The Language of Possibility: How Teachers’ Words Shape School Culture and Student Achievement

by Michael Roberts, Anthony Muhammad

Language can help lift or limit students. Based on brain research and authentic classroom experience, this book will help you get back to the optimism of teaching by reconnecting with the possibility of each student. From classroom practice to systemwide policies, readers will find strategies for shifting the way we approach teaching to cultivate the gifts each student has to offer.
Teachers and leaders

Foreword by Anthony Muhammad
Introduction
Part 1: What We Say About Students
Chapter 1: Talking About Underserved Students
Chapter 2: Talking About Expectations for Students
Chapter 3: Talking About Student Motivation
Chapter 4: Talking About Student Data
Part 2: What We Say About Colleagues
Chapter 5: Talking About Taking Responsibility
Chapter 6: Talking About Research and Best Practices
Chapter 7: Talking About Teacher Individuality
Chapter 8: Talking About Collaboration
Chapter 9: Talking About Trust
Epilogue
Appendix

152 pages, Perfect Paperback

Published August 23, 2022

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Reviews

[Samantha Zawacki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Difficult students? Difficult administrators? Difficulty colleagues? Or just feeling burned out? This book is great for teachers who need to recenter themselves as to why they became a teacher and how they can move forward with a new outlook!

[Robyn Depping · Rating 5 out of 5]

Using this for a school book study this year.