ERIC Number: EJ900962
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Oct
Pages: 3
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TRUTHS Hidden in Plain View
McCann, Thomas M.; Jones, Alan C.; Aronoff, Gail
Phi Delta Kappan, v92 n2 p65-67 Oct 2010
If schools are to improve, they must abandon the business-oriented rhetoric of the accountability movement and concentrate on what we know will improve student achievement: improving the quality of instruction in all classrooms. To accomplish this, educators first must define high-quality teaching and measure how closely teachers in the classrooms meet this ideal. Then they need to create a staff development program that enables teachers to use high-quality teaching practices. Finally, schools need to develop coherent curricula that are meaningful to diverse student populations.
Descriptors: Accountability, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Educational Planning, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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