Dr. Todd Whitaker

Speaker, Author

One of the nation’s leading authorities on teacher and principal effectiveness, staff morale, teacher leadership, and school culture and climate. Todd has written over 65 books including the national best seller, What Great Teachers Do Differently. Other titles include What Great Principals Do Differently, Shifting the Monkey, School Culture Rewired, Your First Year, Dealing With Difficult Parents, Motivating & Inspiring Teachers, and How To Get All Teachers To Become Like The Best Teachers.

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Todd's Work

Leading Authority on Staff Motivation, Teacher Leadership, and Principal Effectiveness

Todd has authored over 65 books, including the national bestseller What Great Teachers Do Differently, as well as Shifting the Monkey, Dealing with Difficult Teachers, 10-Minute Inservice, The Ball, What Great Principals Do Differently, Motivating & Inspiring Teachers, and Dealing with Difficult Parents.

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Publications

With over 65 publications in the education field, Todd offers methods and advice on nearly any topic or issue facing educators today.

Presentations

If you feel like your staff could benefit from a session with a world class motivator in the education field, check out Todd's list of presentations.

Leadership

As a leader, it's essential that you develop a clear vision and focus...if two people both make decisions based on what is best for students, they never disagree, even when they disagree.

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Always treat your students as if their parents were in the room.

- Todd Whitaker

A good teacher has a love of teaching. A great teacher has a love of learning.

- Todd Whitaker

We can never manage a classroom until we manage ourselves.

- Todd Whitaker

The only way to teach respect is to model it.

- Todd Whitaker

Good classroom management has much more to do with class than it does with management.

- Todd Whitaker

Success in any profession starts with a focus on self. After all, we are the one variable that we can most easily and most productively influence.

- Todd Whitaker