581
- 9781416603580
About Mike Schmoker
mike schmoker was Read More about Mike Schmoker
More Books By Mike Schmoker
People who bought this also bought
Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
New Book
Whatever the Cost : Facing Your Fears, Dying to Your Dreams, and Living Powerfully
Used Book
Chasing Progress in the Irish Republic: Ideology, Democracy and Dependent Development
Used Book
Visions of Modernity: American Business and the Modernization of Germany
Used Book
I Can Make You Thin: The Revolutionary System Used by More Than 3 Million People
Used Book
Travel Historic Winconsin : A Guide to Wisconsin's Historical Markers
Used Book
From Generation to Generation: A Jewish Family Finds Their Way Home
Used Book