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What Great Teachers Do Differently: Fourteen Things That Matter Most

What Great Teachers Do Differently: Fourteen Things That Matter Most 9781930556690
This book describes the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and interactions that form the fabric of life in our best classrooms and schools. It focuses on the specific things that great teachers do ... that others do not. Readers of author Todd Whitakers best-selling WHAT GREAT PRINCIPALS DO DIFFERENTLY asked him for a companion volume focusing on great teachers and their classrooms. This book is his response to those requests.This book focuses on the specific things that great teachers do ... that others do not. It answers these essential questions: - Is it high expectations for students that matter?- How do great teachers respond when students misbehave?- Do great teachers filter differently than their peers?- How do the best teachers approach standardized testing?- How can your teachers gain the same advantages?This book is a quick read and is packed with good stuff. It is filled with humor which makes the book readable, interesting and real. - Barbara McPherson, PrincipalStony Point North Elem SchoolKansas City, KSOne of the nations leading authorities on staff motivation, teacher leadership, and principal effectiveness, Todd Whitaker is a former middle and high school teacher, now a professor at Indiana State University. 130 pages, paperback, 2004Contents1 Why Look at Great?Studying Effective Teachers2 Its People, Not ProgramsAssertive Disciplinethe Problem or the Solution?Its Not What You Do, Its How You Do ItThe Poor Lecturers Classroom3 The Power of ExpectationsStop the Thumping!ConsequencesSet Expectations at the Start of the YearWe Are Still Undefeated4 Prevention Versus RevengeWhen a Student MisbehavesSending Students to the OfficeNuthin HappenedA Teachers Bag of TricksRespect Your Students, Their Parentsand Yourself Twenty-Four Students on the Side of the Teacher Restoring Trust 5 High Expectationsfor Whom?Are High Expectations Important?6 Who Is the Variable in the Classroom?What If the Students Do Poorly?Hey, Whos Responsible Around Here?How Do We Deal With the Demands of Others?7 Ten Days Out of Ten We Never Forget That One Time You Do Not Have to Like the Students The Power of Praise Five Things That Help Praise Work Too Much Nice 8 The Teacher Is the Filter How Is Your Day Going?The Angry Parent When the Teacher Sneezes One Goal, Every Day Where the Elite Meet?The World Outside School This Is the Worst Group of Kids Weve Ever Had Perception Can Become Reality 9 Dont Need to RepairAlways Do Repair Some Never Need to RepairBut Always Do Some Always Need to RepairBut Never Do I Am Sorry That Happened The Highway Patrol 10 Ability to Ignore Hey, Pretzel Face!Ignoring Minor Errors Handling the High Achievers 11 Random or Plandom?Why Does Jimmy Always Pick Billy?The All-school Assembly The Faculty Meeting 12 Base Every Decision on the Best People Shoplifters Will Be Prosecuted!This Means You!What Will My Best Students Think?My Best Students Will Be Fine No Matter What The Teachers Pet 13 In Every Situation, Ask Who Is Most Comfortable and Who Is Least Comfortable Treat Everyone As If They Were Good Uncomfortable Feelings Make People ChangeOne Way or Another Pay for Performance 14 What About These Darn Standardized Tests?Without Success, Tests Become the School Raise Those Test Scores!Effective Teachers Keep Testing in Perspective So, You Want to Improve Your Reading Scores?15 Make It Cool to Care The Great Teacher Who Are the Legends?Touch the Heart, Then Teach the Child 16 Clarifying Your Core References
9781930556690
  • Title:What Great Teachers Do Differently: Fourteen Things That Matter Most
  • Author:Todd Whitaker
  • Publishing House:Eye on Education
  • Publication Date:2003
  • ISBN-13:9781930556690
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