These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most

Dave R. Stuart Jr.'s work is centered on a simple belief: all students and teachers can flourish. Yet that seemingly simple goal can feel unattainable when teachers are expeccted to teach core content within the disciplines and improve literacy in their classrooms. How can teachers and students flourish under so much pressure?Stuart's advice: Take a deep breath and refocus on six known best practices -- establish and strengthen key beliefs, then build knowledge and increase reading, writing, speaking and listening, and argumentation in every content area, every day. These 6 Things is all about streamling your practice so that you're teaching smarter, not harder, and kids are learning, doing, and flourishing in ELA and content-area classrooms. In this essential new resource teachers will receive: proven, classroom-tested advice delivered in an approachable, teacher-to-teacher style that builds confidence; practical strategies for streamlining instruction in order to focus on key beliefs and literacy-building activities; solutions and suggestions for the most common teacher and student "hang-ups"; numerous recommendations for deeper reading on key topics. Read more