136 pages
2006
ISBN: 9781412926423 Breakthrough presents a revolutionary new approach to educational reform, breaking away from the conventional paradigm to help educators:
- create focused instruction,
- transform the classroom experience, and
- dramatically raise-and sustain-performance levels for students and teachers alike.
This book provides the breakthrough concepts needed for developing precise, validated, data-driven instruction personalised to each and every student.
Synthesising the best of current instructional models, this framework focuses on the Triple P Core Breakthrough Components:
- Personalisation: meaningful, student-centred classroom interactions;
- Precision: using formative assessments to monitor individual student progress; and
- Professional Learning: daily, ongoing learning for all educators.
Helping educators create expert instructional systems, while breaking through the "prescription trap," the authors introduce unique elements of the Breakthrough model, including:
- Improvement by design
- Assessment for learning
- Critical learning instructional paths
- Mapping instructional paths
- Smart use of data to drive instruction
- Locking in ongoing improvement
- Breakthrough establishes the tipping point for moving toward personalised, high-quality instruction and learning in the classroom to ensure continuous improvement and ongoing academic success.