Boosting the Impact of Your Teaching
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, 4 to 5 p.m. ETClick here for more information about this chat.
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 3:53 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:01 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:03 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:04 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:04 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:04 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:04 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:04 Guest |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:05 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:05 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:06 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:06 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:07 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:08 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:08 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:08 Veronica Cruise |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:09 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:10 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:10 Victor Bench |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:12 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:13 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:13 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:14 Amy |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:15 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:16 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:16 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:18 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:19 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:19 Russell C. Wilson |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:22 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:23 Steve Rogan |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:23 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:26 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:26 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:26 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:28 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:28 R.G. Tresse |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:31 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:31 Gwen |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:34 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:34 Thomas E. P. Brady |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:35 Guest |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:36 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:37 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:38 Mark Bench |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:39 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:40 Jim Knight |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:40 Liana Heitin |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 4:44 Frank Rush |
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Wednesday December 19, 2012 5:00 Bryan Toporek |
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Boosting the Impact of Your Teaching
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, 4 to 5 p.m. ETTeachers are in an ongoing race against the clock, trying to cover as much material as possible before their students move on to the next class or grade level. For that reason, it's critical that every moment of instruction is intentionally impactful, says Jim Knight, author of High-Impact Instruction: A Framework for Great Teaching.
In this live chat, Knight discussed the teaching practices that, after 10 years of working with instructional coaches, he's found make the greatest difference in student learning. He took your questions on what works in the classroom, exploring the connection between engagement and learning and offered concrete teaching strategies that can be adapted to any teacher's approach, such as the use of thinking prompts, effective questions, and storytelling.
Jim Knight, research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning and president of the Instructional Coaching Group, has spent nearly two decades studying professional learning and instructional coaching. He has a Ph.D. in education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. He has written several books on coaching, including Instructional Coaching and Unmistakable Impact. His latest book is High-Impact Instruction: A Framework for Great Teaching. Knight also hosts Talking About Teaching on the Teaching Channel and writes the radicallearners.com blog. Find him on Twitter @JimKnight99
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