Are the teacher-student relationships in your classroom and your school yielding two years growth in one year of time?

Educator and author, Greg Wolcott and I sit down to discuss his new book, Significant 72, and why creating a psychologically safe yet intellectually stimulating classroom environment is the only way students can be successful in school and life. It starts with relationship building.

Bio

Greg is an author, presenter, consultant, adjunct and he currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning in a suburb of Chicago. As an educator in the Chicagoland area for over 20 years, Greg is passionate about developing opportunities for all students to succeed as well as finding ways for all teachers and staff members to utilize their strengths to maximize the learning of each and every child whom they interact with on a daily basis.

What is Significant 72?

The Book

The article we discussed: Only a fraction of students consistently get grade-appropriate assignments

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