
Small but Mighty
How Everyday Habits Add Up to More Manageable and Confident Teaching
- 134 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Small but Mighty
How Everyday Habits Add Up to More Manageable and Confident Teaching
About this book
In teaching, the details matter. When educators make small changes to their practice, they can reap big rewards … and produce big results.
Teaching can be a daunting profession. There's so much material to cover and so many demands to meet, issues to resolve, new programs to implement, and relationships to deal with. And there's never enough time! Teachers have always found ways to cope, but what they really need is a new and sustainable way to approach everyday challenges—one that will lead to better outcomes and a healthier environment for their students and themselves.
In Small but Mighty: How Everyday Habits Add Up to More Manageable and Confident Teaching, Miriam Plotinsky explores the benefits of "habit stacking"—making a series of small, gradual shifts in practice before, during, and after instruction, and in the broader context of teacher and student wellness. Noting that motivation is an unreliable factor in success, and that large-scale change is often more disruptive than meaningful, Plotinsky offers practical, classroom-based tools and strategies teachers can use to make incremental adjustments to planning, collaboration, classroom management, assessment, feedback, and other elements of practice. Each chapter includes scenarios that readers will recognize as the kinds of anxiety-inducing situations they regularly face along with examples of the transformative changes they can kick off by adopting a few new habits.
Like a knowledgeable and trusted mentor, Plotinsky offers advice, support, and reassurance to educators who may be questioning their ability to withstand the pressures of today's school environment and clarifies how a "small but mighty" approach to change leads to a more satisfying and fulfilling experience in the classroom and beyond.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Why Small but Mighty?
- Part I. Before Instruction
- Chapter 1. Beliefs and Philosophies
- Chapter 2. Collaboration
- Chapter 3. Instructional Planning
- Part II. During Instruction
- Chapter 4. Management
- Chapter 5. Engagement
- Chapter 6. Assessment
- Part III. After Instruction
- Chapter 7. Feedback, Guidance, and Evaluation
- Chapter 8. Analysis and Reflection
- Chapter 9. Next Steps
- Part IV. Well-being and Belonging
- Chapter 10. Teacher and Student Well-being
- Chapter 11. Belonging
- References
- About the Author
- Related ASCD Resources
- Study Guide
- Copyright
- Copyright