Teaching for Deep Understanding

What Every Educator Should Know

Kenneth Leithwood, Pat McAdie, Nina Bascia , Anne Rodrigue

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Corwin Press Inc
28 April 2006

Curriculum planning & development; Schools inspection (& preparing for inspection)

Empower students to reach new levels of thinking through teaching for deep understanding!

How do teachers successfully bridge the chasm between large numbers of very specific educational standards and deep understanding of important ideas? This well-researched text is based on the collaborative work between researchers and school practitioners to help answer this fundamental question.

The authors have drawn from the most up-to-date research to help teachers, curriculum developers, and school leaders discover how to implement and promote learner-centered, quality teaching strategies that encourage students' understanding. Organized into five parts, this text systematically uncovers how to:

Advance student learning using leading-edge research on powerful forms of instruction

Foster metacogniton in students and encourage them to take control of their own learning

Extend learning from academic thinking to real-world application across all disciplines

Learn how to instill a culture of deep understanding among students while still meeting specific achievement standards found in most district and state curricula

This timely and accessible resource reveals how rethinking school curriculum and teaching for deeper knowledge transfer can help students take control of their own learning.

Edited by: Kenneth Leithwood, Pat McAdie, Nina Bascia, Anne Rodrigue
Imprint: Corwin Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 215mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9781412926966
ISBN 10: 1412926963
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 28 April 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Leithwood is Emeritus Professor at OISE/University of Toronto. His research and writing is about school leadership, educational policy and organizational change. He has published extensively on these topics. For example, he is the senior editor of both the first and second International Handbooks on Educational Leadership and Administration (Kluwer Publishers, 1996, 2003). His most recent books include How School Leaders Contribute to Student Success (2017, Springer), Linking Leadership to Student Learning (2012, Jossey Bass), Leading School Turnaround (2010, Jossey Bass), Distributed leadership: The state of the evidence (2009, Routledge), Leading with Teachers’ Emotions in Mind (2008, Corwin), Making Schools Smarter (Corwin, 3rd edition, 2006) and Teaching for Deep Understanding (Corwin, 2006). Among his awards, Professor Leithwood is the inaugural recipient of the University of Toronto’s Impact on Public Policy award, AERA (Division A) 2011 Outstanding Leadership Researcher Award, the 2012 Roald F. Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award from the University Council for Educational Administration and the Ontario Principal Councils’ Outstanding Contributions to Education Award for 2016. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. With colleagues, he has completed one of the largest studies of its kind about how state, district and school-level leadership influences student learning.

Reviews for Teaching for Deep Understanding: What Every Educator Should Know

Clearly communicates that for substantive improvements like teaching for understanding to be implemented successfully, it is necessary to involve the stakeholders. -- Eliot W. Larson, Principal 20060524 A refreshing reminder of the true nature of learning, providing a theoretical foundation, practical applications, and action strategies for promoting deeper understandings in our classrooms. -- William Ferriter, NBCT Teacher of the Year 20060524