The Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University recently published a paper titled "Straight Talk on Teaching Quality: Six Game-Changing Ideas and What to Do About Them" , described this guide as being "about game-changing strategies for improving teacher effectiveness".

The six headlines (organized around "The problem, what needs to happen, who is doing something good, and what can I do) are:

Follow Your Bliss: Career Pathways for Teachers
Evaluation Nation: Multiple Ways of Measuring Performance
Support for Teachers, Not Just Rewards and Sanctions: Why Firing Teachers Won't Lead to Large-Scale Improvement
Environmentally Friendly: Why School Culture and Working Conditions Matter
No Teacher is an Island: the Importance of In-School Partnerships and Teacher Collaboration
No School Is an Island: Partnerships with Parents and Community

It's a short read, and worth the time.