How can teachers and leaders make sound professional decisions amid competing demands, continual reform, and increasing classroom complexity?

Teaching with Clarity offers a coherent, evidence-informed framework for keeping attention where it belongs: on learners, their experiences, and their progress. Its six interdependent capabilities help educators connect the relational, cultural, instructional, and evaluative dimensions of teaching. These capabilities provide a shared language for examining practice, interpreting evidence, and deciding what to do next.

Recognising the importance of professional judgement, this book helps educators navigate the complex and dynamic demands of teaching while maintaining a coherent focus on purpose and progress. It supports teachers to strengthen their practice, teams to develop shared expectations, and leaders to build the conditions for sustained improvement across a school.

This practical and thought-provoking guide is for educators who want every learner to experience agency, belonging, challenge, and success.

Michael Absolum ONZM has worked in education for more than 40 years as a teacher, educational psychologist, lecturer, evaluator, and professional learning leader. The founder of Evaluation Associates | Te Huinga Kākākura Mātauranga, he is the author of Clarity in the Classroom and a leading voice in assessment for learning.

Mary Chamberlain MNZM is Director of Evaluation Associates specialising in curriculum and system design. She has led major national curriculum and assessment initiatives as well as education system reviews across Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific. Her work focuses on building coherent education systems that support equitable learning and sound professional decision making.

Jane Nicholls is an experienced education leader, writer, and former teacher and school leader. As Evaluation Associates’ Director of Education Resources, she leads the development of curriculum guidance and professional learning resources. Her work translates research and policy into practical teaching and learning support.