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Pluto Press Lessons in Organising
Book SynopsisA vital work on labour movement strategy by experienced union activistsTrade Review'An excellent review of the attack on teachers and their unions, by authors well placed to point to ways to improve the fight back and resistance' -- Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary NEU, Formerly Gen Secretary NUT'This accessible book is for any worker seeking new ways to organise class struggle' -- Alex Gordon, The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers President'A fascinating and insightful contribution: on the machinations of organising on the ground, straight from those on the frontline; agitating educators, successful in building density during a period of unprecedented anti-union attacks. A must-read for anyone serious about building worker confidence in education and beyond' -- Shelly Asquith, TUC Health & Safety Officer and Chair of Stop the War'An important contribution to the development of education unionism. We’re reminded of the vital role of workplace organisation, failure of social partnership, and the need of an active rank and file in order to fight neoliberalism in education' -- Henry Fowler & Robert Poole, Co-founders, Strike Map‘The crisis of organized labor is not reserved to the United States. Through this book we are introduced to the crisis in Britain and the steps that have been taken to renew and transform trade unionism into a 21st century movement! Welcome to an in depth look at the challenges and possibilities for a different approach to trade unionism.’ -- Bill Fletcher, Jr., coauthor of 'Solidarity Divided'; author of 'They're Bankrupting Us!: And Twenty Other Myths about Unions''Makes clear the reality of organising in a sector that has been systematically privatised by multiple governments and one where the word vocation is used as an excuse to exploit those working within it. This book also shows that even in difficult circumstances it is possible to resist constant attacks from the mainstream media, government cuts and corporate greed. A must read for those in unions seeking to renew and grow' -- Sarah Woolley, Trade Union Leader'A cogent and passionate case for the continued renewal of teacher trade unionism. It is a renewal that is urgently needed not just to defend living standards and working conditions but to salvage and recreate the very purpose, and values, of education itself' -- Melissa Benn, author of 'School Wars and Life Lessons: The Case for a National Education Service''A devastating critique of the battle waged by the government over the purpose of education' -- Jane Holgate, Author of 'Arise''hopeful and optimistic' -- Jo Grady, UCU General Secretary'An essential read for anyone who wants to understand the importance of collective resistance against the onslaught of neoliberal ideas in education' -- Venda Premkumar, District Secretary, Redbridge NEU'Examines the theory and practice of union organising in tangible ways using real-life case studies from the UK. Because Lessons in Organising examines some fundamental truths about union campaigning, its messages are universal, highly relevant to other places and other unions including our own' -- Maurie Mulheron, Immediate Past President New South Wales Teachers Federation (2012-2020) and Angelo Gavrielatos, Current President New South Wales Teachers Federation (2020-present)‘Provides important direction for all of us committed to strengthening the labor movement and winning the fight against corporate 'reform' in education' -- Matthew Luskin, Director of Organising and Representation, Chicago Teachers Union‘For anyone engaged in organising the labour movement, this book is essential reading. It is well written and engaging. It provides case studies that can be used as a guide. Buy the book. Read it. Give it as a gift and see you at the picket lines.’ -- ‘Counterfire’Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Crisis of Organised Labour 3. Class Wars: Public Education and the War on Teachers 4. Building Power in the Workplace 5. Breaking Neoliberal Hegemony in Education 6. Organising in a Crisis 7. Lessons in Organising References
£13.49
Pluto Press Power Despite Precarity
Book SynopsisA key organizing tool for casualized higher education faculty from longtime movement activistsTrade Review'A masterful look at the challenges involved with organizing workers in higher education. Berry and Worthen provide excellent recommendations regarding vision and strategy, making the book valuable beyond the field of higher education' -- Bill Fletcher, Jr., author of 'They're Bankrupting Us: And Twenty Other Myths about Unions''Academic precarity screws over teachers by stealing our access to memories of how precarious workers have risen up to win better conditions in the past. Who fought for something better? How did they define what 'better' meant? What strategy and tactics did they use to make progress? 