Effective educators know that the act of teaching involves careful consideration of what propels student learning and what can deter it. The classroom represents a positive learning context built through intentional educator decisions and moves to satisfy the students’, the school’s, and society’s purposes (Norris, 2008). The third edition of What Great Teachers Do Differently: Nineteen Things That Matter Most by Todd Whitaker examines the beliefs, attitudes, interactions, and behaviors of great teachers that form the fabric of their lives in classrooms and schools.