Author Dale Ripley has spent years studying great educators. Through extensive interviews with outstanding teachers and his own teaching experience, he has identified the common traits of great teachers. These traits include a passion for teaching, the creation of solid teacher-student relationships, and a sense of calling. In his book, Ripley offers insightful and well-researched advice to inspire both new and experienced teachers.

K–12 teachers will use this book to:

• Explore the qualities, habits, and behaviors of great teachers


• Understand the research behind what makes teachers most effective


• Glean insights from other teachers on the topic of each chapter


• Hone skills and approaches that will elevate teaching


• Be inspired and renewed as an educator

Dale Ripley, PhD, teaches in the Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education at the University of Alberta. He has taught at the elementary, junior high and middle school, high school, and college and university levels since 1972. Additionally, he has served as a principal at the elementary and secondary school levels and as the superintendent for a small rural school district and a large urban school district.
Although Dale has worked in high-performing schools located in affluent areas, his first love has always been working in schools where many of the students are considered “at risk” or “challenging.” For this reason, he spent most of his teaching career in inner-city schools, or what many refer to as high-needs schools.
In 2009, Dale was asked to establish a high school on a First Nations reserve, where he then taught for six years and helped bring high school graduation rates to an unprecedented level, with many of his students going on to obtain postsecondary degrees.
In 2019, Dale wrote The Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit: 83 Simple Things That Successful Teachers Do to Thrive in the Classroom in response to the myriad questions that his preservice teacher-education students posed about how to deal with the practical day-to-day problems novice teachers face. His next book, The Tactical Teacher: Proven Strategies to Positively Influence Student Learning and Classroom Behavior, was published in 2022.
Dale received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from the University of Alberta and then returned to attain his doctorate in curriculum design and educational leadership.

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