Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone)
By Elizabeth Green
Read by Karen Saltus
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| Runtime: | 10.78 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Educational |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A 2014 New York Times Notable Book
A New York Times Editor’s Choice
A Barnes & Noble Editor’s Recommendation
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Great education is the foundation of a flourishing society, and it depends on great teachers. Building a Better Teacher illuminates how we can develop gifted educators who prepare children for a brighter future. With strong evidence and compelling cases, Elizabeth Green has written an important book that every educator ought to read.” —Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take
“We romanticize teachers, and we vilify them, but we don’t do much to help. This beautifully written, defiantly hopeful book points the way to a better future for American teachers and the children they teach.” —Paul Tough, New York Times bestselling author of How Children Succeed
“Will be of practical use to
budding or aspiring teachers.” —Publishers Weekly
“[Green] makes the case through
thoughtful details that great teachers are made, not born…She brings hope and
renewal to the field.” —BookPage
“Ideas from a former principal on
what makes for an exceptional teacher… Green…suggest[s] that the reverence
surrounding the best teachers is misguided, in that it elevates the ‘natural
born educator’ mythos that suggests an inborn talent. Green deflates the ‘I
could never do what they do’ aura of the best teachers, but in a good way. In
extensive conversations and observations that uncover the approaches that the
best educators share, she distills how they apply those approaches in similar ways
despite differences in extraversion/introversion, humorous/serious teaching
approaches, and flexible/rigid standards…A powerful, rational guidebook to
creating genuinely effective education, written in a manner useful not just for
schoolteachers but everyone involved in the care of children.” —Kirkus Reviews
“In vivid detail, Elizabeth Green chronicles the long, uncertain, but ultimately promising efforts, based on research, to improve teaching in American schools.” —Howard Gardner, coauthor of The App Generation and author of Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
“In this fascinating and accessible book, Elizabeth Green tells the story of the country’s leading researchers on the all-important questions of what makes for an effective classroom teacher and how teachers can be trained to do their jobs better. That the story feels completely fresh is testament not only to Green’s skill as a reporter and writer but also to how beside the point much of the national conversation about education is. Green’s book ought to persuade the country to focus on what really matters in education.” —Nicholas Lemann, professor and dean emeritus at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
“Elizabeth Green reveals, in cinematic detail, what makes great teaching such a dazzling intellectual challenge—and why it has taken us so unforgivably long to care. A must-read book for every American teacher and taxpayer.” —Amanda Ripley, New York Times bestselling author of The Smartest Kids in the World
“Green has spent years looking at
what makes a great teacher—and whether the teachers we remember most fondly
were born great or simply learned key skills.” —USA Today
“Both a history of the research on
effective teaching as well as a consideration of how that research might best
be implemented. What emerges is the gaping chasm between what the best teachers
do and how we go about evaluating what they’ve done.” —New York Times Book Review
“Should be part of every new teacher’s education.” —Washington Post
“At the heart of Green’s
exploration is a powerfully simple idea: that teaching is not some mystical
talent but a set of best practices that can be codified and learned through
extensive hands-on coaching, self-scrutiny, and collaboration.” —Atlantic
“Peek[s] into real classrooms,
allowing readers to observe what great teachers do and how.” —Boston Globe
“It’s a no-brainer: Teaching
teachers better is a key to bettering education. To achieve that laudable goal,
author Elizabeth Green gathers diverse stories from classrooms,
cognitive-science labs, teacher training specialists, and the teaching methods
of other cultures…[with] scores of lessons, prompts, and clues that educators
can use to improve their game. Both entertaining and illuminating; a valuable
tutorial. A Barnes & Noble editor’s recommendation.” —Barnes&Noble.com, editorial review
“Elizabeth Green draws upon years
of interviews and research as an education writer and CEO of Chalkbeat to make
the case for why teaching is a craft and that it can be taught to anyone. Her
excellent book should be read for a detailed account of the history of teacher
education, an international context, and an entertaining narrative.” —Psychology Today
Author
Author Bio: Elizabeth Green
Elizabeth Green is cofounder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of Chalkbeat, a nonprofit education news organization. A former Spencer Fellow at the Columbia School of Journalism, she has written for New York Times Magazine and other publications.
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Educational |
| Runtime: | 10.78 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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