TY - BOOK AU - Whitaker,Todd TI - What great teachers do differently: seventeen things that matter most SN - 9781596671997 U1 - 371.2012 W578 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Larchmont, NY PB - Eye on Education KW - Teacher effectiveness KW - Effective teaching KW - Teacher-student relationships N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126); Contents. 1. Why look at great? -- 2. It’s people, not programs -- 3. The power of expectations -- 4. If you say something, mean it -- 5. Prevention versus revenge -- 6. High expectations-for whom? -- Who is the variable? -- 8. Focus on students first -- 9. Ten days out of ten -- 10. Be the filter -- 11. Don’t need to repair-always do repair -- 12. The ability to ignore -- 13. Random or plandom -- 14. Base every decision on the best people -- 15. In every situation, ask who is most comfortable and who is least comfortable -- 16. Put yourself in their position -- 17. What about these darn standardized tests -- 18. Make it cool to care -- 19. Clarify your core ER -