Study Guide: What Great Teachers Do Differently Nineteen Things That Matter Most

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 Why Look at Great? Chapter 2 It’s People, Not Programs Chapter 3 The Power of Expectations Chapter 4 If You Say Something, Mean It Chapter 5 Prevention versus Revenge Chapter 6 It Is More Than Relationships Chapter 7 Choose The Right Mode Chapter 8 High Expectations—for Whom? Chapter 9 Who Is the Variable? Chapter 10 Focus on Students First Chapter 11 Ten Days Out of Ten Chapter 12 Be the Filter Chapter 13 Don’t Need to Repair—Always Do Repair Chapter 14 The Ability to Ignore Chapter 15 Intentionalness Chapter 16 Base Every Decision on the Best People Chapter 17 In Every Situation, Ask Who Is Most Comfortable and Who Is Least Comfortable Chapter 18 Put Yourself in Their Position Chapter 19 What About These Darn Standardized Tests? Chapter 20 Make It Cool to Care Chapter 21 Clarify Your Core Nineteen Things That Matter Most

Todd Whitaker (@toddwhitaker) is a leading presenter in the field of education and has written more than 50 books including the bestseller What Great Principals Do Differently. He is a professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri.