Mastery Teaching isn’t a magical gift bestowed on a blessed few; ANY teacher can become a master teacher with the right kind of support and practice. Get started on your journey towards becoming a master teacher today with the resources below on effective teaching.
- Books
- DVDs
- Resources for the Classroom
- The Seven Principles of Effective Instruction
- Workshops
- Keynote Presentations
- Videos
BOOKS:
In Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching, (published by ASCD) Robyn R. Jackson makes a radical assertion: Any teacher can become a master teacher with the right kind of practice. This mindset is achieved by rigorously applying seven principles of the master teacher mindset to your teaching until they become your automatic response to students. The more you practice these principles, the more you begin to think like a master teacher.
Purchase a copy of this book HERE
Book Excerpts
Book Series
Mastering the Principles of Great Teaching Series is a how-to series that focuses on each of the seven mastery principles introduced in our best-selling book Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching.
Learn more about this series HERE
DVD
Bring Never Work Harder Than Your Students, to your school with Never Work Harder Than Your Students: The Journey to Great Teaching DVD. In her uniquely engaging and thought-provoking way, Robyn explains how any teacher can develop the qualities and mindset of a great teacher. Video scenes from real classrooms take you through each of the seven principles described in her book.
Purchase a copy of this DVD HERE
CLASSROOM RESOURCES
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- Color-coded Rubrics
- Frayer Model
- Action Planning Template
- Assessment Scoring Guide
- Unit Planning Template
- Study Guide
- Learning Contracts
THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION
When is comes to good teaching, often, we pay too much attention to the strategies with out fully understanding why those strategies work in the first place. Make a powerful shift in your teaching practice – instead of acquiring more or better strategies focus on developing a mindset toward teaching by rigorously applying the principles of effective instruction below into your practice.
- Start where your students are
- Know where your students are going
- Expect to get your students to their goal
- 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
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WORKSHOPS
Our workshops below will help you understand and apply the 7 Principles of effective teaching to your own teaching practice.
Schedule a workshop HERE.
KEYNOTES
- Never Work Harder Than Your Students
Schedule a Keynote Address HERE
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