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Capture the novice mindset!
Get ready to teach as never before, powered by a fresh, brave mindset. With humor and insight, this down-to-earth guide reveals a fundamental principle: the best teachers grow through risk, reflection, and revision. Readers will learn how to:
Sustain the energy and positive qualities of a novice, while building expertise at all career stages
Develop a network of support to improve teaching practice
Implement new strategies that engage and motivate students
Learn how to teach with the daring of a beginner and a lifelong passion for learning and growth.
"Dr. Eckert highlights the value of seeking those "first days" throughout our careers - the joy and nervousness experienced in these transformational moments are critical to have again and again if we are to grow personally and professionally."
Patrick Ledesma, Director of Research and Knowledge Management
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
The Novice Advantage
Who Needs This?
A Way Forward
A Way Back
A Way to Make Our Work Easier
A Tool for Fearless Action
Part 1: Novice Mindset and Process
Chapter 1: Cringeworthy Moments - Why Would I Want to be a Novice?
Is He Serious?
Creative Struggle
It's Not About "Novice" Instead of "Expert"
The Growth Mindset and the Novice Mindset
A Brief Look at the Condition of U.S. Education
Lost or Taken Away?
From Cringeworthy to Desirable
Reflect. Risk. Revise or Reject.
Chapter 2: Embrace the Novice Mindset
Three Exemplary "Novices"
Novice Mindset Markers
Developing and Maintaining a Novice Mindset
Reflect. Risk. Revise or Reject.
Chapter 3: Reflect. Risk. Revise or Reject.
The "Four Rs"
Reflection and Your Professional Learning Network
The Four Rs Transform the Classroom into an Exploratorium
Reflect. Risk. Revise or Reject.
Part II: Practices
Chapter 4: Fill the Classroom
Create Space for Growth
Engage the Entire Class
Teach Students to Work Hard
Reflect. Risk. Revise or Reject.
Chapter 5: Motivate Pragmatically
Stop Setting Ourselves Up for Failure
Pragmatic Motivation
Apply the Four Rs to Motivation
Reflect. Risk. Revise or Reject.
Chapter 6: Expect More
Honesty and Transparency: The Markers of Effective Assessment
Give Students a Chance to Grow
Techniques That Promote Student Growth
Be a Warm Demander
Reflect. Risk. Revise or Reject.
Chapter 7: Build Important Relationships
Find What is Fascinating
Be Intentional
We Don't Just Work with Students
Connect with Resources Outside Your Classroom
Reflect. Risk. Revise or Reject.
Part III: Expert Novices
Chapter 8: Become an Expert Novice
Getting Better in Our Classrooms
Getting Better in Others' Classrooms
Getting Better Beyond the Classroom
Becoming Expert Novices
The Expert Novice Opportunity
Reflect. Risk. Revise or Reject.
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