{"product_id":"teaching-matters-most-a-school-leaders-guide-to-improving-classroom-instruction-paperback","title":"Teaching Matters Most: A School Leader's Guide to Improving Classroom Instruction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas M. McCann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlan C. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGail A. Aronoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA laser-beam focus on improving instruction to improve learning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaying \"teaching matters most\" is easy, and seems obvious. Making it the top priority for school leaders and staff is not so easy--in fact, it′s messy. If we want to change how students write, compute, and think, then teachers must change how they teach. They must transform the old \"assign-and-assess\" model into engaging, compassionate, coherent, and rigorous instruction. The authors show school leaders how to make this happen amidst myriad distractions, initiatives, and interruptions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike other books that stop at evaluating teachers and instruction, this work demonstrates how to grow schools′ instructional capacities with a three-step process that involves: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvisioning what good teaching looks like \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasuring the quality of current instruction against this standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking relentlessly to move the quality of instruction closer and closer to the ideal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors provide helpful guidance on issues such as hiring, induction, professional development, mentoring, and teacher evaluation. Each chapter offers specific action steps toward building the blueprint for improvement. Also included are frameworks for completing instructional audits in schools, and probes, instruments, and protocols for measuring and tracking the quality of instruction. Leaders will find excellent guidance for spearheading and sustaining a focused and aligned effort to improve the quality of teaching to impact all learners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas M. McCann \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of English at Northern Illinois University, where he contributes to the teacher certification program. He taught high school for 25 years, including seven years working in an alternative high school. He has been a high school English department chair, an assistant principal, and an assistant superintendent. His published work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eEducational Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eResearch in the Teaching of English\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEnglish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Illinois English Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e. His co-authored books include \u003ci\u003eExplorations: Introductory Activities for Literature and Composition, 7-12\u003c\/i\u003e (National Council of Teachers of English, 1987), \u003ci\u003eIn Case You Teach English: An Interactive Casebook for Preservice and Prospective Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e (Merrill\/Prentice Hall, 2002), \u003ci\u003eSupporting Beginning English Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e (NCTE, 2005), and \u003ci\u003eTalking in Class \u003c\/i\u003e(NCTE, 2006). He edited and contributed a chapter to \u003ci\u003eReflective Teaching, Reflective Learning\u003c\/i\u003e (Heinemann, 2005). He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dynamics of Writing Instruction\u003c\/i\u003e (Heinemann, 2010). The National Council of Teachers of English awarded him the Richard A. Meade Award for research about the concerns of beginning teachers. He also received the Paul and Kate Farmer Award from NCTE for his writing for the \u003ci\u003eEnglish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Alan C. Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e is an educational consultant specializing in curriculum, instruction, and instructional leadership. His teaching career includes teaching English at DuSable Upper Grade Center in Chicago, Illinois; social studies at Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois; and school administration at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. He began his administrative career as an activity's director at Thornton Township High School and went in to become assistant principal at Bremen Township High School and served as principal of Community High School District 94 in West Chicago, Illinois, for seventeen years. Under his leadership, Community High School was awarded the Blue-Ribbon School of Excellence in 1993 and was recognized as a 1995 School of Excellence by \u003ci\u003eHISPANIC \u003c\/i\u003emagazine.\u003c\/p\u003e His publications include articles in educational journals on instructional leadership and school reform, and five books: \u003ci\u003eStudents? Do not Push your Teacher Down the Stairs on Friday: A Teacher's Notebook \u003c\/i\u003e(Quadrangle Books, 1972), \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Strong Instructional Leader; Saying No to Business as Usual \u003c\/i\u003e(Teachers College Press, 2012), \u003ci\u003eTeaching Matters Most: A School Leader's Guide to Improving Classroom Instruction \u003c\/i\u003e(Corwin Books, 2012), \u003ci\u003eThe First 100 Days in the Main Office: Transforming a School Culture \u003c\/i\u003e(Information Age Press, 2018); \u003ci\u003eLiving Up to Your School Mission Statement: Reforming Schools from the Inside Out \u003c\/i\u003e(Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield, 2021).  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMrs. Gail Aronoff\u003c\/b\u003e is an educational consultant who worked for 37 years in several schools, both as teacher and administrator. She has worked with students with special needs in elementary, middle school, and high school, and served as a liaison between schools and the families of struggling learners. At the high school level, she taught struggling learners for fourteen years and held the position of Assistant Principal for Student Services for twelve years. She served a highly diverse population with many ESL students as well as those from low income families. She has mentored and supervised teachers and administrators, creating and implementing model programs to address the needs of reluctant learners and those with special needs. Mrs. Aronoff currently serves as a consultant to schools for school improvement and reform. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.8 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53680683516211,"sku":"9781452205106","price":74.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/iN462mbEJf9781452205106.webp?v=1784425425","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/teaching-matters-most-a-school-leaders-guide-to-improving-classroom-instruction-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}