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Helping Teachers Focus on What Matters Most

Evidence-based strategies that actually work in real classrooms, from a teacher who’s still in the trenches.

Timeless (and time-tested) PD.

 

“Your work has single-handedly been the biggest influence in my pedagogy… I’m literally using things I learned from you every single day!” — Ashley Y., Instructional Coach & Teacher in California

“In you, I’ve found a voice that speaks to both my calling and my professional practice.” — Caleb N., ELA Teacher in Denver

“Your work is beautifully affecting students over here and saving this teacher her sanity!” —Rachel P, Early to Mid-career Teacher in Ohio

“If I could identify one resource that has guided my work over 37 years of teaching, it has been your blog posts, books, courses, and videos.” — Liz Fox, Recently Retired after 37 Years (34 as ELA Teacher, 3 as Instructional Coach)

“Students are getting comfortable doing what most of them didn’t want to do – really read, really write, and argue academically. One student went from saying ‘this is going to be bad – I’m terrible at public speaking’ to ‘look at me, all smart.'” — Jeanine F-G., St. John Neumann High School, Naples FL

“It’s rare to have someone who is actually still committed to being in the classroom writing/doing the PD… it’s amazing how just a few years out of the classroom makes folks start thinking that their ideas will work, when in reality they will not fly with real kids.” — Elle D., 25-Year Veteran Teacher

Fully Asynchronous Online Professional Development

My schedule-friendly, all-online professional development courses are designed with busy educators in mind. Whole staff or district applications are available — email support@davestuartjr.com with your needs.

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In-Person Professional Development

I speak and lead education workshops for a limited number of schools and organizations around the world each year.

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My best-selling books, These 6 Things and The Will to Learn, have been read and cherished by secondary teachers around the world. My blog is read by tens of thousands of educators each month.

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The Latest from DSJR

Teaching with Articles: Still a Banger

Dave Stuart Jr.
July 1, 2025

Dear colleague, My oldest asynchronous course, Teaching with Articles, came out before my two books, These 6 Things and The Will to Learn. When I was making it, I was still learning all the things those books contain. And it was so long ago that, honestly, most of the time I forget it exists. But…

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Respect!

Dave Stuart Jr.
June 12, 2025

Dear colleagues, Early this past fall, I decided to do something funny with my students. We had just finished the warm-up in first hour, and someone had a great share, and I said: “All right students, here’s the deal. You know how Mr. Simmons [our principal] often sits in on classes for a few minutes?…

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Any Thoughtful, Informed Response to AI = Better Than a Mindless One

Dave Stuart Jr.
June 4, 2025

Dear colleague, Last Friday’s “Let’s Talk AI” workshop was a real treat. You can access the recording and chat log right here, still at pay-what-you-want pricing. Thank you for supporting my work in this way. Before I discuss one of my chief takeaways and a follow-up opportunity, let me quickly plug the Secondary Educator Summit…

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A Change We Didn’t Choose

Dave Stuart Jr.
May 27, 2025

Dear colleague, When I started the research for The Will to Learn 10+ years ago, I didn’t know how important it would be. I mean, I knew — student motivation multiplies a given lesson’s impact like nothing else — but I didn’t know how critical an issue student motivation would become in the 2020s. First,…

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The Best AI Thought Pieces I’ve Encountered Recently

Dave Stuart Jr.
May 20, 2025

Dear colleagues, These are the AI-related thought pieces I have found valuable in the past month or so. The first one is good for either listening or viewing. It’s called “How Will AI Change Education?” There are a million low-quality thought pieces on this topic, but what I respect about this video is that he…

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All Right, Fine: Let’s Talk About It

Dave Stuart Jr.
May 15, 2025

Dear colleague, The most notable through line in my professional journey this year has been wrestling with the AI boogeyman. Every school year is a journey, no matter what. But this year my journey has been more intense and existential than any I can remember. Suffice it to say, I’ve come a long way since…

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