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Research For Better Teaching, Inc. Founded in 1979 by Jonathon Saphier, Ed.D., Research for Better Teaching (RBT) is a professional dev

Before you respond, look for the cause.Are routines clear and practiced?Are directions understandable?Does the task offe...
10/16/2026

Before you respond, look for the cause.

Are routines clear and practiced?
Are directions understandable?
Does the task offer appropriate challenge and support?
Have relationships created a foundation of trust?

Disruptions can signal classroom or instructional conditions that need attention. RBT’s diagnostic map helps educators examine the whole picture and identify where to begin.

Read the newsletter:
https://www.rbteach.com/pages/70 -750

10/16/2026

A disruption happens. What’s your next move?

Before escalating, look for the cause. A pause, a quiet prompt, or a clearer routine may be enough to help a student reengage.

Explore how strong foundations, a positive classroom climate, and purposeful responses work together in Classroom Discipline: See the Whole Picture.

Read the newsletter and download the free Discipline Problem-Solving Guide:
https://www.rbteach.com/pages/70 -750

Classroom Discipline: See the Whole PictureA glance. A pause. A quiet prompt.Sometimes a small response is enough to hel...
10/15/2026

Classroom Discipline: See the Whole Picture

A glance. A pause. A quiet prompt.

Sometimes a small response is enough to help a student reengage. Choosing that response starts with understanding the student, the situation, and the classroom conditions.

Explore how strong foundations, a positive classroom climate, and purposeful responses work together to keep students learning.

Read the newsletter:
https://www.rbteach.com/pages/70 -750

Congratulations to Thomas Scarice, Superintendent of Westport Public Schools, on being named 2026 Superintendent of the ...
10/15/2026

Congratulations to Thomas Scarice, Superintendent of Westport Public Schools, on being named 2026 Superintendent of the Year by the National Association of School Superintendents!

We’ve long appreciated Tom’s thoughtful leadership and the way he puts a commitment to professional learning into practice. His work has been a source of inspiration for us at RBT. Congratulations to Tom and the entire Westport school community!

Where does the time go in your classroom? Find out.Our featured Instructional Time Audit gives you a simple way to exami...
09/28/2026

Where does the time go in your classroom? Find out.

Our featured Instructional Time Audit gives you a simple way to examine one class period and see how your available minutes are actually being used.

Track time spent on student learning, teacher input, transitions, logistics, and waiting or interruptions.

Then look for an opportunity to reclaim just one or two minutes—and intentionally reinvest them in student thinking, discussion, practice, application, or feedback.

Track it. Notice it. Reinvest it.

Get the Instructional Time Audit in our latest newsletter:
https://conta.cc/4cvLnzK

Not all classroom minutes are equally valuable.The Skillful Teacher challenges us to think beyond simply keeping student...
09/27/2026

Not all classroom minutes are equally valuable.

The Skillful Teacher challenges us to think beyond simply keeping students busy or on task.

What matters is creating more “high-success time doing important work”—time when students are actively engaged in meaningful, appropriately challenging learning and experiencing success.

So the question isn't simply:

How can I get more instructional time?

It's:

How can I make more of our existing time count?

https://conta.cc/4cvLnzK

Efficiency isn't the end goal. Learning is.A faster transition only matters if we do something worthwhile with the time ...
09/25/2026

Efficiency isn't the end goal. Learning is.

A faster transition only matters if we do something worthwhile with the time we gain.

When we reclaim minutes from transitions, logistics, waiting, or repeated directions, we can intentionally reinvest them in:

Student thinking.
Discussion.
Practice.
Application.
Feedback.

The goal isn't to fit more content into the lesson.

It's to create more opportunities for students to engage successfully in important work.

Read the latest RBT newsletter:
https://conta.cc/4cvLnzK

What could your students do with two more minutes?Think more deeply about a question.Discuss an idea with a partner.Prac...
09/24/2026

What could your students do with two more minutes?

Think more deeply about a question.

Discuss an idea with a partner.

Practice a new skill.

Write a quick reflection.

Respond to feedback.

Two minutes may not sound like much. But reclaimed from waiting, transitions, or logistics—and intentionally reinvested in learning—those minutes can add up.

This week, identify one place where you could reclaim just two minutes. Then decide in advance how you'll give them back to students.

Read more:
https://conta.cc/4cvLnzK

Where does the time actually go during a lesson?We may know how long a class period lasts. But how much of that time is ...
09/23/2026

Where does the time actually go during a lesson?

We may know how long a class period lasts. But how much of that time is spent on student thinking and learning—and how much disappears into transitions, materials, logistics, waiting, or interruptions?

Try tracking one class period.

Not to judge how you use your time, but to notice it.

You may discover that reclaiming even one or two minutes creates a meaningful new opportunity for learning.

Explore the idea in our latest newsletter:
https://conta.cc/4cvLnzK

09/22/2026

Attention and momentum don’t happen by chance. They’re designed.

A clear start. Time to think and process. Smooth transitions. Purposeful movement. Small instructional moves like these can make a big difference in keeping students engaged and learning moving forward.

In our latest Skillful Teacher newsletter, we explore practical ways to design lessons that protect attention, reduce lost time, and keep students thinking.

Read Designing Lessons That Keep Students Thinking and explore strategies you can try right away:

https://www.rbteach.com/pages/70 -745

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