{"product_id":"teaching-practices-from-americas-best-urban-schools-9780815384458","title":"Teaching Practices from Americas Best Urban","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Discover the teaching practices that make the biggest difference in student performance! The new edition of this practical, research-based book gives leaders and teachers an even closer look at instructional practices from top award-winning urban schools. With refreshed examples from high-performing teachers and detailed analyses of these practices, the authors demystify the achievement of these schools while offering a practical guide to help educators apply these practices in their contexts. \u003ci\u003eTeaching Practices from America's Best Urban Schools\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable tool for any educator in both urban and non urban schools that serve diverse student populations, including English language learners and children from low-income families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatâs New: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional What It Is\/What It Isnât boxes help educators distinguish the subtle differences in the implementation of practices that lead to impressive learning results \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractice Guides and Pra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntended Audience\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Schools Studied, Awarded, and Featured in This Book \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents of the Book \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Making Students Feel Valued and Capable \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaring Enough to Know and Value Individual Students \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaring Enough to Model Courtesy and Respect \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaring Enough to Praise and Acknowledge \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaring Enough to Demand the Best \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaring Enough to Transform Classroom Practices \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaring Enough to Create Attractive and Educationally Rich Physical Environments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractice Guide \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical Next Steps \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Focusing on Understanding and Mastery \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlanning for Understanding and Mastery \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigning Objective-Driven Lessons \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenerating Depth of Understanding \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaximizing Time on Objective \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on All Students \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractice Guide \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical Next Steps \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Promoting Clarity \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePromoting Clarity in Learning Outcomes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePromoting Clarity in Lesson Organization \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePromoting Clarity in the Representation of Ideas \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractice Guide \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical Next Steps \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Ensuring Culturally, Socially, and Personally Responsive Teaching \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAssuming Student Ability \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding Connections \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnsuring Culturally Responsive Teaching \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnsuring Socially and Personally Responsive Teaching \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractice Guide \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical Next Steps \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Checking Understanding, Providing Feedback, and Adapting \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrequency of Checking for Understanding \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell-Distributed Checking for Understanding \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChecking for Higher Levels of Understanding \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProviding Feedback \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdapting Instruction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractice Guide \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical Next Steps \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Building Fluency with Gatekeeper Vocabulary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-Identifying Gatekeeper Vocabulary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaking New Vocabulary Seem Familiar \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding Fluency with and \"Ownership\" of Critical Vocabulary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSustaining Fluency \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; What It Isn’t \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractice Guide \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical Next Steps \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Promoting Successful Practice \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuiding Students toward Independent Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuided Students to Learn Difficult Concepts \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonitoring Independent Work \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding Student Capacity to Self-Monitor \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProviding Independent Work (Including Homework) Worth Completing \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat It Is \u0026amp; 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