Teach Brilliantly: Small Shifts That Lead to Big Gains in Student Learning

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Identify the quick instructional wins that will help every student be successful. This in-depth action guide by James A. Nottingham, creator of the renowned teaching model the Learning Pit, distills cutting-edge research and best practices from classrooms worldwide. Flip to any chapter to access just-in-time strategies for engaging students, providing optimum challenge, ensuring meaningful feedback, raising expectations, and building equity for all students. This book will help you:Make small changes to your instructional practice that will lead to significant gains in student learning Boost the engagement of all your studentsProvide optimum levels of challengeEnsure your students use feedback brilliantlyLift expectations so that all students make excellent progressUse lessons from a broad range of meta-analyses to strengthen equityJustify your pedagogical decisions through the confident use of empirical data Contents: Introduction: Learning Is Driven by What Teachers and Students Do Together Chapter 1: When You Adjust Your Teaching, It Transforms Their Learning Chapter 2: When You Engage Your Students, Their Learning Gains Purpose Chapter 3: When Challenge Is Just Right, Their Abilities Improve Chapter 4: When Feedback Is Used Brilliantly, It Adds Significant Value Chapter 5: When Expectations Are High, Everybody Prospers Chapter 6: When There Is Equity, There Is Fairness Epilogue: Post-Credit Encores References and Resources Index