Dave Stuart Jr. - Helping Teachers Focus

What Teachers Are Saying!

"Your work has single-handedly been the biggest influence in my pedagogy… I’m literally using things I learned from you every single day!" — Ashley Y., Instructional Coach & Teacher in California
"In you, I’ve found a voice that speaks to both my calling and my professional practice." — Caleb N., ELA Teacher in Denver
"Your work is beautifully affecting students over here and saving this teacher her sanity!" — Rachel P, Early to Mid-career Teacher in Ohio
"If I could identify one resource that has guided my work over 37 years of teaching, it has been your blog posts, books, courses, and videos." — Liz Fox, Recently Retired after 37 Years (34 as ELA Teacher, 3 as Instructional Coach)
"Students are getting comfortable doing what most of them didn’t want to do – really read, really write, and argue academically. One student went from saying ‘this is going to be bad – I’m terrible at public speaking’ to ‘look at me, all smart.' " — Jeanine F-G., St. John Neumann High School, Naples FL
"It’s rare to have someone who is actually still committed to being in the classroom writing/doing the PD… it’s amazing how just a few years out of the classroom makes folks start thinking that their ideas will work, when in reality they will not fly with real kids." — Elle D., 25-Year Veteran Teacher

Fully Asynchronous Online Professional Development

My schedule-friendly, all-online professional development courses are designed with busy educators in mind. Whole staff or district applications are available — email support@davestuartjr.com with your needs.

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In-Person Professional Development

I speak and lead education workshops for a limited number of schools and organizations around the world each year.

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Books + Blog

My best-selling books, These 6 Things and The Will to Learn, have been read and cherished by secondary teachers around the world. My blog is read by tens of thousands of educators each month.

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Trusted by thousands of educators around the world.

Writing and leading PD since 2012.

Tools and services used in all 50 states and abroad.

Over a million published words, over a thousand articles.

Countless classroom success stories from teachers around the world.

The Tires I Fix 🛞🔧

Dave Stuart Jr. | September 23, 2025

Dear colleague, I’m not a mechanic, but I can change a flat tire. I don’t know how to fix a transmission or build an engine, but if you’re stranded on the side of the road with a popped tire, I got you. My work as a writer is a lot like that. I can’t figure…

Let’s Talk Sustainable Teacher-Student Relationships

Dave Stuart Jr. | September 17, 2025

Dear colleague, I’m the last person that’s going to tell you school is all about relationships. Because it’s not. It’s all about advancing the long-term flourishing of young people by teaching them to master things that, apart from school, they’d be unlikely to master. That said, few factors are as critical to long-term student and…

The Insanity of “Preparing Students for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet” by Using Unproven Methods and Ignoring Fundamentals

Dave Stuart Jr. | September 11, 2025

Dear colleague, I’m switching it up today by basically saying one thing: read this Blake Harvard article. Let me give you some context: I first came across Blake a couple years ago. He reminded me of my own tendencies: consistent blog articles, focused topics, written by a practicing teacher. Blake’s book, Do I Have Your Attention? Understanding Memory…

Am I Cool With Teachers Asking AI to Pretend It’s… Me?

Dave Stuart Jr. | September 9, 2025

Dear colleague, Here’s a question I received a bit ago from one of our teaching colleagues, Mr. Rick Coriell. Dear Dave, I have been reading your blog for about 10 years. You have been one of the best mentors I have ever had. I love doing the hard work to get better at a small…

Mini-Sermonizing Academic Integrity

Dave Stuart Jr. | September 4, 2025

Dear colleague, If the past couple of school years are any indication, this one’s going to require us to be even better at teaching academic integrity and helping our students to Value putting forth their honest, best work versus the work of a partner or a robot. That is why I am thankful to share…

Bad Goals Dressed as Good Ones

Dave Stuart Jr. | September 2, 2025

Dear colleagues, A lot of times, the students who present as highly motivated in school are actually very poorly motivated for learning. This is basically what I argued via keynote at an AP Best Practices conference a year and a half ago. So let me unpack some definitions of success that APPEAR good but actually…