A biography for Mike Schmokerhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”