Lake Worth Loves Great Teachers
What Great Teachers Do Differently
So Why Look at Great?
We learn from everyone
Both Effective and Ineffective People
So we can always gain good ideas from a successful educator (great teacher) and such ideas can not be learned from visiting the classroom of an ineffective teacher.
It Will be a Roller Coaster of a Year
Studies show that each new teacher on average can relate to this first year curve. Can you?
Learn more about each phase by clicking on the link below.
http://www.newteachercenter.org/blog/phases-first-year-teaching
Good teachers know -
Not to use Sarcasm.
Not to yell at kids.
Not to argue with teens in front of their friends.
"Just do what is right, no matter what others do around you"
On page 116 in Todd Whitakers book What Great Teachers do differently, 17 things that matter most, he talks breifly about culture and caring. When underlying attitude and tone are a concern and some staff habitually made sarcastic and derogatory remarks, it was best to not respond at all. That is what great teachers do. They do what is right no matter what else is going on.
LWISD Teaching & Learning Department
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