Debbie Miller's New Book-A Must Read!

It feels like Christmas in August! Today I received an advanced copy of Debbie Miller’s new book, TEACHING WITH INTENTION: DEFINING BELIEFS, ALIGNING PRACTICE TAKING ACTION. (I know, I know…I am very lucky!)

Debbie is the author of the infamous Reading with Meaning and has brought her style and grace with students into thousands of classrooms worldwide with her powerful lessons in comprehension.

Debbie does not disappoint in round two. She again invites us to be part of her teaching—to see the thinking behind all that she does and to hear the brilliant thinking of the students she works with. Debbie begins the conversation in this way:

I’m convinced that success in the classroom depends less on which beliefs we hold and more on simply having a set of beliefs that guides us in our day to day work with children. Once we know who we are and what we’re about in the classroom, we become intentional in our teaching; we do what we do on purpose, with good reason.

Debbie continues on, sharing with readers her thinking on teaching for engagement, designing lessons based on your beliefs, assessment and working smarter not harder.

This would be the PERFECT book to start the year off on the right foot as each one of us seek to define what we beleive matters most and align our practices accordingly. Although, the book is not set to be released until late August, the kind folks at Stenhouse are offering a sneak peek at their site here.