What Great Teachers DoDifferently

“Great Principals and great teachers share many of the same qualities. It makes sense: Part of being a

great principal is to be a great teacher; part of being a great teacher is to be a great leader.”

-Todd Whitaker

Looking at Effective Teachers

• What can we learn from others?

• Think about the best teacher you know

• What makes that person different?

It’s People Not Programs

• What does this mean? (Shoulder Partner)

• Research supports

(Student Background vs. Teacher Quality)

• Student does poorly on an assignment

(Reaction of the best vs. the worst)

The Power of Expectations

• High Expectations For Students

• High Expectations For Themselves (Teachers, Athletes, Actors, etc.)

• High Expectations For Everyone Else (Ineffective People)

Prevention vs. Revenge

• List strategies that you can use when a student misbehaves (Activity)

• Which ones will you choose?

• Earning Student’s Respect

• The teacher is the variable (Can you predict who will write the most referrals?)

The Teacher Is The Filter

• Perceptions can become reality

• “These are the worst students I’ve ever had!”• Ineffectiveness of Blanket Statements

Ability to Ignore

• Student acting out of the ordinary

• Struggling student showing improvement

• High achievers who make a mistake

• If positive equity is built, parents will forgive our small mistakes Building parental relationships

Base Decisions On The Best

• What will the best students think

• Try new things based on the best students

• NO GANG ZONE NO BULLY ZONE

• Someone in authority treating you or someone else disrespectfully

(All students are affected)

Make It Cool To Care

• “If we create an environment where each person does what is best for the students and for the school, we will seldom make a wrong decision.”

What Great Teachers Do Differently

Presented by Pam Connor

Director of Elementary Leadership

Lori Mounie

Principal, Kilby Shores