Inspired by Thomas Edison's famous quote that genius is 1 % inspiration, 99 % perspiration, Scott Belsky has
collected hundreds of interviews from the most productive creative people and teams all around the world.
Over eight years, we
collected hundreds of hours
of interviews with district leaders, school leaders, instructional coaches, and mathematics teachers, as well as survey data, videotapes
of teachers» classroom teaching, and assessments
of teachers and coaches» understanding
of mathematics and mathematics pedagogy.