Core Practices of Successful Teachers

Core Practices of Successful Teachers: Supporting Learning and Managing Instruction is aimed at supporting teachers in developing a strong foundation of core practices which is eminently valuable. Urban Fraefel’s deep understanding of both the importance of professional judgment and the need for practical support in learning to teach is reflected in the design of this book. He provides a map for the journey to help teachers not just develop an understanding of core practices but the ability to engage and reflect on their own practice. -- Pam Grossman, dean and George and Diane Weiss Professor of Education, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
This well-researched book features adaptive practices, which are key to responsive instruction. Educators need to have structure to guide their interactions with students, but they also need to improvise based on students’ interests and states of understanding—this is what makes the learning environment flexible and attuned to the needs of students. The chapters in Core Practices of Successful Teachers support professional learning in these areas of adaptive expertise and also help teachers foster reflection and agency in students as they navigate complex content together. -- Mark Windschitl, professor of Science Education, University of Washington
In Core Practices of Successful Teachers: Supporting Learning and Managing Instruction, Urban Fraefel addresses prospective and in-service teachers. As a workbook with numerous tasks and suggestions for processing, it can be used in a problem-oriented way—alone or together with colleagues—to rethink, refine, and develop one’s own practices. -- Kurt Reusser, professor of educational psychology and didactics, University of Zurich, Switzerland