Teacher to Teacher

Education reform is a hot topic with opinions being offered by politicians and pundits alike. This book offers a teacher's perspective with emphasis given to teacher-driven solutions. It a call to teachers and administrators to unite around a process called the 3Cs to improve instruction and advance reform."Have you ever wondered why education reform is moving at a snail's pace? One of the roadblocks to true reform is teacher isolation. Another problem is that our schools still operate...
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Education reform is a hot topic with opinions being offered by politicians and pundits alike. This book offers a teacher's perspective with emphasis given to teacher-driven solutions. It a call to teachers and administrators to unite around a process called the 3Cs to improve instruction and advance reform."Have you ever wondered why education reform is moving at a snail's pace? One of the roadblocks to true reform is teacher isolation. Another problem is that our schools still operate on a factory model with its top-down structure. We teachers should not be waiting for the education establishment to mandate our efforts toward reform and improvement while we passively stand by. We do the teaching, we are the experts and we should be leading the effort to improve instruction and outcomes. After all, it is our practice."Although the author refers to experiences from his thirty-six year teaching career, this is a very forward thinking book that explores new possibilities and offers proposals on how to connect teachers and administrators around efforts to improve collaboration, teacher practice and student learning.