Free Downloads What Great Teachers Do Differently: 14 Things That Matter Most
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 Whitaker's 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?
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (October 10, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1930556691
ISBN-13: 978-1930556690
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.3 x 6 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #9,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #14 in Books > Education & Teaching > Schools & Teaching > Education Theory > Administration #40 in Books > Education & Teaching > Schools & Teaching > Certification & Development #142 in Books > Education & Teaching > Schools & Teaching > Instruction Methods
This is the first review I've ever written on , and I'm moved to write it because I am so astounded at the lack of truth in a couple of reviews for this book. I'm not sure what happened in some of the negative reviewers' lives that led them to write such bitter and inaccurate reviews, but I want to assure everyone thinking about Whitakers' books that they are worth reading, and What Great Teachers Do Differently is one of his best.On almost every page, there are practical ideas, different ways of perceiving issues and their solutions, and fodder for continued discussion. For example, Whitaker reminds principals that the key to successful schools is not so much its newly added programs as it is the people running the school itself -- faculty and staff. For a lot of school leaders who are so mired in finding the next big fix for their problems and keep looking at new programs and configurations, this section of his book is the catalyst they need to start focusing on the development and experiences of teachers and staff -- if they truly want to affect positive change. Sure, it's common sense and, if we've been in education long enough we've seen some of the ideas before (which we can say about every single education book out there!), but many of us in education are overloaded with burdens and anxiety and sometimes we can't see as clearly as Whitaker enables us to see. Heck, if books only contained ideas outside of common sense, there wouldn't be many books. That's often what speaks to readers. We need a reminder of common sense seen through fresh and insightful eyes, which is exactly what Whitaker provides throughout this book.Not everything in Whitaker's book is based on just common sense.
What Great Teachers Do Differently: 14 Things That Matter Most Boys and Girls Learn Differently! A Guide for Teachers and Parents Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently When Kids Can't Read: What Teachers Can Do: A Guide for Teachers 6-12 Kaplan CSET: California Subject Examinations for Teachers (Kaplan Cset: The California Subject Examination for Teachers) Barron's CSET, 4th Edition: California Subject Matter Exams for Teachers: Multiple Subjects Teachers Matter Calder by Matter: Herbert Matter Photographs of Alexander Calder and his Work How to Use Graphic Design to Sell Things, Explain Things, Make Things Look Better, Make People Laugh, Make People Cry, and (Every Once in a While) Change the World Steve Jobs: Thinking Differently What the Rich Know That You Don't: How The Rich Think Differently From The Middle Class And Poor When It Comes To Time, Money, Investing And Wealth Accumulation (The Secrets Of Getting Rich!) Mind Gym: Achieve More by Thinking Differently First, Break All The Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently Head Ball Coach: My Life in Football, Doing It Differently--and Winning Marcus Buckingham's First Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently Summary Thinking Differently: An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities Habits of the Super Rich: Find Out How Rich People Think and Act Differently: Proven Ways to Make Money, Get Rich, and Be Successful Mission in a Bottle: The Honest Guide to Doing Business Differently--and Succeeding Why Mars and Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stress The Doodle Revolution: Unlock the Power to Think Differently
