Learning Forward. - High-impact instruction a framework for great teaching

an extraordinarily powerful, practical, and personal approach to teaching. This book will dramatically transform how teachers work with each other and how they teach students. Every page is filled with detailed descriptions of how to teach difficult content in a very simple, understandable way brilliantly conceptualized and written by one of educations best thinkers and innovators.

Donald D. Deshler, Williamson Family
Distinguished Professor of Special Education and
Director, Center for Research on Learning, University of Kansas

Every teacher, instructional coach, and principal who strives for personal excellence in the art and science of teaching will find High-Impact Instruction to be a helpful guide on that journey. Written with wit and warmth, Jim Knights work will guide you to identify both current strengths and actions for improving professional practice. It honors teachers, coaches, and administrators as professionals while clearly communicating that part of professionalism is a desire for growth. High-Impact Instruction is a significant step toward articulating how the art of great teaching can be analyzed for the purpose of defining specific and observable actions.

Randy Sprick, primary author for the Safe &
Civil Schools series, Director of Teaching Strategies, Inc.,
and lead consultant for Safe & Civil Schools

Seasoned author Jim Knight has provided a masterful resource for teachers and other stakeholders to improve student achievement through a host of clearly defined instructional practices. The tools, resources, and examples he provides enable educators to easily implement his framework, which comprises the key ingredients for effective instruction. Furthermore, his writing style makes it an engaging read.

Kathy Glass, consultant and author of Curriculum Mapping:
A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Curriculum Year Overviews and
Mapping Comprehensive Units to the ELA Common Core Standards, K5

For my son Geoff Knight

Geoff and his wife, Jenny Peck, have dedicated themselves to saving childrens lives in rural Tanzania. A portion of my royalties from the sale of this book will be dedicated to helping Geoff and Jenny do their work in the developing world. You can read more about what they do at http://www.mufindiorphans.org.

Geoff, you make me proud every day.

HIGH-IMPACT
INSTRUCTION

A FRAMEWORK FOR GREAT TEACHING

JIM KNIGHT

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Access the following videos and reproducible forms at
www.corwin.com/highimpactinstruction

Michael Covarrubias talks about why he teaches.

Ginger Grant talks about the power of one-to-one conversations during coaching.

Resource 20-Minute High-Impact Survey

Wendy Hopf talks about the importance of content planning.

How to Create Great Guiding Questions

Specific Proficiency Checklist

Proficiency Assessment Form

Carrie Hochgrebe explains how she uses clickers for formative assessment.

Quality Assessment Checklist

Checklist for Using Assessments Effectively

I Do It, We Do It, You Do It

Aisha Santos discusses I do it, We do it, You do it.

Carrie Hochgrebe learns about learning maps.

Sample Linking Words

Quality Map Checklist

Marlo Warburton uses a graphic organizer to explain equations.

Introducing the Learning Map and Guiding Questions

Daily Use of the Learning Map and Guiding Questions

Sandi Silbernagel describe how she assesses whether students are engaged, strategically compliant, or noncompliant.

Wendy Hopf discusses thinking prompts and effective questions.

Resource Attributes of Effective Thinking Prompts Checklist

Chris Korinek talks about questions.

Question Chart

Katie Bannon tells a story in reading class.

Labarbara Madison explains how music helps her students remember.

Ryan Berger talks about using stories in the classroom.

Effective Stories

How to Tell a Story

Watch Sandi Silbernagel use two cooperative learning structuresmix, pair, share and jot thoughts.

Success Factors Checklist

Watch Tiffani Poirier use games to teach the concept of place value.

Turn-to-Your-Neighbor Checklist

Think, Pair, Share Checklist

Jigsaw Checklist

Watch Alastair Inman use value line to teach the concept of the history of the earth.

Value Line Checklist

Round Table Checklist

Annette Holthaus has the students working on teachers computers.

Authentic Learning Checklist

Caryl Crowell takes students outside to learn science.

Successful Authentic Learning Checklist

Project Criteria Checklist

Students have their own poetry reading in Miss Grays language arts class.

Chris Korinek helps students learn about economic systems by simulating those systems.

Sandi Silbernagel explains how she creates her classroom.

Resource Learner-Friendly Environment Survey

Sandi Silbernagel explains how she reveals information about herself to build relationships.

Wendy Hopf explains how she builds trust with students.

Resource Student SurveyElementary School Age

Resource Student SurveyMiddle School Age

Resource Student SurveyHigh School Age

Lori Sinclair explains how she organizes her class for freedom within form.

Sandi Silbernagel explains how she assesses engagement.

Engagement Form

Resource Assessing Time on Task

Sandi Silbernagel explains why and how she teaches expectations.

Act, Talk, Move

Lori Sinclair talks about being a witness to the good.