Riding the Wave: Teacher Strategies for Navigating Change and Strengthening Key Relationships (Navigate changes in education and achieve professional fulfillment by building strong relationships)
About this ebook
Use this resource's practical strategies to navigate changes in the teaching profession:
- Recognize the waves of change that are characteristic of 21st century education.
- Explore the dynamics of the five key relationships in which classroom teachers are involved.
- Identify the ways in which teacher morale affects teacher efficacy and collaboration, as well as overall school morale.
- Reflect on and respond to the problem or strategy presented at the end of every section.
- Learn specific research-based strategies for improving the five key relationships.
Contents:
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Part 1: The Self
Chapter 1: Recognizing the Need for Self-Care
Chapter 2: Practicing Self-Care
Part 2: Students
Chapter 3: Understanding Stress Among the Desks
Chapter 4: Promoting Learning and Mitigating Student Anxiety
Part 3: Colleagues
Chapter 5: Unraveling the Conflict Among Teachers
Chapter 6: Committing to Teacher Collaboration
Part 4: Administration
Chapter 7: Identifying Divergent Teacher and Principal Perspectives
Chapter 8: Maintaining Staff Cohesion Through Communication
Part 5: The Community
Chapter 9: Viewing Education From a Distance
Chapter 10: Connecting Citizens and Schools
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index
