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Every teacher seeks to be an
effective teacher. Every teacher wants to have a positive, remarkable, and lasting influence on students' lives.
But what makes for an effective teacher? What role does teacher preparation play in teacher effectiveness? What do effective teachers do during planning, instruction, and assessment? How do they create a learning environment that engages and supports students? And how do effective teachers interact with their students to promote the best opportunities and results for all?
In
Qualities of Effective Teachers, 3rd edition, James H. Stronge explores these questions and more as he synthesizes the literature on teacher effectiveness. The result? A research-based framework for effective teaching that addresses:
- Professional knowledge
- Instructional planning
- Instructional delivery
- Assessment
- Learning environment
- Professionalism
Stronge also examines characteristics of effective teachers of at-risk students and high-ability students. To bridge the gap between research and practice, he includes checklists of skills and positive qualities associated with effective teacher performance as well as red flags that indicate that teachers may not be reaching their full potential in the classroom.
This resource is for any educator interested in improving teaching. It offers research-based advice for teachers who wish to improve their own performance, as well guidance for teacher leaders and supervisors, school administrators and department heads, staff development specialists, teacher and administrator educators, human resource specialists, and education policymakers and their staffs. Anyone who has a vested interest in students and their success can gain valuable insight and practical tools to ensure positive outcomes for all students.
About the author
James H. Stronge is president and CEO of Stronge and Associates Educational Consulting, LLC, an educational consulting company that focuses on teacher and leader effectiveness with projects internationally and in many U.S. states. Additionally, he holds a distinguished professorship--the Heritage Professor of Education--in the Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership (EPPL) Area at the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia. He teaches doctoral courses within the School of Education's EPPL Program, with a particular focus on human resource leadership, legal issues in education, and research design. Dr. Stronge's research interests include policy and practice related to teacher quality and effectiveness, teacher and administrator evaluation, and teacher selection. He has worked with numerous state departments of education, school districts, and national and international educational organizations to design and implement evaluation and hiring systems for teachers, administrators, and support personnel. His most recent book,
What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There, was published in 2017 by ASCD. Dr. Stronge has authored, coauthored, or edited 30 books and more than 200 articles, chapters, and technical reports. He was a founding member of the board of directors for the Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness. He was selected as the 2012 national recipient of the Millman Award from CREATE in recognition of his work in the field of teacher and administrator evaluation.
