
The Learning Rainforest
Great Teaching in Real Classrooms
By: Tom Sherrington, Oliver Caviglioli (Illustrator)
Paperback | 13 November 2019
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It is aimed at teachers of all kinds; busy people working in complex environments with little time to spare. The core of the book is a guide to making teaching both effective and manageable; it provides an accessible summary of key contemporary evidence-based ideas about teaching and learning and the debates that all teachers should be engaging in. It's a book packed with strategies for making great teaching attainable in the context of real schools. The Learning Rainforest metaphor is an attempt to capture various different elements of our understanding and experience of teaching.
Tom's ideas about what constitutes great teaching are drawn from his experiences as a teacher and a school leader over the last 30 years, alongside everything he has read and all the debates he's engaged with during that time. An underlying theme of this book is that a career in teaching is a process of continual personal development and professional learning as is engaging in fundamental debates rage on about the kind of education we value. As you meet each new class and move from school to school, your perspectives shift; your sense of what seems to work adjusts to each new context.
In writing this book, Tom is trying to capture some of the journey he's been on. He has learned that it is ok to change your mind. More than that - sometimes it is simply necessary to get your head out of the sand, to change direction; to admit your mistakes.
About the Author
Tom Sherrington has been a teacher for 29 years and a Headteacher for 11 years working in a wide range of exciting schools. He is now a freelance consultant sharing many of his thoughts about teaching through his popular blog teacherhead.com
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ISBN: 9781911382355
ISBN-10: 1911382357
Published: 13th November 2019
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 256
Audience: Primary, Secondary and High School
Publisher: JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 30.1 x 18.1 x 4.9
Weight (kg): 0.36
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