Walkthru 5-Step Guides to Build Great Teaching (USA Edition) - by Tom Sherrington (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The Teaching WalkThrus series of books have sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide. Now, WalkThru creators Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli have curated a selection of essential five-step teaching techniques aimed at US schools and educators. The five-step instructional coaching guides are explained by Sherrington's concise direction and Caviglioli's signature iconography and cover all the key areas of teaching: behaviour and relationships; curriculum planning; explaining and modelling; questioning and feedback; practice and retrieval; and Mode B teaching. The featured WalkThrus have been selected from the original trilogy of books and adapted especially for the US. The WalkThrus books are supported by an online PD toolkit, which is now used by 3,000 organisations in 40 countries.

Review Quotes

A beautifully illustrated tour of the most important things to be thinking about in teaching, and in the leadership of teaching. Teaching is such a complex endeavour that the idea of a complete guide to teaching excellence is surely impossible, but this comes closer than anything I have seen to date. Anyone seriously interested in improving education needs this at their side.

-Dylan Wiliam

Author; Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment, UCL Institute of Education

In their splendid and innovative book, Sherrington and Caviglioli translate the subtleties of cognitive science into clear, practical, and wise steps. I use WalkThrus to organize instructional coaching for colleagues--both novices and veterans--and to enhance my own teaching. A just-right blend of research, insight, and classroom experience.

-Andrew Watson,

Author, President

'Translate the Brain"

New teacher? Instructional coach? Veteran teacher? WalkThrus is for ALL of us! This book practices what it preaches--breaking down learning and best practices into manageable chunks and offering dual coding to help us commit it to memory. Bravo Sherrington and Caviglioli!

-Patrice Bain

Author of Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning

Teaching WalkThrus have proven to be a powerful tool for reflection on instructional practice and classroom environment as we support novice teachers in our evidence-informed school district. Simple, clear strategy steps are invaluable for busy teachers and Teaching WalkThrus deliver.

-Margaret (Meg) Lee

Director of Organizational Development, Frederick County Public Schools, Maryland

Teaching WalkThrus have provided everyone in our school with a common language to use while talking about teaching and learning. We now have a bank of evidence-informed techniques that teachers and school leaders go to for professional development, coaching, and reflection.

-James Stewart

Assistant Principal, Alhambra High School, California

This pedagogical and practical manual is without a doubt what heads like me have been looking for. These two influential writers have created a visually stunning book for educationalists at all levels. For me, WalkThrus are a timely and welcome addition to our leadership armory.

- Sonia Thompson

Director of St Matthew's Research School, Birmingham, UK