The Complete Teacher: 101 meaningful bite-sized Professional Development Lessons
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"Quit? Don't Quit. Noodle? Don't Noodle." - Master Oogway
Could you use meaningful, bite-sized professional development to chew on?
Want to connect better with students and make lessons more engaging?
Do you or your teacher colleagues need some teaching inspiration?
Check out The Complete Teacher for 101 meaningful, bite-sized Professional Development lessons. This download comes with both a small-font version (a 100-slide PowerPoint where each lesson is on it's own slide), and a larger font version (a 330-slide PowerPoint where each lesson spans 3-4 slides).
Each of the 101 resources comes with...
* thought-provoking titles
* relevant, inspiring quotes
* helpful text with anecdotes, data, and wisdom
* action steps
Each of the 101 resource sections are color-coded and hyperlinked with the table of contents for easy navigation. Happy teaching and learning!
1)It’s More Than A Paycheck: Recognizing the Awesomeness that Is the Teacher
2)First Impressions: Focus on Yours, Forgive with Theirs
3)Kids, Content, Both, Or Neither? K-12 Perspectives
4)The First Week: Build A Culture Without Wasting Time
5)Bridging Worlds with Cultural Responsiveness
6)Want to Impact Students? Notice Them!
7)What Goes into A Lesson? The Ideal Recipe
8)Do Students Work Harder Than You? They Should!
9)“Own” Every Lesson: Spice It Up with Your Own Flavor
10)Tips to Transcend Classroom Management Issues
11)Perspectives: The Balcony Vs. The Dancefloor
12)Dated, Dull, and Detrimental: The Sage on A Stage
13)Pursue “Tweeners” (On Staff and In Your Classroom
14)Support All Students: MTSS, PBIS, UDL, RTI…Oh My!
15)The Value of Being and Learning Outside
16)The Warm-Demander: Soft-Hearted High Expectations
17)The Undeniable Power of Routines
18)Stability Sweet Spot: Between Lazy and Workaholic
19)A Student Creed: Why We Teach and Why They Learn
20)The “Fun” Test: Is This Lesson Fun? WellIt Should Be!
21)Live for The Weekend…And the Work Week as Well
22)Differentiation: What It Is and Is Not (Di 1 Of 5)
23)Approaches to Differentiating Content (Di 2 Of 5)
24)Approaches to Differentiating Process (Di 3 Of 5)
25)Approaches to Differentiating Product (Di 4 Of 5)
26)Differentiating Learning Environment (Di 5 Of 5)
27)Want to Improve? Do What Works
28)What Goes into A Unit? How to Mix an Ideal Recipe
29)Get Out to See Your Fellow Faculty at Work
30)I’m Watching Others Teach. What Do I Look For?
31)Critical Thinking? Dive in With Webb, Bloom, Or Costa
33)Take A Moment to Write A Proper Learning Objective
34)Social Emotional Learning, Trauma-Informed Practices
36)Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose: What Motivates Students?
37)If You Haven’t Already, Lose Your Cool Jacket
38)Someone Is Thinking Critically: Is It Your Students?
39)Besides Knowledge and Skills, What Should You Teach?
40)Being A Learning Leader in The Classroom
41)Know Your Teaching Standards
42)Contrary to Popular Belief, Film Is Good for Learning
43)Inquiry Vs. Direct Instruction: Is There A Balance?
44)Involve Students in Their Learning
45)Everything Is Beowulf, You Know
46)What They Remember 27 Years Later
47)I Talk, You Listen, No One Learns
48)Religion and Politics Without Leading to Trouble
49)The Top Ten List: A Gateway to Critical Thinking
50)Decorating Your Room on Purpose
51)Ifs, Ands…No Buts: The Power of Positivity
52)The WIIFM: What’s in It for Me?
53)Primacy-Recency Principle: Start Strong, End Strong
54)Have You Thought Through Homework Philosophies?
55)The Educational Conservationist
56)Love Your Content, Love Your Pupils
57)Become A Master, Go Back to School
59)Checking for Understanding and Assessments
60)Fullan’s Secrets of Change for Your Classroom
61)504s And IEPs In A Nutshell
62)Music Is Magical in The Classroom
63)Give Them A Glimpse into Your World
64)Play A Good Game, Don’t Just Talk One!
