With foreword by Harry K. Wong Change is coming at us from all angles: technological, cultural, social, and environmental. This presents a great challenge (and a great opportunity) in schools and in the teaching profession. With Owning It, you'll discover an array of easy-to-implement strategies designed to help you excel in the myriad of modern-day responsibilities of teachers and educators: classroom leader, mentor, colleague, team member, and public professional. This book will empower teachers to own their careers, teach effectively, and develop strong relationships: Acquire straightforward strategies for dealing with everyday situations found in classrooms, schools, and communities. Understand the multifaceted role of a teacher in today's schools and how to balance the numerous responsibilities -- from classroom management to relationships with colleagues. Feel inspired and motivated to bring out the best in yourself as well as in your students. Observe creative approaches to improve teaching strategies and student engagement. Answer reflection questions to connect with and relate to the strategies covered in the book. Contents: Part 1: Owning It in Your Classroom: Strategies for Creating an Environment of Achievement Chapter 1: Revisit Your Personal Philosophy's Value Chapter 2: Make the Most of the First Five Minutes of Any Class Chapter 3: Increase Your Classroom Presence to Seem Like You're Everywhere at Once Chapter 4: Never Sabotage a Teachable Moment Chapter 5: Help Students Learn Out Loud and Still Keep a Handle on Your Classroom Chapter 6: Transform Your Perception of Data and Help Your Students Succeed Chapter 7: Think Outside the Bubble on All-Important Standardized Tests Part 2: Owning It With Your Most Challenging Students: Strategies for Succeeding With At-Risk and Struggling Student Populations Chapter 8: Bring Ethnic Identity and Culturally Relevant Curriculum Into Your Classroom Chapter 9: Close the Achievement Gap With At-Risk Students Chapter 10: Succeed With At-Risk Youth Chapter 11: Manage Disruptive Classroom Behavior Chapter 12: Establish a Negotiation With At-Risk and Struggling Students Chapter 13: Reel Parents in With Three Basic Strategies Chapter 14: Empower Students by Putting Them in Charge Part 3: Owning It at Your School and District: Strategies for Succeeding as a Member of a Staff Team Chapter 15: Turn "Not Another Meeting" Into "Let's Get to Business!" Chapter 16: Help Your School's New Teachers Succeed (and Stick Around) Chapter 17: Improve Schools by Minding Collegial Generation Gaps Chapter 18: Approach a Colleague About a Conflict Chapter 19: Five Ways to Make Shared Positions Work for Teachers, Students, and Administrators Part 4: Owning It in Your Community: Strategies for Making a Positive Impact Beyond Your School and Classroom Chapter 20: Turn Potential Foes Into Supportive Allies Chapter 21: Put the Spotlight on Your School Chapter 22: Get Teachers Into the Community and the Community Into Teachers Chapter 23: Step Up and Share Your Ideas With Fellow Educators Chapter 24: Make Blogs an Essential Support Mechanism for Teaching
Publisher Annotation: Teachers inspire students every day, and this new collection provides some much-needed inspiration for these dedicated educators. With great stories about teaching from teachers and stories of thanks from students, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers makes for a great teacher gift all year round! Teachers will love the book?s heartfelt, inspiring, and humorous stories from inside and outside the classroom. Stories from teachers and students about their favorite memories, lasting lessons, and unforgettable moments will uplift and encourage any educator. Chicken soup for the soul series, (Original), 400pp.
