Better than Best Practice av Adam Lefstein, Julia Snell

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<P><EM>Better than Best Practice</EM> offers a new way of thinking about classroom practice, professional development, and improving teaching and learning. This companion book and website together offer a selection of rich and realistic video-based case studies, context and narrative, step-by-step guidance through key issues, and commentary and debate from a range of expert contributors. </P><P></P><P>Carefully chosen video clips from primary school literacy lessons show real teachers in a variety of often knotty situations: classroom conversations that take unexpected turns; grappling with assessment; managing disagreements, to name a few. The book explores the educational potential of classroom talk and, in particular, the promise and problems of dialogic pedagogy. </P><P></P><P>With an emphasis on the complexity and ¿messiness¿ of teaching, <I>Better than Best Practice</I> considers how to learn from observing and discussing practice in order to develop professional judgment. It off