Book review

Summary

Teaching is a highly intellectual process that involves numerous decisions before, during, and after classroom instruction. These decisions are made as the teacher thinks about and engages in the entire process of teaching. The more clearly and deeply teachers think about instruction, the greater the possibility that student learning will be enhanced. Cognitive coaching offers a practical approach to achieving that end.

As a partitioner in public elementary and secondary education, I found Drs. Costa and Garmston's book very interesting and helpful. The book was interesting because it stimulated my thinking about the need to redesign productive systems for teachers' growth. The book was helpful in that it gave me tangible/practical material for starting the process of redesign.