Authors Pete Hall, Alisa Simeral, Bryan Goodwin, Bj Stone, and Bess Scott identify 24 of the most common "problems of practice" faced by educators--something that is not going quite as well as it could in the teaching-learning process--and show educators how to guide their own self-reflective journey toward solving these problems, gaining expertise in their professional practices, and empowering students to "own" more of their learning. These problems of practice are grouped into six pathways, each covered in detail by a chapter in the book: (1) Nurturing a positive learning environment; (2) Challenging students to commit to mastery level learning; (3) Designing engaging learning activities and lessons; (4) Motivating students with feedback; (5) Assessing for learning; and (6) Creating dynamic group learning. For each pathway, the authors provide research-based insights and simple tools for teachers to use in their classrooms and progress along a professional development pathway of Be Consistent, Be Connected, Differentiate, and Empower. Teacher readers do not have to read the book sequentially--you can begin with whichever problem of practice seems most urgent to you right now. Your starting point is less important than your destination: a student-owned, teacher-guided, "empowered" classroom.