Allison Zmuda defines and debunks nine long-standing and destructive myths about teaching and learning and explores ways in which schools can create more dynamic and empowering classroom environments for students.

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Acknowledgments; Introduction; Myths Related to Learning in Schools; The Illusion of Accomplishment; Transforming the 21st Century Schoolhouse into a Learning Organization; Designing Tasks to Focus Student Work and Measure Mission-Driven Goals; Designing Learning Environments That Reflect Our Knowledge of Learning and Our Realization of Mission and Vision; Revisiting and Rethinking Teachingand Learning Myths; Author's Note; Afterword; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.