Professional athletes improve their performance by watching videos of themselves and others in action. Educators can do the same! Jim Knight presents a clear process for using video to promote professional growth and teacher effectiveness. With online clips of educators modeling and discussing how they use videos for professional learning, this book shows how videos can help educators: Maximize the effectiveness of instructional coaching, PLCs, and authentic teacher evaluation Encourage self-coaching and peer-coaching Develop a shared understanding of what quality teaching really looks like
List of Companion Website Resources Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1. The Power of Video Chapter 2. Getting Started With Video-Enhanced Professional Development Chapter 3. Instructional Coaches Chapter 4. Teachers Using Cameras to Coach Themselves Chapter 5. Video Learning Teams (VLTs) Chapter 6. Principals References and Further Readings Index
"While many advocate for using video to improve teaching and learning, Jim Knight combines the rationale and strategies that compel us to take action." -- Stephanie Hirsch, Executive Director "This book provides a blueprint for any school or district to continuously enhance the instructional prowess of teachers. Concepts like 'video-enhanced professional development' are revolutionary in their intent, yet consummately simple, clear, and practical." -- Robert J. Marzano, CEO "Not only is Jim Knight the reigning expert in coaching, but he keeps on innovating. Focus on Teaching extends and deepens how coaching can have a powerful impact at low cost through the purposeful use of video. It's all there--ideas, tools, technicalities, frameworks, application. You can even coach yourself!" -- Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus "Jim Knight is one of my favorite educational authors. His ability to organize research and theory into comprehensible, action-oriented recommendations is unmatched in K-12 education, and he's done it again with Focus on Teaching: Using Video for High Impact Teaching. It provides a blueprint for any school or district to continuously enhance the instructional prowess of teachers. Some of his concepts like "video-enhanced professional development" are revolutionary in their intent yet consummately simple, clear, and practical. This book should be a standard text for any educator interested in furthering the teaching profession." -- Robert J. Marzano, CEO "While many advocate for using video to improve teaching and learning -- Jim Knight combines the rationale and strategies that compel us to take action. Aligned to the Standards for Professional Learning, Focus on Teaching: Using Video for High-Impact Instruction demonstrates how to have unmistakeable impact on educator practice and student achievement! Everyone needs to read this ground-breaking book and then go to work putting the powerful ideas into practice. Another winner!" -- Stephanie Hirsh, Executive Director
