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Description

Thousands of educators who are involved with teacher professional development?from training to hiring, mentoring to supervising?rely on this authoritative book to focus on cultivating teacher qualities that are most apt to raise student achievement. Now, this new edition extends this results-based approach to include teachers who work with at-risk and high-ability students. Synthesizing decades of research into clear guidelines, James Stronge establishes definitive benchmarks for top-flight teacher education and professional development programs including:
Which teacher preparation factors are most likely to affect student achievement, including educational coursework, ability test scores, certification, and content knowledge.
What kinds of skills and attitudes to look for in teacher candidates.
Which aspects of a teacher?s job most often yield gains in student learning.
How to spot ?red flags? that are sure signs of ineffective teaching Useful skills checklists and detailed steps help you quickly implement this book?s proven strategies.

Grades:

K-12

Author(s):

James H. Stronge

Publisher:

ASCD

Year:

2007

Pages:

200 pp

Media/Binding:

Softcover

iSBN:

9781416604617