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Some great teachers are born, but most are self-made. And the way
to make yourself a great teacher is to learn to think and act like
one. In this updated second edition of the best-selling Never Work
Harder Than Your Students, Robyn R. Jackson reaffirms that every
teacher can become a master teacher. The secret is not a specific
strategy or technique, nor it is endless hours of prep time. It's
developing a master teacher mindset-rigorously applying seven
principles to your teaching until they become your automatic
response: Start where you students are. Know where your students
are going. Expect to get your students there. Support your students
along the way. Use feedback to help you and your students get
better. Focus on quality rather than quantity. Never work harder
than your students. In her conversational and candid style, Jackson
explains the mastery principles and how to start using them to
guide planning, instruction, assessment, and classroom management.
She answers questions, shares stories from her own practice and
work with other teachers, and provides all-new, empowering advice
on navigating external evaluation. There's even a self-assessment
to help you identify your current levels of mastery and take
control of your own practice. Teaching is hard work, and great
teaching means doing the right kind of hard work: the kind that
pays off. Join tens of thousands of teachers around the world who
have embarked on their journeys toward mastery. Discover for
yourself the difference that Jackson's principles will make in your
classroom and for your students.
You are a school administrator-a principal or maybe a district
leader. You're doing everything "right"-poring over data, trying
new strategies, launching annual initiatives, bringing in outside
trainers. So why do the outcomes you seek still seem so far away?
The problem isn't you; it's that you were trained in school
leadership, and school leadership just isn't up to the challenge.
Each year, Robyn R. Jackson helps thousands of administrators stop
wasting time and energy on flawed leadership approaches that
succeed only with the right staff, students, parents, budget, and
boss. As they have discovered, it's possible to transform your
school with the people and resources you already have. The secret?
Stop leading and start building! In this book, you'll learn to use
Jackson's breakthrough Buildership Model (TM) to escape the "school
improvement hamster wheel" and finally create the school your
students and teachers deserve. The work involves a handful of
simple shifts in how you approach . . . Purpose: Instead of chasing
tiny gains or the "next new thing" every year, you'll establish and
use an ambitious vision, mission, and set of core values to
galvanize your staff, keep everyone focused, and create true
accountability for achieving your goals. People: You'll discover
new ways to help every teacher grow one level in one domain in one
year or less and, ultimately, develop high levels of both will and
skill. Pathway: Instead of trying to tackle every problem at once,
you'll identify the biggest obstacle standing in your way right now
and figure out exactly how to remove it once and for all. Plan:
You'll learn a new process for solution implementation that is
iterative, cyclical, and capable of powering both short-term wins
and ongoing transformation, year over year. When you stop leading
and start building, you let go of the idea that you need to work
harder to make your school "work better." You no longer settle for
incremental improvement when what you really want is dramatic
change and better learning outcomes for all. It's time to make the
shift from leadership to buildership. Get ready to turn your school
into a success story.
Author of the ASCD blockbuster Never Work Harder Than Your Students
and Other Principles of Great Teaching. Robyn R. Jackson returns
with advice every school leader should read about how to develop
the mindset and habits of master teachers in every teacher. Explore
a new model for instructional leadership that equips you with
everything you need to assess and move all teachers toward becoming
the best they can be. Jackson's real-life examples, practical
tools, and strategies ensure you know how to * Recognize good
teaching and diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of every
teacher-from the raw novice to the seasoned veteran. * Know what to
do if you aren't seeing exemplary instruction in the classroom. *
Use evaluation to help bad teachers become good, good ones become
great, and great ones become even greater. * Meet teachers where
they are and, through a series of supports, help them all move
forward. Whether you're a district leader, principal, instructional
coach, or teacher leader, get the strategies you need to help
teachers grow, want to grow, and to do all they can to move your
entire school toward a professional culture that is focused on
masterful teaching.
Students following directions, dutifully completing assignments,
and quietly cooperating. For some teachers, this kind of compliance
is a goal worth pursuing, but for you, it's not enough. You want
real engagement-a classroom filled with students who ask intriguing
questions, immerse themselves in assignments, seek feedback on
their performance, and take pride in their progress. So even as you
race to cover a demanding curriculum and address standards, you're
wearing yourself out searching for the hooks that will inspire your
students and make them eager to learn. It's not that you're not
doing enough to motivate your students; it's that you're probably
focusing on the wrong things. In this book, Allison Zmuda and Robyn
R. Jackson explain the four keys to real engagement: clarity,
context, challenge, and culture. Their smart, concrete strategies
for improving classroom assignments, assessments, and environments
will help you create learning experiences that are rigorous,
meaningful, and rewarding for your students and yourself.
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