Valerie Von Frank's Books

Unlocking Group Potential to Improve Schools

By: Robert J. Garmston,Valerie von Frank

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Unlocking Group Potential to Improve Schools

By: Robert J. Garmston,Valerie von Frank

How great groups make great schools This field book shows educators how to develop group culture, enhance facilitators’ skills, and optimize the group’s most precious resource—its members. The authors describe how to form working committees, task forces, grade-level, and department teams, and faculties that are more effective and better equipped to resolve complex issues around student learning. Specific topics include: Understanding eight principles that underlie effective groups Learning the five standards for effective meetings Setting clear goals and roles Practicing new ways of talking for improved collaboration Examining perceptions and mental models Enhancing energy sources Working with conflict Developing basic facilitation skills

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Corwin Press

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1452279462

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9781452279466

The Multigenerational Workplace

Communicate, Collaborate, and Create Community

By: Jennifer Abrams,Valerie von Frank

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The Multigenerational Workplace

Communicate, Collaborate, and Create Community

By: Jennifer Abrams,Valerie von Frank

Bridge the generation gap and achieve outstanding results! You might expect the occasional age-related misunderstanding to find its way into the classroom—after all, if today’s kids aren’t exactly from another planet, they’re definitely from another generation. At least you and your colleagues are all on the same page...right? Not necessarily. In some schools, as many as four generations work side by side, and that means countless chances for crossed wires, miscommunication, and perhaps even mistrust. Authors Jennifer Abrams and Valerie von Frank are attuned to these generational differences. In this book, based on Abrams’ popular workshop, the authors demonstrate how educators can look past their own generational filters to reap the benefits of seeing through a new lens. Focusing on the major contexts in which generational differences play out—including recruitment, coaching, professional learning, and succession planning—this book offers Tools, checklists, and recommendations for collaborating, evaluating, and engaging in professional learning that meets multigenerational needs Professional development activities that cultivate an understanding of generational differences and strengthen workplace culture Real-life stories and case studies that bring the topic to life With this honest, practical, and often amusing look at generations at work, you’ll learn to improve communication, retain staff, and look toward succession—a multigenerational plan for school success. "Few people today are taking on this topic, particularly in the U.S. One of the greatest leadership challenges of this age is how to work across generations. Newer generations are not flawed versions of previous generations—each has its own compelling perspective to contribute. This is the best book to add to an issue that affects all educators and will open up many people’s thinking about leadership." — Andy Hargreaves, Thomas More Brennan Chair Lynch School of Education Boston College, MA

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161

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Corwin Press

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1483332888

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Making Meetings Work

How to Get Started, Get Going, and Get It Done

By: Ann M. Delehant,Valerie Von Frank

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Making Meetings Work

How to Get Started, Get Going, and Get It Done

By: Ann M. Delehant,Valerie Von Frank

Provides school leaders with a step-by-step process for planning, setting ground rules, considering traditional meeting alternatives, making good decisions, and developing action plans.

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270

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Corwin Press

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1412914612

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9781412914611

The Multigenerational Workplace

By: Jennifer Abrams,Valerie von Frank

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The Multigenerational Workplace

By: Jennifer Abrams,Valerie von Frank

Collaboration between professionals of all generations is an essential factor in school success. What do Boomers need from younger generations? What do GenXers and Millennials have to offer Boomers? Each generation wants to contribute and to feel empowered. The youngest generation wants an equal voice; Boomers want to leave a legacy; GenXers want to make a difference. This book, based on a very popular workshop that Abrams has presented across the U.S. and Canada, will address how all educators can look through a generational filter to be more effective communicators, teachers and administrators; to help retain those who may be more easily frustrated at their lack of immediate success; and to plan for succession by future generations of leaders. Concrete tools are key elements of the book, helping readers to define the generations and their needs, to identify themselves on the continuum, and to plan ways to bridge generational differences.

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161

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Corwin Press

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145221882X

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9781452218823

Famous People

By: Kenneth McLeish,Valerie McLeish

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Famous People

By: Kenneth McLeish,Valerie McLeish

Profiles historical and contemporary world leaders, athletes, artists, musicians, explorers, scientists, and other famous people.

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100

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Troll Communications

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0816722390

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9780816722396

Attention, Please!

A Comprehensive Guide for Successfully Parenting Children with Attention Disorders and Hyperactivity

By: Edna D. Copeland,Valerie L. Love

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A Comprehensive Guide for Successfully Parenting Children with Attention Disorders and Hyperactivity

By: Edna D. Copeland,Valerie L. Love

A comprehensive guide, this resource offers solutions for successfully parenting children with ADHD, ADD, and hyperactivity. Written by professionals who are also parents, the well-researched reference features with real-life experiences and suggestions to help families.

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376

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Specialty Press (FL)

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1886941025

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9781886941021

The Future World of Transportation

By: Valerie Moolman

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The Future World of Transportation

By: Valerie Moolman

Traces the history and discusses the future of transportation with emphasis on the development of different types of vehicles and modes of transport. Based on the "World of Motion" exhibit at Walt Disney's EPCOT center.

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0717281418

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Book's by Valerie Von Frank

Unlocking Group Potential to Improve Schools

Unlocking Group Potential to Improve Schools

The Multigenerational Workplace

The Multigenerational Workplace

Making Meetings Work

Making Meetings Work

The Multigenerational Workplace

The Multigenerational Workplace

Famous People

Famous People

Attention, Please!

Attention, Please!

The Future World of Transportation

The Future World of Transportation

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