Making Every Lesson Count: Six principles to support great teaching and learning (Making Every Lesson Count series) - Hardcover

Shaun Allison; Andy Tharby

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845909739 ISBN 13: 9781845909734

Publisher: Crown House Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

This award-winning title has now inspired a whole series of books. Each of the books in the series are held together by six pedagogical principles challenge, explanation, modelling, practice, feedback and questioning and provide simple, realistic strategies that teachers can use to develop the teaching and learning in their classroom.

Packed with practical teaching strategies, Making Every Lesson Count bridges the gap between research findings and classroom practice. Shaun Allison and Andy Tharby examine the evidence behind what makes great teaching and explore how to implement this in the classroom to make a difference to learning. They distil teaching and learning down into six core principles challenge, explanation, modelling, practice, feedback and questioning and show how these can inspire an ethos of excellence and growth, not only in individual classrooms but across a whole school too. Combining robust evidence from a range of fields with the practical wisdom of experienced, effective classroom teachers, the book is a complete toolkit of strategies that teachers can use every lesson to make that lesson count. There are no gimmicky ideas here just high impact, focused teaching that results in great learning, every lesson, every day. To demonstrate how attainable this is, the book contains a number of case studies from a number of professionals who are successfully embedding a culture of excellence and growth in their schools. Making Every Lesson Count offers an evidence-informed alternative to restrictive Ofsted-driven definitions of great teaching, empowering teachers to deliver great lessons and celebrate high-quality practice.

Suitable for all teachers including trainee teachers, NQTs, and experienced teachers who want quick and easy ways to enhance their practice and make every lesson count.

ERA Educational Book of The Year Award Winner 2016. The Judges said: A highly practical and interesting resource with loads of information and uses to support and inspire teachers of all levels of experience. An essential staff room book.

About this title

About the Author

Shaun Allison started teaching science in West Sussex, before becoming a Head of Science. He is currently Deputy Head Teacher at Durrington High School. He leads on CPD and is interested in supporting teachers to grow and develop their classroom practice. He is also a popular speaker.

Andy Tharby is a practising English teacher with 9 years of classroom experience at a secondary school in West Sussex. He is also a research lead, with an interest in helping ordinary classroom teachers enhance their practice through engagement with a wider evidence base. He writes a well-regarded blog, Reflecting English, in which he covers a range of subjects from improving student writing to finding solutions to the problems and dilemmas faced by busy teachers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crown House Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845909739
• ISBN 13: 9781845909734
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 292