'Best practice, fourth edition", is the ultimate guide to teaching excellence. Its framework of seven Best Practice Structures and cutting-edge implementation strategies are proven across the grades and subject areas. BP4 creates common ground for teachers, leaders, and principals by recommending practices drawn from the latest scientific research, professional consensus, and the innovative classrooms of exemplary teachers. BP4 puts top-quality teaching at the fingertips of individual practitioners by sharing real-life instructional scenes that define classroom excellence, increase learning, and improve students life opportunities. Its also more valuable than ever to PLCs and school reform initiatives thanks to: plans and strategies for exceeding state and Common Core Standards; cohesive principles and common language that strengthen professional collaboration; classroom vignettes that show teachers and kids at work; chapters on reading, writing, math, science, and social studies that support unified instructional goals; and special attention to technology in the classroom, special education, ELLs, struggling readers, and the arts.
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