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Teaching Matters Most: A School Leader’s Guide to Improving Classroom Instruction
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Product Description A laser-beam focus on improving instruction to improve learning If we want to change how students write, compute, and think, then teachers must transform the old "assign-and-assess" model into engaging, coherent, and rigorous instruction. The authors show school leaders how to make this happen amidst myriad distractions, initiatives, and interruptions. Unlike other books that stop at evaluating teachers and instruction, this work demonstrates how to grow schools’ instructional capacities with a three-step process that involves: Envisioning what good teaching looks like Measuring the quality of current instruction against this standard Working relentlessly to move the quality of instruction closer and closer to the ideal Review "A comprehensive book that provides site administrators not only the opportunity to reflect on their own practices but challenges them to reconsider the daily operations of their schools. The recommendations meld theory and practice together in an administrator-friendly way." -- Sammie Cervantez, Principal Published On: 2011-10-21 "This is a good book principals can use for faculty book study. It will lead to authentic dialogue about good teaching: how to get to it and how to maintain it." -- Patricia Long Tucker, Superintendent Published On: 2011-10-21 "This is an excellent book for administrators to build a focused, long-term solution to improve what happens in every classroom on a daily basis." -- Kathy Tritz-Rhodes, Elementary Principal Published On: 2011-10-21 "A major strength of this book is how it identifies and puts in one place the key elements needed to improve student learning." -- Dr. Laurie Emery, Principal Published On: 2011-10-21 "I recommend this book for new principals and superintendents in induction programs. The content will inspire thoughtful discussions and lead to effective action plans." -- Dr. Gayle Wahlin, Director of Leadership Services Published On: 2011-11-01 "In Teaching Matters Most , the authors remind us that to provide students with the highest quality of education, we must refocus on defining the quality of instruction in the classroom and building support systems for the teachers providing that instruction." -- Matthew Haug, Principal Published On: 2012-04-09 "I am grateful to, and appreciative of, the authors of Teaching Matters Most for their efforts to improve student learning through the examination of classroom instruction. The authors offer practical and useful strategies that allow teachers to review their practices through frequent reflections. The book guides staff through activities that focus on their instructional practices for maximum student learning. I believe that study of this book can be a continuous professional development activity for teachers and school leadership teams." -- James Pluskota, Principal Published On: 2012-04-09 About the Author Thomas M. McCann is an associate professor of English at Northern Illinois University, where he contributes to the teacher certification program. He taught high school for 25 years, including seven years working in an alternative high school. He has been a high school English department chair, an assistant principal, and an assistant superintendent. His published work has appeared in Educational Leadership, Research in the Teaching of English, the English Journal, and the Illinois English Bulletin. His co-authored books include Explorations: Introductory Activities for Literature and Composition, 7-12 (National Council of Teachers of English, 1987), In Case You Teach English: An Interactive Casebook for Preservice and Prospective Teachers (Merrill/Prentice Hall, 2002), Supporting Beginning English Teachers (NCTE, 2005), and Talking in Class (NCTE, 2006). He edited and contributed a chapter to Reflective Teaching, Reflective Learning (Heinemann, 2005). He is the co-author of The Dynamics of Writing Instruction (Heinemann, 2010). The National Council of Teache
