Skillful Teacher: Building Your Teaching Skills
Of all the things that are essential to high performing schools, nothing is more important than the teacher and what that person knows, believes and can do. A teacher¹s skill makes a difference in student performance, not only in achievement scores, but also in students¹ sense of fulfillment in school and their feelings of well-being.\ Twenty chapters capture a blend of research and practitioner-developed approaches for using the research in the classroom. Each chapter lays out a known...
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Of all the things that are essential to high performing schools, nothing is more important than the teacher and what that person knows, believes and can do. A teacher s skill makes a difference in student performance, not only in achievement scores, but also in students sense of fulfillment in school and their feelings of well-being. Twenty chapters capture a blend of research and practitioner-developed approaches for using the research in the classroom. Each chapter lays out a known repertoire of strategies to help teachers fulfill a particular kind of mission from the spiritual imperative of communicating high expectations to the abstract challenge of planning lessons. Executive Director, Association of Independent Schools in New England - Steve Clem I have been recommending The Skillful Teacher, by Jon Saphier and Robert Gower, to administrators and teachers for years because I believe it to be the single best resource available for all teachers, from beginners to experienced pros. The new edition from Research for Better Teaching has made a great resource virtually indispensable. Reading this book you feel yourself in the presence of true master teachers; it often feels like an extended and challenging conversation with those mentors we all wish we had. Grouping their topics under the four categories of management, instruction, motivation, and curriculum, Saphier and Gower cover every aspect of teaching, offering intelligent analyses of the available research, specific suggestions for moving theory into practice and illuminating case studies drawn from the countless hours they have spent in classrooms at all levels.
Preface Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Attention Chapter 3 - Momentum Chapter 4 - Space Chapter 5 - Time Chapter 6 - Routines Chapter 7 - Discipline Chapter 8 - Clarity Chapter 9 - Principles of Learning Chapter 10 - Models of Teaching Chapter 11 - Expectations Chapter 12 - Personal Relationship Building Chapter 13 - Classroom Climate Chapter 14 - Objectives Chapter 15 - Learning Experiences Chapter 16 - Assessment Chapter 17 - Curriculum Design Chapter 18 - Overarching Objectives Chapter 19 - Opening Wide the Gates Chapter 20 - Teacher Beliefs
\ Steve ClemI have been recommending The Skillful Teacher, by Jon Saphier and Robert Gower, to administrators and teachers for years because I believe it to be the single best resource available for all teachers, from beginners to experienced pros. The new edition from Research for Better Teaching has made a great resource virtually indispensable. Reading this book you feel yourself in the presence of true master teachers; it often feels like an extended and challenging conversation with those mentors we all wish we had. Grouping their topics under the four categories of management, instruction, motivation, and curriculum, Saphier and Gower cover every aspect of teaching, offering intelligent analyses of the available research, specific suggestions for moving theory into practice and illuminating case studies drawn from the countless hours they have spent in classrooms at all levels.\ —Executive Director, Association of Independent Schools in New England\ \
