{"product_id":"2940170317981","title":"Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone)","description":"We've all had great teachers who opened new worlds, maybe even changed our lives. What made them so great?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don't know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does exceptional teaching require something more?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBuilding a Better Teacher \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces a new generation of educators exploring the intricate science underlying their art. A former principal studies the country's star teachers and discovers a set of common techniques that help children pay attention. Two math teachers videotape a year of lessons and develop an approach that has nine-year-olds writing sophisticated mathematical proofs. A former high school teacher works with a top English instructor to pinpoint the key interactions a teacher must foster to initiate a rich classroom discussion. Through their stories, and the hilarious and heartbreaking theater that unfolds in the classroom every day, Elizabeth Green takes us on a journey into the heart of a profession that impacts every child in America.","brand":"Instructional Systems [Aubrey J. Kline (aka Jim Kline dba Instructional Systems)]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47160772985072,"sku":"2940170317981","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170317981_p0.jpg?v=1763707980","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170317981","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}