"The title of the book, Just Teaching, has two purposes. First, teaching should not be overwhelming. Teaching is the most life-giving work that we do because it is essential for developing thriving human beings. Second, I am devastated when I hear teachers refer to themselves as "just teachers" as if they are powerless and have no status. What if we could turn the meaning of that phrase upside-down and claim its redemptive power? "Just teachers" care for each student. Teachers who are just, cultivate freedom, justice, and flourishing. "Just teaching" clarifies and elevates the essential work we do as educators. By addressing student feedback, engagement, and well-being (F.E.W.) in ways that are sustainable for teachers and students, this book will support comprehensive growth for teachers and students in a manageable way. The book will be divided into four parts with the first three sections focusing on evidence-based practices to support student feedback, engagement, and well-being. At the end of each of the first seven chapters, educators will develop one of seven tools that will lead to solutions. The fourth section synthesizes the seven solution components into a tailored, sustainable solution for each educator to better support each student. If you are interested in the most effective ways to serve each student based on the best research on how students learn, the wisdom of thousands of educators, with the best tools available, in a way that focuses what we do as educators, let's go. By the end of this book, you will be "just teaching" in the best sense of the phrase"-- Provided by publisher.
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