Evolve your craft while staying grounded in best teaching practices. Alex Kajitani offers readers a fun and meaningful resource packed with practical tips for making the most of an online classroom environment. From sign-on to sign-off, use these strategies to ensure your students feel welcomed, engaged, and empowered to own their learning. In addition, gain self-care ideas that will help you be your best. Readers will: Learn how to present well on camera and keep students engaged Incorporate best practices for online instruction and classroom management in the online environment Nurture an online classroom community committed to learning, equity, and comradery Implement virtual assessment strategies to maintain academic integrity and growth Discover self-care practices while teaching online Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Looking Good on Camera Chapter 2: Building Relationships With Students Chapter 3: Engaging Students Chapter 4: Managing Your Classroom Chapter 5: Pulling in Parents and Guardians Chapter 6: Creating a Community Chapter 7: Organizing Your Lessons Chapter 8: Assessing Students Chapter 9: Ensuring Equity Chapter 10: Differentiating Learning Chapter 11: Taking Care of Yourself Conclusion: The Last Tip! References and Resources Index
Evolve your craft while staying grounded in best teaching practices. Alex Kajitani offers readers a fun and meaningful resource packed with practical tips for making the most of an online classroom environment. From sign-on to sign-off, use these strategies to ensure your students feel welcomed, engaged, and empowered to own their learning. In addition, gain self-care ideas that will help you be your best. Readers will: Learn how to present well on camera and keep students engaged Incorporate best practices for online instruction and classroom management in the online environment Nurture an online classroom community committed to learning, equity, and comradery Implement virtual assessment strategies to maintain academic integrity and growth Discover self-care practices while teaching online Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Looking Good on Camera Chapter 2: Building Relationships With Students Chapter 3: Engaging Students Chapter 4: Managing Your Classroom Chapter 5: Pulling in Parents and Guardians Chapter 6: Creating a Community Chapter 7: Organizing Your Lessons Chapter 8: Assessing Students Chapter 9: Ensuring Equity Chapter 10: Differentiating Learning Chapter 11: Taking Care of Yourself Conclusion: The Last Tip! References and Resources Index
There's a new set of 3Rs for our kids-respect, responsibility, and resilience-to better prepare them for life in the real world. Once developed, these skills let kids take charge, and let parents step back, to the benefit of all. Casting hover mothers and helicopter parents aside, Vicki Hoefle encourages a different, counter-intuitive-yet much more effective-approach: for parents to sit on their hands, stay on the sidelines, even if duct tape is required, so that the kids step up. Duct Tape Parenting gives parents a new perspective on what it means to be effective, engaged parents and to enable kids to develop confidence through solving their own problems. This is not a book about the parenting strategy of the day-what the author calls "Post-It Note Parenting"-but rather a relationship-based guide to span all ages and stages of development. Witty, straight-shooting Hoefle addresses frustrated parents everywhere who are ready to raise confident, capable children to go out in the world.
New teachers, experienced teachers, retired teachers. They’ll all be inspired and re-energized by these 101 stories about what matters most—knowing that they make a difference. You’ll laugh along with their adventures, tear up over their heartwarming experiences, and feel proud… because it all starts with teachers. These stories remind us that teachers have a lasting impact. And these writers share the best lessons they learned from the ups and downs of their educational journeys. It’s a fascinating look inside the classrooms of teachers—from preschool to high school and beyond — and how teachers truly shape the future. This collection is a gift to all the teachers out there—a fun, moving read and a big thank you for all they do!
Evolve your craft while staying grounded in best teaching practices. Alex Kajitani offers readers a fun and meaningful resource packed with practical tips for making the most of an online classroom environment. From sign-on to sign-off, use these strategies to ensure your students feel welcomed, engaged, and empowered to own their learning. In addition, gain self-care ideas that will help you be your best. Readers will: Learn how to present well on camera and keep students engaged Incorporate best practices for online instruction and classroom management in the online environment Nurture an online classroom community committed to learning, equity, and comradery Implement virtual assessment strategies to maintain academic integrity and growth Discover self-care practices while teaching online Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Looking Good on Camera Chapter 2: Building Relationships With Students Chapter 3: Engaging Students Chapter 4: Managing Your Classroom Chapter 5: Pulling in Parents and Guardians Chapter 6: Creating a Community Chapter 7: Organizing Your Lessons Chapter 8: Assessing Students Chapter 9: Ensuring Equity Chapter 10: Differentiating Learning Chapter 11: Taking Care of Yourself Conclusion: The Last Tip! References and Resources Index
You and your company can work less, be more productive, and make time for what's really important. The idea of success embraced by the global economy means being always-on, never missing an opportunity, and outworking your peers. But working ever-longer hours is't sustainable for companies or individuals. Fatigue-induced mistakes, whether in the operating room or factory line, cost companies billions, and overwork alienates and burns out valuable employees. But what if there is another way? Shorter tells the story of entrepreneurs and leaders all over the world who have discovered how to shrink the workweek without cutting salaries or sacrificing productivity or revenues. They show that by reducing distractions, eliminating inefficiencies, and creating time for high-quality focus and collaboration, 4-day workweeks can boost recruitment and retention, make leaders more thoughtful and companies more sustainable, and improve work-life balance. Using design thinking, a business and product development process pioneered in Silicon Valley, futurist and consultant Alex Pang creates a step-by-step guide for readers to redesign their workdays.
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