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Over the past few days, as time permits, ive begun reading michael schmoker s focus. Mike schmoker is a former administrator, english teacher, and football coach. The lost art of teaching soundly structured lessons. Elevating the essentials for school and district improvement is a followup to mike schmoker s best seller focus.
Who spend significant time observing in schools have seen schmoker, 2006. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Elevating the essentials to radically improve student learning, 2nd edition ascd, 2018 and leading with focus ascd, 2016. If we knewreally knewwhat could have the largest impact on learning and the achievement gap, would we implement it.
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But i think there is a place for simplicity and tradition in education, and mike schmoker agrees. Mike schmoker the single most important determinant of success for students is the knowledge and skills of that childs teacher. Schmoker is a former administrator, english teacher and football coach. He has written several bestselling books and dozens of articles for educational journals, newspapers and for time magazine. Failure to improve our schools in the last few decades isnt. Elevating the essentials to radically improve student learning, 2nd edition mike schmoker on. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Mike schmoker has 14 books on goodreads with 2888 ratings. I decided to see what schmoker and ascd have been promoting the last few years. Each week, the coaches scour the internet to find new, complex plays and offensive schemes. Focus by mike schmoker overdrive rakuten overdrive.
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