Tried & True: A Primer on Sound Pedagogy

Tried & True: A Primer on Sound Pedagogy offers practical advice to new and existing teachers through fourteen succinct, easy-to-read chapters. Dr. Coupland connects high-level topics like the school’s mission with practical advice to inform a teacher's lessons, assessments, classroom management, and parent communications. He considers how teachers can best lead students to success, including how to engage student interest and use simple strategies to run an efficient classroom. Tried & True, though concise, is able to dive deeply into the most imperative aspects of teaching. It will become an essential reference for new and experienced teachers alike.

“Teaching is incredibly complex, and it can be difficult to say anything meaningful about it. But education is far too important to be timid. At some point, new teachers need sound practical advice on how to do their important work. Tried & True does not traffic in nuance. It is unabashedly prescriptive in that it tells readers how they ought to do their job.” —from the Preface