Teach Like Yourself

Preface Why I Wrote This Book Organization of the Book Three Recurring Features Personal Stories Research-Based Practices Invitations to Reflect Use the Book to Coach Yourself Chapter 1: Authentic Teaching What Helps Us Be Authentic Teachers? Shifts That Help Us Teach More Like Ourselves Five Practices for Teaching Like Yourself Chapter 2: Naming Core Beliefs Start With Why Creating Student Movement 3 Ways to Know and Name Your Core Beliefs Uncovering Your Students' Beliefs Coming Back to Why Chapter 3: Viewing Teaching as a Practice Four Types of Practice Your Personal Power View Student Learning as a Practice Teaching Practice Chapter 4: Building Balanced Relationships Connection is a Basic Human Need The Whole Picture of Professional Relationships Relationship-Building Practices Finding Balance Chapter 5: Driving Professional Growth Leaning Into Areas for Growth How to Discover Your Own Areas for Growth How to Design Your Own Professional Learning Plans Learning With Insiders Learning With Outsiders Connecting Professional Learning to Beliefs and Goals Chapter 6: Taking Care of Yourself Create Space for Yourself Focus on Happiness Help Your Students Take Care of Themselves Chapter 7: Teach Bravely What Do We Lose If We Don't Teach Like Ourselves Be Courageous Teach Like Yourself Manifesto Thank You Appendix A: Book Study Guide Appendix B: Teach Like Yourself Manifesto Appendix C: Join the Teach Like Yourself Movement References Index

Gravity Goldberg is an international educational consultant and author of eight books on teaching. Mindsets & Moves (Corwin Literacy, 2015) put her on the world stage with its practical ways to cultivate student agency, leading to speaking engagements and foreign translations of her work. She has almost 20 years of teaching experience, including positions as a science teacher, reading specialist, third grade teacher, special educator, literacy coach, staff developer, assistant professor, educational consultant, and yoga teacher. Gravity holds a B.A. and M.Ed. from Boston College and a doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the founding director of Gravity Goldberg, LLC, a team that provides side-by-side coaching for teachers.