Teaching as if Students Matter: A Guide to Creating Classrooms Based on Relationships and Engaged Learning

A teacher education book that emphasizes the importance of relationships, cultural responsiveness, and engaged learning for all students' academic and personal success.

Teaching as if Students Matter supports the goal of new teachers to create engaging classrooms where students want to learn. It provides concrete and specific methods for building relationships with all students, managing their behaviors in positive ways, and planning for engaged and authentic instruction. Throughout, the boo...