Teachers are often tasked with taking on new curricula, standards, mandates, and other changes, often with little time and few resources. However, teachers are nothing if not innovators. And many teachers leverage their assets to adopt new practices using small but meaningful changes that go beyond “box-checking” and encourage authentic learning and engagement. This book celebrates teachers' small steps by sharing examples of these excellent small changes. This book provides tips and tricks for making small but meaningful changes that make lasting impacts on teaching and learning. Contributors include academics, classroom teachers, and librarians, who offer suggestions for instructors across a wide span of ages, grades, and subjects. The book includes 24 straightforward chapters from a range of perspectives and subjects. Some are content specific, with concrete suggestions grounded in academic disciplines while others are broad and can be adapted to any learning environment.

Lauren Madden is a Professor in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at The College of New Jersey. The aim of her work is to advocate for scientific literacy and the health of our planet through teaching and learning.