Focus

By - Michael J. Schmoker

Floor - Floor 1

ISBN 10 - 1416611304

ISBN 13 - 9781416611301

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Effective teaching

Shelf No - 17

Call Number - 371.102 SCH

Physical Description - 237 pages ; 23 cm

Notes - Includes Index

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The introduction states: "[T]he only reason our schools haven't made astonishing progress in the last 30 years of "reform" is quite simple: very few schools ever implemented 'what is essential'--the most powerful, simple actions and structures that woulddramatically increase the proportion of students prepared for college or careers. What is 'essential' for schools? Three simple things: reasonably coherent curriculum (what we teach); sound lessons (how we teach); and far more purposeful reading and writing in every discipline, or authentic literacy (integral to both what and how we teach).

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