Harvard Education PR Hire Better Teachers Now: Using the Science of Selection to Find the Best Teachers for Your School (Harvard Education Letter Impact Series)

Review "A few years ago we changed our approach to hiring using the techniques in this book. It worked! Armed with a consistent set of questions and activities informed by the proven traits of our most effective teachers, our principals have meaningfully improved the quality of the teachers we hire" Yasmin Bhatia, CEO, Uplift Education.“ Every superintendent, principal, and PTA president should read hire better teachers now. A critical step in improving our school systems is ensuring that we are hiring great teachers who fit the needs of the school. Hire Better Teachers Now identifies common mistakes schools make when reviewing job candidates. It clearly explains how to apply best practices to create a valid hiring process.”  — Stuart D. Sidle, Associate Provost and Professor, Industrial-Organization Psychology, University of New Haven Product Description While it is clear that better teachers get better results with students, school leaders often put themselves at a disadvantage by not hiring the best teachers available. In this groundbreaking book, three human resource experts show how even small adjustments can help school districts' leaders, principles, and other human resource professionals hire more efficiently and effectively.This book illustrates methods for hiring the best available teachers based on existing research and provides advice on how to adapt these tools to fit the needs of individual schools and districts. From the Back Cover <div>While it is clear that better teachers get better results with students, school leaders often put themselves at a disadvantage by not hiring the best teachers available. In this groundbreaking book, three human resource experts show how even small adjustments can help school districts&#8217; leaders, principals, and other human resource professionals hire more efficiently and effectively.<br><br> This book illustrates methods for hiring the best available teachers based on existing research and provides advice on how to adapt these tools to fit the needs of individual schools and districts.<br><br> &#8220;Every superintendent, principal, and PTA president should read <i>Hire Better Teachers Now.</i> A critical step in improving our school systems is ensuring that we are hiring great teachers who fit the needs of the school.<i> Hire Better Teachers Now</i> identifies common mistakes schools make when reviewing job candidates. It clearly explains how to apply best practices to create a valid hiring process.&#8221; &#8212; <b>Stuart D. Sidle</b>, associate provost and professor, industrial-organizational psychology, University of New Haven<br><br> &#8220;A few years ago we changed our approach to hiring using the techniques in this book. It worked! Armed with a consistent set of questions and activities informed by the proven traits of our most effective teachers, our principals have meaningfully improved the quality of the teachers we hire.&#8221; &#8212; <b>Yasmin Bhatia</b>, CEO, Uplift Education<br><br><div><b>Dale S. Rose</b> is the president of 3D Group, a California-based consulting firm specializing in human resources assessment and development. <b>Andrew English</b> is a senior consultant at 3D Group. <b>Treena Gillespie Finney</b> is an associate professor of management at the University of South Alabama.</div></div> About the Author Dale S. Rose is the president of 3D Group, a California-based consulting firm specialising in human resources assessment and development.Andrew English is a senior consultant at 3D Group.Treena Gillespie Finney is an associate professor of management at the University of South Alabama.