Lisa Maxfield & Cheryl Abla—Teachables: Bite-Size Strategies That Make a Major Impact in the Classroom

Key takeaways

The book’s four pillars—relationships, organization and procedures, curiosity and engagement, and high expectations
How classroom routines protect bell-to-bell instruction and increase academic talk—and why they must be taught and modeled
How teachers can re teach routines midyear when procedures aren’t sticking—rather than giving up or escalating consequences
Why Cheryl and Lisa define high expectations as “I believe you’re capable and I’ll help you get there,” not as giving early finishers more of the same work
Concrete, proven routines for building relationships with students—and why they matter

Get the book Teachables: Bite-Size Strategies That Make a Major Impact in the Classroom About The Guests Cheryl Abla brings over thirty years of experience in education, partnering with schools and districts across the country to help teachers and leaders create classrooms where every student excels. A former educator who taught across grades 1–12, she brings practical classroom insight to her work supporting instructional strategies, problem-based learning, classroom technology, teacher coaching, and multilingual learner success, with a focus on simple, high-impact strategies that make learni

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[00:01] Announcer: Welcome to Principal Center Radio, helping you build capacity for instructional leadership. Here's your host, Director of the Principal Center, Dr. Justin Baeder. Welcome, everyone, to Principal Center Radio. [00:13] Justin Baeder: I'm your host, Justin Baeder, and I'm honored to welcome to the program Cheryl Abla and Lisa Maxfield. Cheryl Abla brings over 30 years of experience in education, partnering with schools and districts across the country to help teachers and leaders create classrooms where every student excels. A former educator who taught across grades 1…

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Lisa Maxfield & Cheryl Abla—Teachables: Bite-Size Strategies That Make a Major Impact in the Classroom

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