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Thinking About Teaching: A Rural Social Studies Teacher's Path To Strive For Excellence, Dana F. Serure
Thinking About Teaching: A Rural Social Studies Teacher's Path To Strive For Excellence, Dana F. Serure
Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning
Thinking About Teaching: A rural social studies teacher's path to strive for excellence by Casey Jakubowski (2020) offers insights about the macros and micros of teaching. The book is geared toward educators and teacher candidates who seek to know more about the teaching profession. The book comprises four parts, including: 1) an introduction of practice which details twenty brief chapters of hot education topics, 2) curriculum and instruction, 3) rural education, and 4) a conclusion that pinpoints recommendations about teaching based on his experience that spans twenty years in the education field. Throughout the book Jakubowski expresses his professional journey …
Book Review: Let The Children Play: How More Play Will Save Our Schools And Help Children Thrive, Kate Hoskins, Sue Smedley
Book Review: Let The Children Play: How More Play Will Save Our Schools And Help Children Thrive, Kate Hoskins, Sue Smedley
Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning
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Review Of Collaborative Lesson Study: Revisioning Teacher Professional Development, Erin M. Faeth
Review Of Collaborative Lesson Study: Revisioning Teacher Professional Development, Erin M. Faeth
Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning
This article offers a review of Vicki S. Collet’s (2019) book Collaborative Lesson Study: ReVisioning Teacher Professional Development. In this text, Collet provides a guide to the implementation of Collaborative Lesson Study, an ongoing, in-classroom, inquiry-based professional development strategy. The text includes scaffolding on how to (a) plan a lesson for lesson study, (b) observe the lesson in ways that will further the teacher’s understanding of their practice and students, and (c) debrief from the lesson to inform future instruction. This text supports educators in implementing this process in schools and higher education contexts to increase teacher agency and efficacy, …