Description
| Product ID: | 9781506340401 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Teaching Sprints |
| Subtitle: | How Overloaded Educators Can Keep Getting Better |
| Authors: | Author: Bronwyn Ryrie Jones, Simon Breakspear |
| Page Count: | 112 |
| Subjects: | Educational administration and organization, Organization & management of education |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Enhance teachers’ expertise – in every term, every school year. Teachers and school leaders have ambitious goals, but improvement work in busy schools is hard. Eminently practical and field tested around the globe, the evidence-informed process outlined in this book will provide you with a framework for robust, sustainable and powerful professional learning. No matter your years of experience or level of expertise, Teaching Sprints will support you to enhance your expertise in a way that is sustainable on the ground.
In Teaching Sprints, readers will find: · three big ideas about practice improvement · a detailed description of a simple improvement process · advice on how to establish a routine for continual improvement Enhance teachers’ expertise – in every term, every school year. With all of the everyday demands of teaching, the job of improving classroom practice is a challenge for teachers and school leaders. Grounded by research and field-tested around the world, Teaching Sprints offers a professional improvement process that works in theory and practice. Including insights from the field, and practical protocols, this book outlines a simple model for engaging in short bursts of evidence-informed improvement work. Using Teaching Sprints, teams of teachers can enhance their expertise together, in a way that is sustainable on the ground. In Teaching Sprints, readers will find:
Whether you’re a classroom teacher thinking about your own practice, an instructional leader supporting colleagues to teach better tomorrow, or a school leader interested in enhancing your program for professional learning, Teaching Sprints is a must-read for you. "Among the greatest unresolved issues within schools is developing great models of implementation: Sprints is certainly one of the breakthroughs. This book can make major improvements in schools and classrooms, ironically by focusing on tiny shifts." John Hattie, Laureate Professor Melbourne Graduate School of Education Melbourne, Australia "Once in a while you come across a book that really cuts through the complexity of issues and provides a refreshing and practical approach to improving what happens in schools. This is such a book. Evidence-based, easy to read and full of down-to-earth ideas that busy teachers can implement. I love it." Steve Munby, Visiting Professor University College London Former CEO, National College for School Leadership London, UK |
| Imprint Name: | Corwin Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-02-04 |
