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Description

There’s no way to boil everything teachers must do in the classroom down to simple, step-by-step directions. But some days, there’s so much going on in schools and classrooms, it’s tough to focus on the big things that absolutely, positively must get done. Here’s help. Find out how a simple, practical checklist?distilled from thousands of research reports, books, and articles?can help you cut through the clutter of information and make more deliberate, thoughtful decisions in your everyday practice. Bryan Goodwin and Elizabeth Ross Hubbell explain that?just like doctors and nurses use checklists to make medical decisions?educators can use the same tool to take the right actions and engage in more thoughtful behaviors. Discover why the complexity of teaching drives the need for checklists that
Develop a teaching theory of action that helps you filter and assimilate the barrage of new ideas coming at you all the time.
Help you stay focused on what matters most: being demanding, supportive, and intentional.
Support professionalism among colleagues, share best practices, and identify exemplars to follow.
Drilling down into 12 daily touchstones of great teaching, this book makes it easier for you to stay focused on the hallmarks of effective instruction.

Grades:

K-12

Author(s):

Bryan Goodwin & Elizabeth Ross Hubbell

Publisher:

ASCD

Year:

2013

Pages:

200 pp

Media/Binding:

Softcover

iSBN:

9781416616016