Teach with Confidence: Five Domains for Managing Life in Classrooms - Paperback

by Alexandra Miletta (Author)

Teach with Confidence aims to inspire new teachers to trust their ability to reflect and grow and have an improved sense of their own agency in managing dissonance. The exploration of domains weaves in stories and research from practitioners and scholars to show how beliefs, knowledge, and skills in building relationships are critical elements of excellence. Like the stone pines depicted on the cover with their timeless beauty, stability, and strength, teachers need to take a long view, knowing that improvement will come with hard work and a responsive, nuanced approach to practice.

Author Biography

Alexandra Miletta taught 5th and 6th grade in Edmonds, Washington and has been engaged in childhood education in various capacities for the past two decades. After earning a B.A. from Wellesley College and an M.A. from Syracuse University in Art History, she lived and worked in Italy, and then completed her PhD in Educational Studies at the University of Michigan. She was first a professor of Childhood Education at The City College of New York, CUNY for six years and then a tenured professor at Mercy College in New York, and is the coauthor of Classroom Conversations: A Collection of Classics for Parents and Teachers published in 2008 by The New Press. An active member of the educational blogging community from 2013-2017, she has also published research and presented in conferences on practitioner inquiry, aesthetic education, Reggio Emilia, and moral dimensions of life in classrooms, as well as published book and film reviews. She currently lives in Rome, Italy.