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Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching And Learning
 

Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching And Learning

by Michael J. Schmoker


According to author Mike Schmoker, there is a yawning gap between the most well-known essential practices and the reality of most classrooms. This gap persists despite the hard, often heroic work done by many teachers and administrators. Schmoker believes that teachers and administrators may know what the best practices are, but they aren't using them or reinforcing them consistently. He... (read more)

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Marie B
  • Rated 5 stars

“Are you willing to take a close look at yourself as an educator? Then, read this book! It is provocative, and thought-provoking. One minute, you are being challenged, the next, vindicated. Perhaps! That's how I felt when reading. This book really challenged me to think about my practice and think about what I needed to do to improve on what I am already doing. This book will speak to you in different ways, depending on where you are in your journey as an educator.”

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  • Jesus T

    jesus t said:

    “This is a very good book for improve school achivement. Smocker try to show us that we can transform our shool i we try to do.”

    posted Thursday, November 22 2007
  • Monica C

    monica c said:

    “We're doing so many of the things in this book - focus on standards, clarity of instruction, working on teams, having admin observe us... but I'm still not sure that it's as easy as Schmoker makes it sound. I mean - if it was that easy wouldn't we have turned around our non-performers a long time ago? I contend that we will still have kids who choose not to learn - for whatever reason. And that the best instruction, analysis of data and professional learning communities will not turn those kids around. Sad, but true. Certainly much of what he says IS accurate - ie time spent on standards too broad and varied for any human to absorb in a lifetime, teachers in isolation (web 2.0 will fix that!) and team based professional development focused on real kids with real needs will all help us do a better job. But 100% by 2014 as NCLB requires - not gonna happen people. ”

    posted Tuesday, November 6 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
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