Teaching Sprints: How Overloaded Educators Can Keep Getting Better

Enhance teachers' expertise - in every term, every school year. n n With all of the everyday demands of teaching, the job of improving classroom practice is a challenge for teachers and school leaders. Grounded by research and field-tested around the world, Teaching Sprints offers a professional improvement process that works in theory and practice. n n Including insights from the field, and practical protocols, this book outlines a simple model for engaging in short bursts of evidence-informed improvement work. Using Teaching Sprints, teams of teachers can enhance their expertise together, in a way that is sustainable on the ground. n n In Teaching Sprints, readers will find: n three big ideas about practice improvement a detailed description of a simple improvement process advice on how to establish a routine for continual improvement n Whether you're a classroom teacher thinking about your own practice, an instructional leader supporting colleagues to teach better tomorrow, or a school leader interested in enhancing your program for professional learning, Teaching Sprints is a must-read for you. n n Among the greatest unresolved issues within schools is developing great models of implementation: Sprints is certainly one of the breakthroughs. This book can make major improvements in schools and classrooms, ironically by focusing on tiny shifts. n John Hattie, Laureate Professor n Melbourne Graduate School of Education n Melbourne, Australia n n Once in a while you come across a book that really cuts through the complexity of issues and provides a refreshing and practical approach to improving what happens in schools. This is such a book. Evidence-based, easy to read and full of down-to-earth ideas that busy teachers can implement. I love it. n Steve Munby, Visiting Professor n University College London n Former CEO, National College for School Leadership n London, UK nEnhance teachers' expertise - in every term, every school year. Teachers and school leaders have ambitious goals, but improvement work in busy schools is hard. Eminently practical and field tested around the globe, the evidence-informed process outlined in this book will provide you with a framework for robust, sustainable and powerful professional learning. No matter your years of experience or level of expertise, Teaching Sprints will support you to enhance your expertise in a way that is sustainable on the ground. In Teaching Sprints,