"More research-based teaching" is the cure-all answer so many people give when asked how we can most effectively improve education today.

Every year thousands of research papers are published, some of which contradict each other. Schools that adopt and drop new reforms with every new research fad find themselves wasting resources and burning out. How can school leaders discern which trends are essential to school improvement? How can busy educators know which research is worth investing time in? What does the research look like in a real classroom, practiced by a real teacher?

In this thorough, enlightening, and comprehensive book, Carl Hendrick and Robin Macpherson ask 18 of today's leading educational thinkers to distill the most up-to-date research into effective classroom practice in 10 of the most important areas of teaching. Brought to an American audience for the first time, it's an indispensable primer for every teacher and school leader who wants to practice what good research says really works. Contributors:

Contributors

• Assessment, Grading and Feedback: Dylan Wiliam & Daisy Christodoulou
• Behavior: Tom Bennett & Jill Berry;
• Classroom Talk and Questioning: Martin Robinson & Doug Lemov
• Learning Myths: David Didau & Pedro de Bruyckere
• Motivation: Nick Rose & Lucy Crehan
• Psychology and Memory: Paul Kirschner & Yana Weinstein
• Special Educational Needs: Jarlath O Brien & Maggie Snowling
• Technology: Jose Picardo & Neelam Parmar
• Reading and Literacy: Alex Quigley & Dianne Murphy