Miriam Plotinsky, the author of "Teach More Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom," identifies that students need to be empowered to take ownership of their learning in order to be fully engaged.  She breaks hover-free teaching down into four sequential stages: mindset, deeper relationships, planning for engagement, and choice-based instruction.

Read "Teach More Hover Less" here.

Read "Lead Like a Teacher" here.

Find Miriam’s articles here. 

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