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What Great Teachers Do Differently: 17 Things That Matter Most, Second Edition
Written by Todd Whitaker
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In the second edition of this renowned book, you will find pearls of wisdom, heartfelt advice, and inspiration from one of the nation's leading authorities on staff motivation, teacher leadership, and principal effectiveness. With wit and understanding, Todd Whitaker describes the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and interactions of great teachers and explains what they do differently. New features include:
- Meaning what you say
- Focusing on students first
- Putting yourself in their position
- Meaning what you say
- Focusing on students first
- Putting yourself in their position
Author
Todd Whitaker
Todd Whitaker has been fortunate to be able to blend his passion with his career. Recognized as a leading presenter in the field of education, his message about the importance of teaching has resonated with hundreds of thousands of educators around the world. Todd is a professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri. Prior to moving into higher education, he was a math teacher and basketball coach in Missouri. Todd then served as a principal at the middle school, junior high, and high school levels. One of the world's leading authorities on staff motivation, teacher leadership, and principal effectiveness, Todd has written more than 60 books.
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Reviews for What Great Teachers Do Differently
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very wise guidance. Loved the audio book. Highly recommend to anyone that would like to enhance their classroom practise.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This was a big stinker. I had to read this book for a class I am taking. There is nothing new in this text that has not already been rehashed for the past 25 years about teaching.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Yuck! I had to read this for work; they assign us a book every year. Mostly common sense stuff although I admit I was much relieved that this book admitted that teachers were human instead of Gods put upon the earth to make a difference in the lives of each and every child (I believe teaching is an important job, but a lot of books idealize everything about teaching and therefore are useless when it comes to applying to what goes on in real life). It was also blessingly short.