The Skillful Teacher: The Comprehensive Resource for Improving Teaching and Learning 7th Edition

More than half of the children in American schools today are children of color. And according to federal data, poor, black and Hispanic children are becoming alarmingly more and more isolated from their white, affluent peers in our public schools. The data show that the number of high-poverty schools serving students of color has doubled in recent years. And since the 1990s, progress narrowing the achievement gap has plateaued nationwide and deteriorated markedly in urban schools. How is that possible, when schools have been instituting sweeping changes – some of them federally mandated – for decades? The longtime educational experts at Research for Better Teaching know what the missing link is in educational reform, and that’s high-expertise teaching. Enter The Skillful Teacher. Now in its 7th Edition, The Skillful Teacher is the comprehensive resource for all educators – no matter where they are in their career. Building on decades of research, this go-to resource for educators and administrators in school districts, universities, and teacher preparation programs across the U.S. and abroad offers evidence-based instructional strategies for today’s classroom including easy-to-understand scripts and videos. The book is a hands-on, practical guide on instruction – not a theoretical perspective on education. It’s also a trove of story ideas for those interested in K-12 education or teacher education, and it can be used as a guide for journalists on what to look for in good teaching when visiting schools. Adopted by Singapore to help prepare all incoming teachers, The Skillful Teacher is one of the field’s most widely respected professional learning resources for teachers at all levels.] Written by Jon Saphier, one of the nation’s leading experts in teachers’ professional growth, the 7th edition of the book has been enhanced and expanded in many ways, giving many opportunities for story ideas, including: • a candid exploration of anti-racism and cultural competency - issues that are especially timely in our current political and social climate. [Chapter 4] • a focus on social and emotional learning. [Chapters 14, 15 and especially 16] • how teachers’ beliefs influence student motivation and effective effort (combining hard work and the application of effective strategies). [Chapter 3, Belief 8; Chapter 14] The book is being released TODAY at the Learning Forward 2017 Annual Conference in Orlando. This highly sought-after educational conference offers practitioners and thought-leaders strategies for strengthening learning systems and solid practices for leading capacity-building efforts at all levels. Research for Better Teaching founder and president – co-author of The Skillful Teacher – is a featured speaker at the conference. About Research for Better Teaching: Research for Better Teaching (RBT) is a professional development organization dedicated to improving classroom teaching and school leadership. Founded in 1979 by Jonathon Saphier, Ed.D., RBT works to strengthen organizational culture and to institutionalize the study of teaching within schools and throughout school districts. About The Skillful Teacher, 7th Edition: Written by Jon Saphier, Mary Ann Haley-Speca, and Robert Gower, this seminal work is the comprehensive resource for all educators – no matter where they are in their career. Building on decades of research, The Skillful Teacher offers evidence-based instructional strategies for today’s classroom including easy-to-understand scripts and videos. Timely, relevant, packed with powerful tools and wisdom!! A must-have book for any teacher administrator seeking to improve student learning. – DR. KATHERINE K. MERSETH, Director, Teacher Education Program, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education Read more