The heart of teaching: creating high-impact lessons for the adolescent learner
San Francisco; CA
Jossey-Bass
c2006
xx, 150 p.: ill.; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Audrey J. Sirota, with contributions by Laura Ianacone Taschek; foreword by Roland Tharp
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Teachers and students producing together: joint productive activity-collaboration or bust! -- Developing language and literacy across the curriculum -- Contextualization or making meaning: connecting school to students' lives -- Challenging activities: teaching complex thinking -- Teaching through dialogue: the instructional conversation -- Conclusion: a model of assistance -- Appendix. Creating and managing classroom activity centers.