Summary of The Teaching Gap

The Teaching Gap: Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom is a book by James W. Stigler and James Hiebert that examines how educational systems vary around the world and how teachers in each system can use the best ideas of their counterparts to improve their own teaching. The authors examine how teachers in Japan, Germany, and the United States use different instructional approaches and how each approach can be improved to better serve students. They also discuss how teachers can use technology to enhance their teaching and how this can be used to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Finally, the authors explore how teachers can work together to create better learning environments for their students.