ABSTRACT

Written to accompany the third edition of Todd Whitaker's bestselling title, What Great Teachers Do Differently, this study guide can be used by facilitators and participants in workshops, webinars, book study groups, or other professional development events. The guide features a variety of strategies and activities that will help teachers apply the book’s concepts to their own classroom situation, so they can get the most out of the book and increase their impact in the classroom. Each chapter includes:

Key Concepts

Discussion Questions

Journal Prompts

Group Activities

Application Strategies

With this study guide, teachers will have a fun, collaborative, meaningful tool to assist with professional growth.

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

part 1|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 1; Chapter 2|5 pages

Why Look at Great?; It's People, Not Programs

part 2|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 3|5 pages

The Power of Expectations

part 3|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 4|5 pages

If You Say Something, Mean It

part 4|6 pages

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chapter Chapter 5|6 pages

Prevention versus Revenge

part 5|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 6|5 pages

It Is More Than Relationships

part 6|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 7|5 pages

Choose the Right Mode

part 7|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 8; Chapter 9|5 pages

High Expectations—for Whom?; Who Is the Variable?

part 8|6 pages

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chapter Chapter 10|6 pages

Focus on Students First

part 9|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 11|5 pages

Ten Days Out of Ten

part 10|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 12|5 pages

Be the Filter

part 11|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 13|5 pages

Don't Need to Repair—Always Do Repair

part 12|6 pages

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chapter Chapter 14|6 pages

The Ability to Ignore

part 13|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 15; Chapter 16|5 pages

Intentionalness; Base Every Decision on the Best People

part 14|5 pages

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part 15|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 18|5 pages

Put Yourself in Their Position

part 16|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 19|5 pages

What About These Darn Standardized Tests?

part 17|5 pages

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chapter Chapter 20; Chapter 21|5 pages

Make It Cool to Care; Clarify Your Core

chapter |1 pages

Nineteen Things That Matter Most