Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom [Paperback]

A hover-free classroom starts with a dynamic class community. [A]n effective guide for anyone who wishes to examineand eventransformthe way they approach teaching. Plotinskys book is both a rallying call and a practical, down-to-Earth guide for teachers who really want to move from sage on the stage to guide on the side. The result is a classroom that improves not only learning, but also engagement and equity. The crux of Plotinskys argument is central to the conversations that should be happening within every meeting in every school: how can we get out of the way of student learning? Her words are grounded in what needs to happen first: we have to target our belief systems for reflection and upgrade. If education is going to keep pace in the age of total information, it will be by developing student autonomy.?US