Quick note: Are you interested in a new poster for your classroom this year? I’ve finally got some for sale, right here. I’ve even got a Rainbow of Why poster available (here), per common request. Also note that I’ve made a few mugs for sale (this one will appeal to those of you who appreciate […]
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Dave Stuart Jr. is a husband, father, and high school teacher who writes about education. He reads extensively across the disciplines so that he can create uniquely satisfying professional development experiences for his colleagues around the world. His mission is to encourage and equip educators on the journey to long-term flourishing and professional excellence.
Professional development. (The good kind.)
If we’re going to make teaching better, we’ve got to improve professional development. I’m not the guru, but I have spent thousands of hours practicing and researching the art and science of educator-centered, high-impact PD. My hope with all of these is that they help.
And oh yeah: I’m still a teacher. I’ve never left the classroom. With 120 students on my roster each year, it’s impossible for me to detach theory from practice.
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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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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 book, These 6 Things, has been read and cherished by secondary teachers around the world. My blog is read by over 35,000 educators each month.
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A Complete Classroom Management Guide for an Enjoyable and Productive Learning Environment
Classroom management — that is, creating an environment in which student behaviors are conducive to enjoyable and productive learning — is the first hurdle a teacher must cross in order to implement the approach to teaching I describe in These 6 Things and The Will to Learn. If a class is unruly or unsafe, it […]
Everything You Need (and Nothing You Don’t) to Start the 2024-2025 School Year Well
Dear colleague, When I was a brand-new teacher in Baltimore County, the district happened to bring Dr. Harry Wong himself to teach us about the First Days of School. It was just-in-time PD that gave me some insight into what I needed to bring to my work in the first days of school. The trouble […]
DSJR is Back: Here’s What You Can Expect for Back-to-School Season
Dear colleague, How in the world are ya!? I appreciated my month off from posting blog articles, as it allowed me to: Let’s talk about those new articles. The biggest problem I’ve had in the past with back-to-school season is that folks around the US and the world start school at different times, ranging roughly […]
Normalize Struggle – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
In The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation Without Losing Your Own, I lay out an approach to student motivation in which Five Key Beliefs can be influenced using just ten basic strategies. The tenth of those strategies is Normalize Struggle. What is it? When students aren’t sure that they belong in your class as […]
The Belonging Belief – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
The Belonging belief forms the fourth and final layer of the Five Key Beliefs of student motivation, which I unpack at length in The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation without Losing Your Own and in Chapter Two of These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most. What is […]
Unpack Outcomes – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
In The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation Without Losing Your Own, I lay out an approach to student motivation in which Five Key Beliefs can be influenced using just ten basic strategies. The ninth of those strategies is Unpack Outcomes, Good or Bad. What is it? The main goal of this strategy is helping […]
Define Success – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
In The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation Without Losing Your Own, I lay out an approach to student motivation in which Five Key Beliefs can be influenced using just ten basic strategies. The eighth of those strategies is Define Success: Wisely, Early, Often. What is it? Like all of The Will to Learn strategies, […]
Defining Success, Wisely, Early, and Often – DSJR One Stop Shop
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Woodenization – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
In The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation Without Losing Your Own, I lay out an approach to student motivation in which Five Key Beliefs can be influenced using just ten basic strategies. The seventh of those strategies is Woodenization. What is it? Let’s go in to a bit more depth on this. First, Woodenization […]
The Effort and Efficacy Beliefs – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
The Effort and Efficacy beliefs form the third layer of the Five Key Beliefs of student motivation, which I unpack at length in The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation without Losing Your Own and in Chapter Two of These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most. What are […]
Valued Within Exercises – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
In The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation Without Losing Your Own, I lay out an approach to student motivation in which Five Key Beliefs can be influenced using just ten basic strategies. The sixth of those strategies is Valued Within Exercises. What is it? How does this strategy influence the Five Key Beliefs? While […]
Mini-Sermons – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
In The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation Without Losing Your Own, I lay out an approach to student motivation in which Five Key Beliefs can be influenced using just 10 basic strategies. The fourth of those strategies is Mini-Sermons from an Apologist Winsome and Sure. What is it? The most important thinking […]
The Value Belief – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
The Value belief is the second of the Five Key Beliefs of student motivation, which I unpack at length in The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation without Losing Your Own and in Chapter Two of These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most. What is the Value Belief? […]
Moments of Genuine Connection (MGCs) – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
In The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation Without Losing Your Own, I lay out an approach to student motivation in which Five Key Beliefs can be influenced using just ten basic strategies. The first of those strategies is Tracking Attempted Moments of Genuine Connection. What is it? That’s it — Tracking. Attempted. […]
Teacher Credibility – DSJR Student Motivation Guide
Teacher Credibility is the first of the Five Key Beliefs of student motivation, which I unpack at length in The Will to Learn: How to Cultivate Student Motivation without Losing Your Own and in Chapter Two of These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most. What is Teacher Credibility? Teacher Credibility […]