Secret #1: Great Teachers Are Equal Opportunists Capitalizing on How Kids Learn Secret #2: Great Teachers Are Power Brokers Building a Culture of Eptness Secret #3: Great Teachers Are Ringmasters Nurturing Free-Range Students in a High-Stakes World Secret #4: Great Teachers Are Curiosity Seekers Fostering Success in Multicultural Classrooms Secret #5: Great Teachers Don't Take No (or Yes) for an Answer Teaching by Asking Instead of Telling Secret #6: Great Teachers Know a Hemingway When They See One Getting to the Heart of Writing Secret #7: Great Teachers Are Escape Artists Exploring the World Beyond Secret #8: Great Teachers Are Gossipmongers Putting the Social Back in Social Studies Secret #9: Great Teachers Are Drama Queens Using the Arts as a Second Language Secret #10: Great Teachers Are Insurrectionists Learning Through Social Action Secret #11: Great Teachers Speak in Tongues Mastering Communication in the Information Age Secret #12: Great Teachers Are Lifelong Learners Reaching, Recharging, and Moving On