Systems for Instructional Improvement: Creating Coherence from the Classroom to the District Office

Synopsis

This Book Is Based On An Eight-year, Four-district Study Aimed At Investigating What It Takes To Improve Instruction At Scale Across Schools And Districts.--provided By Publisher. Investigating And Supporting Instructional Improvement / Paul Cobb, Kara Jackson, Erin C. Henrick, And Thomas Smith -- Investigating Instructional Improvement In Partnership With Districts / Paul Cobb, Erin C. Henrick, Kara Jackson, And Thomas Smith -- Specifying Goals For Students' Mathematical Learning And The Development Of Teachers' Knowledge, Perspectives, And Practice / Kara Jackson, Anne Garrison Wilhelm, And Charles Munter -- Overview Of The Teacher Learning Subsystem / Kara Jackson, Ilana Horn, And Paul Cobb -- Pull-out Professional Development For Teachers / Kara Jackson, Megan Webster, And Jonee Wilson -- Teacher Collaborative Time: Helping Teachers Make Sense Of Ambitious Teaching In The Context Of Their Schools -- Ilana Horn, Britnie D. Kane, And Brette Garner -- Understanding Content-specific Instructional Coaching: On-the-ground Support For Teacher Development / Britnie D. Kane, Paul Cobb And Lynsey Gibbons -- Teachers' Advice Networks / Anne Garrison Wilhelm, Paul Cobb, Kenneth Frank, And I-chien Chen -- Instructional Materials As Tools For Instructional Improvement / Erin C. Henrick, Mollie Appelgate, And Mahtab Nazemi -- Educational Assessments / Brette Garner, Nicholas Kochmanski, And Erin C. Henrick -- Supplemental Supports For Currently Struggling Students / Jonee Wilson And Denice Kelley -- School Instructional Leadership / Charlotte Sharpe, Adrian Larbi-cherif, Erin C. Henrick, Paul Cobb, And Thomas Smith -- District Instructional Leadership / Kara Jackson, Paul Cobb, Jessica G. Rigby, And Thomas Smith -- Assessing The Impact Of Partnership Recommendations On District Instructional Improvement Strategies / Erin C. Henrick And Amanda B. Klafehn -- Putting The Pieces Together / Paul Cobb, Kara Jackson, Erin C. Henrick, And Thomas Smith. Paul Cobb, Kara Jackson, Erin Henrick, Thomas M. Smith, And The Mist Team. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.