This conversation had really high quality pedagogy and a really inspiring conversation on happiness. THANK YOU! Click To Tweet
Robert Dunlop is a quality educator, speaker, and author. He has had such a diverse experience in education that offers our audience a quality listen. Our conversation rolls from pedagogy to classroom management to feedback, the focus of his book, striving for happiness.
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The expectations we have for students can impact our approach to instruction. More importantly, when we have more confidence in what they can do, we can push them to higher-level thinking skills.
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Utilize the professional resources in your district to support your professional growth.
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Analyze and reflect on your pacing. We are typically moving faster than students can learn, not creating any real benefit.
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Great planning and lessons are the first best step towards effective classroom management.
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Strategies for teachers to provide quality feedback that students listen to and utilize. It takes a time commitment from the teacher.
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Check out the book Peaks and Valleys by Spencer Johnson.
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Rob speaks to the value of attending conferences, the energizing environment, and the connections you can make. This is where Rob and Ken first met.
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Rob is an expert on happiness, and his book is not a quick-fix strategy. It’s a deduction to happiness through discipline and consistent efforts. It is difficult but accomplishable.
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Please read Rob’s book; it is such a powerful mindset shift for you to be happy in education.
Website: https://www.motivatedu.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/robdunlopEDU
Email: robdunlopedu@gmail.com
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