Mike Schmoker

“Learning, without any opportunities to share what we've learned, is a little like cooking for ourselves; we do it, but we probably won't do it as well.”

“The number of books students read...is among the best indicators of student reading development.”

“In a research-poor context,isolated experience replaces professional knowledge as the dominant influence on how teachers teach.”

“worksheets - the archenemy of abundant, purposeful reading (and discussion and writing).”

“Things get done only if the data we gather can inform and inspire those in a position to make difference.”

“Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other's fund of collective intelligence.”

“When we unnecessarily elongate the process of "learning to read," we postpone "reading to learn" - learning itself - by years.”