Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction
1. Essential 1: Establishing a Sense of Purpose The Overall Aim Class Mission Statement The Seven Life Roles Personal Mission Statements Key Points From Essential 1
2. Essential 2: Determining Goals What Is Quality?
Determining Student Goals Key Points From Essential 2
Reflection Questions
3. Essential 3: Building Quality Into the Process The Inspection Role Play The Writing Process Example Guiding Approaches Disciplinary Understanding The Funds of Knowledge Approach Differentiated Instruction Multiple Intelligences Wrapping Up the Story Writing Example Building Quality Into the Process: Other Examples The Yearlong Perspective A Single School Day Individual Lessons Key Points From Essential 3
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4. Essential 4: Involving Parents Nine Reasons to Make the Effort Guiding Principles for Home-School Communication Ways to Build and Maintain Relationships With Parents Other Ways to Promote Working Together Helping Parents Help Their Children Back to School Night, Conferences, and Open House Key Points From Essential 4
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5. Essential 5: Improving Continuously Improving Our Habits of Character Academic Improvement at the Individual Level Academic Improvement at the Team Level Increasing Enthusiasm Throughout the Year Continuous Process Improvement: The Personal Spelling List Example Individual Improvement Projects Our Development as Professional Educators Key Points From Essential 5
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6. Essential 6: Investing in Training Key Points From Essential 6
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7. Essential 7: Nurturing Intrinsic Motivation Classroom Parallels The Problems With Rewards Coming to Grips With These Findings A Different Approach Nurturing Forces of Intrinsic Motivation Intrinsic Motivation: A Summary Key Points From Essential 7
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8. Essential 8: Exercising Leadership The Big Picture Rounding Out the Leadership Skeleton Conclusion Key Points From Essential 8
Reflection Questions Resource A: The Seven Life Roles Resource B: Guiding Approaches Resource C: Classroom Management Plan Resource D: Using Student Handbooks Notes References Index