65)Generations on Staff: Respect Elders…Youngsters, Too
66)Tech That Enhances and Advances
67)Best Practices for Solid Sub Plans
68)Anecdotes and Analogies: Give Students A Shot at It
70)Practice, Feedback, Retakes, and Testing on Purpose
72)Gradual Release of Responsibility
73)Teacher Professionalism 101
75)Dealing with Administrators
77)Research with A Twist: Scaffolds, Originality, Choice
78)In the Digital Age, Embrace A Real-Life Conversation
79)Don’t Get Mad, Get Glad! It’s Good for Everyone
80)Grading 101: What No One Teaches in Teacher School
81)The Struggle Is Real, Real Good, And Real Necessary
82)Rigor Vs. Relevance: (Hint, Not Mutually Exclusive)
83)Learning Modalities: A Starting Place to Reach Them All
84)Growth Mindset, In A Nutshell
85)Covenantal Vs. Contractual: Assuming Professional Best
87)Academic Freedom Vs. Common Lessons
88)A Fish Metaphor: Don’t Let Students Slip Past the Net
89)Achievement Gaps: Talking About the Elephants
90)Instructional Rounds: Sharpening Best Practices
91)Draw Inspiration History’s Educational Champions
92)Students Teaching You? Slow to Speak, Quick to Listen
93)Perfect Teachers Don’t Have Perfect Students
94)Hey Students, Free Education Is A Recent Phenomenon
95)Learning Communities: Going Beyond Weekly Meetings
96)College-Bound? Not Everyone Is Going and That’s Okay
97)Making Students Better, Not Bitter
98)A Sensible Perspective on High Stakes Testing
99)I Think I Got This Teaching Thing Down, Now What?
100)Get Up, Get Out, Go Seethe World
101)Students’ Work: Tie It Up with A Proverbial Bow
•The Send-Off: This Is the Greatest Profession on Earth
Preface
“Well, that pretty much covers it” was the phrase that stayed with me as I worked on this project. I set out to create, to summarize, to list and to categorize everything pertinent to the role of the teacher. But most of all, I wanted to help. I wanted to put together a book to help teachers, leaders of teachers, or anyone else engaged in the business of teaching and learning. In one sense, this book is more breadth than depth. Since the educational landscape is always changing, many of these topics will move in and out of the spotlight. I continue to learn new things every day, and I’m bound to overlook some educational topics, only touching upon subjects that deserve more careful examination.
I find inspiration in the bodies of work from educational masters like Stephen Covey on effectiveness, Robert Marzano on leadership, Michael Fullan on change, Carol Dweck on mindset, and Anthony Muhammad on culture. More recently, I have been drawn to Rick Wormeli and John Hattie on assessment, Carol Ann Tomlinson on differentiation, Zaretta Hammond and Christopher Emdin on cultural responsiveness. In addition to referencing the wisdom of top thinkers, I also draw from my own experiences and from the experiences of friends and colleagues throughout my career in education.
The concepts in this book are wide-ranging. Some are highly technical and research-based, while others are based on common sense and easily relatable. What the concepts share is the fact that they are applicable to any classroom teacher, practical for all grades, and purposeful for both rookie and veteran. Some topics will be pertinent to teachers in different ways. Just how pertinent will primarily depend on teacher mindset, and on grade level, subject area, school demographics, and school culture.
This book will address effective practices in the classroom; but it is far more than a book of strategies. Themes of this book also include leadership, classroom management, healthy life balance, and relationships with students. All 101 topics can be taken in turn, while together they paint a comprehensive picture for teachers in their profession, touching upon issues beyond the walls of the classroom such as the achievement gap, helicopter parents, and more. With emerging emphases on distance learning and virtual instruction, the thoughts and ideas in The Complete Teacher are as relevant as ever. These concepts will affirm what teachers already do well, challenge them to improve in new areas, and inspire them to search for more insight. In the end, The Complete Teacher to make teachers better. Both teachers and their students deserve that.
The Complete Teacher is written topically and the chapters can be read in any order. Read them in the order presented, or dive in where you would like. Either way, consider these seven recurring themes as you read.
•ASSESSMENT - anything related to measurement of learning. This includes concepts such as formative assessment, summative assessment, checking for understanding, gradual release, grading, homework, and more.
•BALANCE - universal thoughts on the teaching profession. Ideas involve balance within and without the workplace, managing stress, staying healthy, having fun, loving your job, and recognizing your career in an appropriate context.
•CONNECTIONS - building relationships with students. This incorporates notions such as building bridges with students and teaming with learners in ways that are empathetic, engaging, culturally responsive, and effective.
•LEADERSHIP - insight from both experts and novices on how to lead in the classroom, both formally and informally.
•MANAGEMENT - techniques for running a smooth classroom. These approaches touch upon the importance of accountability and routines, as well as proven ways to prevent poor behavior before it starts.
•PROFESSIONALISM - guidelines to conduct yourself in a manner that honors the teaching profession. Topics include communication, collaboration, how to be kind, and avoiding all things that may be deemed “unprofessional.”
•TEACHING - best practices for teaching and learning. Ideas on how to excel when teaching and facilitating and how to encourage learning among students. These entries address effective techniques applied to the classroom.
