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. 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?

About the Author

One of the nation’s leading authorities on motivation, teacher leadership, and principal effectiveness, Todd Whitaker is a former middle and high school teacher and principal, now a professor at Indiana State University.

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