How to Lead Teachers to Become Great: It's All About Student Learning
I believe teachers and school administrators will find this book very useful. It's packed with clear and informative strategies on how to improve practice to increase student learning. It will also be very helpful to administrators in identifying and retaining strong teachers who are effective in improving student performance. --Dr. Catherine Emihovich, Dean, University of FloridaTeaching is the final common pathway of efforts to improve student achievement. Leaders who want to help teachers improve instruction will find Janet Pilcher and Robin Largue have provided a rich menu of intuitively appealing ideas and practices. What the authors offer is grounded on their extensive professional experiences and connected to solid scholarship. Those aspiring to be an instructional leader will benefit from this book. --Ronald Gallimore, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, UCLAI speak to thousands of teachers every year and reinforce that it is what the teacher knows and can do that is the most important factor in student achievement. Janet and Robin capture this very significant point as they provide some essential tactics for school leaders to follow so that teachers can teach and students can learn. --Dr. Harry Wong Author of the bestselling book in education, The First Days of School