Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time
by By Pollock, Jane E.
Category: Education , Teaching Methods & Materials , General

This volume outlines how teachers can use curriculum, instructional planning and delivery, assessment, feedback, record keeping, and reporting to improve student learning. Pollock presents modifications of fundamental practices that have evolved from the work of educators and theorists such as Madeline C. Hunter and J.F. Herbart. Each chapter also addresses computer software and information-sharing advances in teaching and perspectives of educators who have used her approach. Pollock is the director of an education consulting firm, an adjunct faculty member at several colleges, and coauthor of Classroom Instruction That Works. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)