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Dave Stuart Jr.

Setting a Work Schedule to Make Us Better, Saner Teachers

January 3, 2015 By Dave Stuart Jr. 23 Comments

I want to share something that gives me hope for the year to come: a weekly routine for getting the work done within set working hours. I piloted this schedule for two weeks before Winter Break, and it seems poised to do well for me in 2015, which seems like it could be my busiest year ever. […]

Teaching is Work

December 29, 2014 By Dave Stuart Jr. 11 Comments

Winter break has been awesome so far. Highlights: Hadassah (my eldest) and I made a postmodern gingerbread house (pictured above). In an act of the-only-person-in-the-family-without-the-flu heroism, I made off-brand frozen pizza for Christmas dinner. Need I say more? I’ve also taken some time to write, which is good, because I’m working on a new ebook called Never Finished. […]

The Two Most Important Words for Getting Great, According to Daniel Coyle

December 17, 2014 By Dave Stuart Jr. 1 Comment

Over the past year, I’ve been reading, writing, and thinking a lot about what it takes to get great at teaching. This is partly because I’m insanely curious about it. After all, if I’m going to do something, I want to do it (or be on the way to doing it) great. It’s also because of the e-book […]

Takeaways from #NCTE14 (and why professional conferences are worth it)

December 1, 2014 By Dave Stuart Jr. Leave a Comment

Two weekends ago, I went to my first-ever national conference for teachers: the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference (NCTE14), which was held in the DC area. In this post, I’d like to do three simple things: Explain why conferences are and aren’t helpful — and how to make sure the next conference […]

We All Need Mentorship: Here’s How to Make the Most of It

November 22, 2014 By Dave Stuart Jr. 3 Comments

Lately, I’ve been kind of obsessed with helping the Teaching the Core community think deeply about their careers. Part of that is because I love writing about this stuff; another part is because I sense that the group of educators who belong to this friendly movement of educators resonate with some of the following questions: Is […]

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