Dave Stuart Jr.'s work is centered on a simple belief: all students and teachers can flourish. These 6 Things is all about streamlining your practice so that you're teaching smarter, not harder, and kids are learning, doing, and flourishing in ELA and content-area classrooms.

Dave Stuart Jr. is a husband and father who teaches high school in Cedar Springs, MI. His blog, DaveStuartJr.com, is read by over 50,000 educators each month, and his bestselling These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most has been cherished by teachers and leaders around the world. Dave is also an accomplished creator of professional development experiences, having led hundreds of impactful experiences for teachers in every US state and multiple countries abroad.

CHAPTER 1. Teaching Toward Everest
Long-Term Flourishing: The Peak of Peaks
Permission to Simplify
Let's Focus on What We Already Know
The Gist
PART I: START WITH THE HEART
CHAPTER 2. Cultivate Key Beliefs
Why Beliefs?
The Five Research-Based Beliefs That Drive Student Learning Behaviors (and How to Cultivate Them)
What I've Learned to Be True About These Beliefs
The Gist
PART II: MAKING MASTERY
CHAPTER 3. Build Knowledge Purposefully and Often
The Criticality of Knowledge
Promising Practices Toward Meaningful Knowledge Building
The Gist
CHAPTER 4. Argue Purposefully and Often
The Argument for Argument
Cultivate an Earnest and Amicable Argument Culture
Increase the Quantity of Argumentation in Your Classroom
Improve the Quality of Argumentation in Your Classroom
The Gist
PART III: LITERACY-RICH LEARNING EXPERIENCES
CHAPTER 5. Read Purposefully and Often
The Case for Reading Throughout the School Day
A Focused, Sensible Approach to Reading Throughout the School Day for the Long-Term Flourishing of Our Students
The Gist
CHAPTER 6. Write Purposefully and Often
The Case for Writing Throughout the School Day
A Focused, Sensible Approach to Writing Throughout the School Day for the Long-Term Flourishing of Our Students
Sanity Check: Mentally Disentangling Grading From Feedback and Better, Saner Tips for Tackling Both
The Gist
CHAPTER 7. Speak and Listen Purposefully and Often
The Case for Speaking and Listening Throughout the School Day
A Focused, Sensible Approach to Speaking and Listening Throughout the School Day for the Long-Term Flourishing of Our Students
The Gist
CHAPTER 8. Onward and Upward
Pick a Project
Commit to This, and Nothing Else, for a Long Time
A Gift for You
Acknowledgments
References and Recommended Readings
Index