Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching

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.

Is great teaching a gift that only a few of us are born with, or is it a skill that can be learned? In Never Work Harder Than Your Students, Robyn Jackson makes a radical assertion: Any teacher can become a master teacher by developing a master teacher mindset. The master teacher mindset can be achieved by rigorously applying seven principles to your teaching until they become your automatic response to students in the classroom. The more you practice these seven principles, the more you begin to think like a master teacher:

1. Start where your students are.
2. Know where your students are going.
3. Expect to get your students to their goal.
4. Support your students along the way.
5. Use feedback to help you and your students get better.
6. Focus on quality rather than quantity.
7. Never work harder than your students.

Using these principles, Jackson shows you how to become a master teacher no matter where you are in your practice. Each chapter provides a detailed explanation of one of the mastery principles, the steps you need to take to apply them to your own practice, and suggestions for how you can begin practicing the principle in your classroom right away. Jackson offers stories from her own teaching practice, as well as from other teachers she has helped, to show you how each principle works. Teaching is a hard job, but using Jackson's principles will help you and your students reap the rich rewards of that hard work.

"In Never Work Harder Than Your Students, Robyn Jackson makes a radical assertion: Any teacher can become a master teacher by developing a master teacher mindset. The master teacher mindset can be achieved by rigorously applying seven principles to your teaching until they become your automatic response to students in the classroom. The more you practice these seven principles, the more you begin to think like a master teacher: 1. Start where your students are; 2. Know where your students are going; 3. Expect to get your students to their goal; 4. Support your students along the way; 5. Use feedback to help you and your students get better; 6. Focus on quality rather than quantity; 7. Never work harder than your students. Using these principles, Jackson shows you how to become a master teacher no matter where you are in your practice. Each chapter provides a detailed explanation of one of the mastery principles, the steps you need to take to apply them to your own practice, and suggestions for how you can begin practicing the principle in your classroom right away. Jackson offers stories from her own teaching practice, as well as from other teachers she has helped, to show you how each principle works. Teaching is a hard job, but using Jackson's principles will help you and your students reap the rich rewards of that hard work."--Page [4] of cover "In Never Work Harder Than Your Students, Robyn Jackson makes a radical assertion: Any teacher can become a master teacher by developing a master teacher mindset. The master teacher mindset can be achieved by rigorously applying seven principles to your teaching until they become your automatic response to students in the classroom. The more you practice these seven principles, the more you begin to think like a master teacher: 1. Start where your students are; 2. Know where your students are going; 3. Expect to get your students to their goal; 4. Support your students along the way; 5. Use feedback to help you and your students get better; 6. Focus on quality rather than quantity; 7. Never work harder than your students. Using these principles, Jackson shows you how to become a master teacher no matter where you are in your practice. Each chapter provides a detailed explanation of one of the mastery principles, the steps you need to take to apply them to your own practice, and suggestions for how you can begin practicing the principle in your classroom right away. Jackson offers stories from her own teaching practice, as well as from other teachers she has helped, to show you how each principle works. Teaching is a hard job, but using Jackson's principles will help you and your students reap the rich rewards of that hard work."--Back cover Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 17 Introduction......Page 20 Chapter 1: Start Where Your Students Are......Page 46 Chapter 2: Know Where Your Students Are Going......Page 73 Chapter 3: Expect to Get Your Students There......Page 96 Chapter 4: Support Your Students......Page 121 Chapter 5: Use Effective Feedback......Page 144 Chapter 6: Focus on Quality, Not Quantity......Page 171 Chapter 7: Never Work Harder Than Your Students......Page 189 Chapter 8: Putting It All Together......Page 211 Appendix: Tool 1: The Master Teacher Trajectory......Page 225 Appendix: Tool 2: Developing an Action Plan......Page 227 Appendix: Tool 3: Sample Action Plan Evidence......Page 240 Appendix: Tool 4: Reflection Sheet......Page 243 Appedix: Tool 5: Master Teacher Observation Form......Page 247 Appendix: Tool 6: Using the Mastery Principles to Solve Instructional Challenges......Page 248 Appendix: Tool 7: Classroom Problems by Principle......Page 252 Appendix: Tool 8: Guidelines for Forming a Study Group......Page 255 Appendix: Tool 9: Developing a Student Intervention Cycle......Page 257 References......Page 259 Index......Page 261 About the Author......Page 265 Search this Book......Page 268 Education Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 Preface 10 Acknowledgments 17 Introduction 20 Chapter 1: Start Where Your Students Are 46 Chapter 2: Know Where Your Students Are Going 73 Chapter 3: Expect to Get Your Students There 96 Chapter 4: Support Your Students 121 Chapter 5: Use Effective Feedback 144 Chapter 6: Focus on Quality, Not Quantity 171 Chapter 7: Never Work Harder Than Your Students 189 Chapter 8: Putting It All Together 211 Appendix: Tool 1: The Master Teacher Trajectory 225 Appendix: Tool 2: Developing an Action Plan 227 Appendix: Tool 3: Sample Action Plan Evidence 240 Appendix: Tool 4: Reflection Sheet 243 Appedix: Tool 5: Master Teacher Observation Form 247 Appendix: Tool 6: Using the Mastery Principles to Solve Instructional Challenges 248 Appendix: Tool 7: Classroom Problems by Principle 252 Appendix: Tool 8: Guidelines for Forming a Study Group 255 Appendix: Tool 9: Developing a Student Intervention Cycle 257 References 259 Index 261 About the Author 265 Related Resources 268 Search this Book 268 ASCD;,instruction;,multicultural,education;,beginning,teachers;,student,teacher,relationship;,student,motivation ASCD,instruction,multicultural education,beginning teachers,student teacher relationship,student motivation If it ever feels like teaching is just too much hard work, here's a guide that helps you develop a more fluid and automatic way to respond to students and deliver great teaching experiences every time. Using a short set of basic principles and classroom examples that promote reflection, Robyn R. Jackson explains how to develop a master teacher mindset. Find out where you are on your own journey to becoming a master teacher, which steps you need to take to apply the principles of great teaching to your own practice, and how to advance to the next stage of your professional development. Lots of classroom tips, problem-solving advice, and tools to help you begin practicing the book's principles in your classroom right away. Teach Like a Champion 2.0 is a complete update to the international bestseller. This teaching guide is a must-have for new and experienced teachers alike. Over 700,000 teachers around the world already know how the techniques in this book turn educators into classroom champions. With ideas for everything from classroom management to inspiring student engagement, you will be able to perfect your teaching practice right away. Robyn Jackson, a National Board Certified teacher, discusses the seven principles that can help educators at any level improve their practice and become master teachers.