Qualities of Effective Teachers / Edition 2

by James H. Stronge

Overview

Remember those great teachers who made you excited about learning? Remember how it felt to be in their classes and to experience how they made their classrooms come alive? What made those teachers special? What qualities and skills did they have to ignite student learning? Most important, how did those teachers help their students become successful?

In Qualities of Effective Teachers, 2nd edition, James H. Stronge shows educators how to recreate this same excitement and enthusiasm in their own classrooms by describing the characteristics and skills of effective teachers. Stronge synthesizes research to identify specific teacher behaviors that contribute to student achievement. Rather than look at outside factors like demographics, district leadership, and state mandates, Stronge focuses specifically on what teachers can control: their own preparation, personality, and practices.

Learn how effective teachers
*Prepare to be effective educators.
*Establish, manage, and maintain learning-focused classroom environments.
*Organize time, communicate expectations, and plan instruction.
*Present curriculum to support active and engaged learning.
*Monitor student progress, identify student potential, and meet the needs of special populations in the classroom.

This second edition includes new tips and tools for engaging at-risk students and high-ability students. It also includes skills checklists and an expanded, annotated bibliography to provide a springboard for further insight and exploration. Teachers, educators who hire teachers, teacher leaders, supervisors, and teachers-in-training can all use this book to learn to how to develop better teachers and to improve the quality of learning for all students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416604617
Publisher:	Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
Publication date:	03/28/2007
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

James H. Stronge is president and CEO of Stronge and Associates Educational Consulting, LLC, an educational consulting company that focuses on teacher and leader effectiveness with projects internationally and in many U.S. states. Additionally, he holds a distinguished professorship—the Heritage Professor of Education—in the Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership (EPPL) Area at the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia. He teaches doctoral courses within the School of Education's EPPL Program, with a particular focus on human resource leadership, legal issues in education, and research design. Dr. Stronge's research interests include policy and practice related to teacher quality and effectiveness, teacher and administrator evaluation, and teacher selection. He has worked with numerous state departments of education, school districts, and national and international educational organizations to design and implement evaluation and hiring systems for teachers, administrators, and support personnel. His most recent book, What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There, was published in 2017 by ASCD. Dr. Stronge has authored, coauthored, or edited 30 books and more than 200 articles, chapters, and technical reports. He was a founding member of the board of directors for the Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness. He was selected as the 2012 national recipient of the Millman Award from CREATE in recognition of his work in the field of teacher and administrator evaluation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: What It Means to Be an Effective Teacher
Chapter 1: Prerequisites for Effective Teaching
Chapter 2: The Teacher as a Person
Chapter 3: Classroom Management and Organization
Chapter 4: Planning and Organizing for Instruction
Chapter 5: Implementing Instruction
Chapter 6: Monitoring Student Progress and Potential
Chapter 7: Effective Teaching: What Does It All Mean?
Part 2: Teacher Effectiveness: Resources You Can Use
Section I: Teacher Skills Assessment Checklists
Section II: Teacher Responsibilities and Teacher Behaviors
Section III: Annotated Bibliography
References
Index
About the Author