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Thriving Beyond the Early Years

Transitioning from Professional to Master Teacher

Matthew J. Jennings

Building upon a solid foundation of classroom management, direct instruction and classroom assessment, teachers in the early professional stage of their teaching career need to learn how to engage students in deeper learning experiences. Two research-based strategies for accomplishing deeper student learning are various types of classroom discussions and complex learning tasks. This book provides the research-based strategies teachers need to successfully implement these learning activities. Teachers that master these strategies will increase both the critical thinking skills and content knowledge of their students.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 100 • Trim: 6½ x 9
978-1-4758-6242-3 • Hardback • November 2021 • $78.00 • (£60.00)
978-1-4758-6243-0 • Paperback • November 2021 • $34.00 • (£25.00)
978-1-4758-6244-7 • eBook • November 2021 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
Subjects: Education / Teacher Training & Certification, Education / Professional Development, Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General

Matthew J. Jennings is a 31 year veteran of education. He has served as a classroom teacher, supervisor, director, assistant superintendent and superintendent of schools.

Acknowlegements

Introduction

Chapter One: Teacher-guided discussions

Chapter Two: Structured small group discussions

Chapter Three: Student-led small group discussions

Chapter Four: D.E.E.P. learning tasks

Study Guide

Appendix

References

About the Author

This book begins with the premise that an effective teacher stands firmly atop an expanse of knowledge that has been gleaned over time: the “what” and the “how.” Dr. Jennings builds upon this solid base and takes effective teaching to the more advanced, masterful place of “why” and “when” by focusing the reader on two strategies that will both challenge and engage: disciplined academic discussions and deep learning tasks.

The reader is forewarned that mastery of each will be a worthy challenge that will take practice, a shift in role perception, and time. To that end, each strategy is introduced in a scaffolded, caretaking manner that follows a logically sequenced line of thinking and includes user-friendly steps and self-reflective rubrics that cross content and level. Both strategies are designed to guide students through a gradual release from deliberate teacher-led discussion to authentic student-led discussion and discovery.

Dr. Jennings uses relatable examples, real-life prompts, and rich cooperative learning structures to help teachers design and maintain classrooms that are safe, encouraging spaces in which students can think, discuss, listen, question, problem solve, and rethink. As a practitioner with many years of experience of teacher training, this book made me go deep below the surface of masterful teaching—while providing me with tons of thought-provoking protocols that I could employ the very next day.


— Joann Kerekes, Assistant Superintendent (Retired), South Brunswick Public Schools


Thriving Beyond the Early Years

Transitioning from Professional to Master Teacher

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • Building upon a solid foundation of classroom management, direct instruction and classroom assessment, teachers in the early professional stage of their teaching career need to learn how to engage students in deeper learning experiences. Two research-based strategies for accomplishing deeper student learning are various types of classroom discussions and complex learning tasks. This book provides the research-based strategies teachers need to successfully implement these learning activities. Teachers that master these strategies will increase both the critical thinking skills and content knowledge of their students.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 100 • Trim: 6½ x 9
    978-1-4758-6242-3 • Hardback • November 2021 • $78.00 • (£60.00)
    978-1-4758-6243-0 • Paperback • November 2021 • $34.00 • (£25.00)
    978-1-4758-6244-7 • eBook • November 2021 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
    Subjects: Education / Teacher Training & Certification, Education / Professional Development, Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Author
Author
  • Matthew J. Jennings is a 31 year veteran of education. He has served as a classroom teacher, supervisor, director, assistant superintendent and superintendent of schools.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Acknowlegements

    Introduction

    Chapter One: Teacher-guided discussions

    Chapter Two: Structured small group discussions

    Chapter Three: Student-led small group discussions

    Chapter Four: D.E.E.P. learning tasks

    Study Guide

    Appendix

    References

    About the Author

Reviews
Reviews
  • This book begins with the premise that an effective teacher stands firmly atop an expanse of knowledge that has been gleaned over time: the “what” and the “how.” Dr. Jennings builds upon this solid base and takes effective teaching to the more advanced, masterful place of “why” and “when” by focusing the reader on two strategies that will both challenge and engage: disciplined academic discussions and deep learning tasks.

    The reader is forewarned that mastery of each will be a worthy challenge that will take practice, a shift in role perception, and time. To that end, each strategy is introduced in a scaffolded, caretaking manner that follows a logically sequenced line of thinking and includes user-friendly steps and self-reflective rubrics that cross content and level. Both strategies are designed to guide students through a gradual release from deliberate teacher-led discussion to authentic student-led discussion and discovery.

    Dr. Jennings uses relatable examples, real-life prompts, and rich cooperative learning structures to help teachers design and maintain classrooms that are safe, encouraging spaces in which students can think, discuss, listen, question, problem solve, and rethink. As a practitioner with many years of experience of teacher training, this book made me go deep below the surface of masterful teaching—while providing me with tons of thought-provoking protocols that I could employ the very next day.


    — Joann Kerekes, Assistant Superintendent (Retired), South Brunswick Public Schools


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