'Power Despite Precarity' is an essential primer on these questions and more' -- Alyssa Picard, Director, American Federation of Teachers' higher education division'Empowers us to fight for the higher education and unions we believe in, uniting theory and practice to chart an inspiring path toward labor and education justice' -- Mia L. McIver, Ph.D., Lecturer, UCLA, President, University Council-American Federation of Teachers'Written from both an organizer's and historian's perspective, 'Power Despite Precarity' is essential reading for anyone working in higher education who wants to make a better world and wonders what it takes. Berry and Worthen provide a handbook on how the growing number of contingent faculty can unite in common cause. While it is about education, many of the lessons dealing with internal problems inside unions are not issues confined to the education sector (alas) and I especially enjoyed those parts' -- Elaine Bernard, Fellow of the Labor & Worklife Program, Harvard Law School'Essential for anyone concerned about higher education. It is impossible to separate the working conditions of faculty from the learning conditions of students, and Berry and Worthen explain how it is possible to transform both for the better of all' -- Maria Maisto, President of New Faculty Majority, Maryland'Power Despite Precarity’ is not just a solid guide to best practices in day-to-day trade union work within higher education. It’s also a rousing call for the contingent faculty movement to embrace grassroots, rather than top-down, organizing and break out of the narrow confines of collective bargaining’ -- Steve Early, national staff member of the Communications Workers of America (retired) and author of 'The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor: Birth of a New Workers’ Movement or Death Throes of the Old?''A nuanced guide for organizing which develops a historically informed analysis of the current state and likely direction of higher education today' -- Jack Metzgar, author of 'Striking Steel'‘A roadmap to thinking and acting like organizers’ -- Fred Glass, ‘Jacobin’‘A rousing call for the contingent faculty movement to embrace grassroots, rather than top-down, organizing and break out of the narrow confines of collective bargaining’ -- ‘LA Progressive’‘Berry and Worthen, who combined have decades of teaching and academic organizing experience, offer the reader an extended, classroom-level case study of how educators in the California State University system organized and built power’ -- Jonathan Rosenblum, ‘Truthout’‘I enjoyed Power Despite Precarity and certainly recognized many issues from the vantage point of my twelve years as a TA and then a contingent college teacher. The book is a blueprint and battle cry for academic fruit pickers everywhere’ -- Harvey Schwartz, author of Labor under Siege and Solidarity StoriesTable of ContentsPhotographs Series Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction PART I - THE CASE OF THE LECTURERS IN THE CSU SYSTEM 1. Student Strikes and Union Battles 2. Layoffs and Hard Years for Organizing 3. Revolution in the Union 4. “They have nothing to teach us” PART II - HIGHER ED WAS NEVER A LEVEL TERRAIN OF STRUGGLE 5. Four Transitions and How Casualization Served Managers PART III - WHAT WE WANT AND WHAT THE CFA GOT 6. Blue Sky #1 Organizing and Economics 7. Blue Sky #2 Job Security, Academic Freedom and the Common Good 8. Beyond the Sausage-making: A Close Look at the CFA-CSU Contract PART IV - THE DIFFICULTY OF THINKING STRATEGICALLY 9. Strategies Emerging From Practice 10. The Contingent Faculty Movement as a Social Movement PART V - SEVEN TROUBLESOME QUESTIONS 11. What Gets People Moving? 12. Who is the Enemy? Who are Our Allies? 13. What is “Professionalism” for Us? 14. How Does It Feel? 15. Is this legal? 16. What About Leftists? 17. How Do We Deal With Union Politics? PART VI - USING THE POWER WE HAVE 18. Hopes and Dangers Essential Terms John Hess: A Life in the Movement Notes Bibliography Index
£17.99
Pluto Press Power Despite Precarity Strategies for the
Book SynopsisA key organizing tool for casualized higher education faculty from longtime movement activistsTrade Review'A masterful look at the challenges involved with organizing workers in higher education. Berry and Worthen provide excellent recommendations regarding vision and strategy, making the book valuable beyond the field of higher education' -- Bill Fletcher, Jr., author of 'They're Bankrupting Us: And Twenty Other Myths about Unions''Academic precarity screws over teachers by stealing our access to memories of how precarious workers have risen up to win better conditions in the past. Who fought for something better? How did they define what 'better' meant? What strategy and tactics did they use to make progress? 'Power Despite Precarity' is an essential primer on these questions and more' -- Alyssa Picard, Director, American Federation of Teachers' higher education division'Empowers us to fight for the higher education and unions we believe in, uniting theory and practice to chart an inspiring path toward labor and education justice' -- Mia L. McIver, Ph.D., Lecturer, UCLA, President, University Council-American Federation of Teachers'Written from both an organizer's and historian's perspective, 'Power Despite Precarity' is essential reading for anyone working in higher education who wants to make a better world and wonders what it takes. Berry and Worthen provide a handbook on how the growing number of contingent faculty can unite in common cause. While it is about education, many of the lessons dealing with internal problems inside unions are not issues confined to the education sector (alas) and I especially enjoyed those parts' -- Elaine Bernard, Fellow of the Labor & Worklife Program, Harvard Law School'Essential for anyone concerned about higher education. It is impossible to separate the working conditions of faculty from the learning conditions of students, and Berry and Worthen explain how it is possible to transform both for the better of all' -- Maria Maisto, President of New Faculty Majority, Maryland'Power Despite Precarity’ is not just a solid guide to best practices in day-to-day trade union work within higher education. It’s also a rousing call for the contingent faculty movement to embrace grassroots, rather than top-down, organizing and break out of the narrow confines of collective bargaining’ -- Steve Early, national staff member of the Communications Workers of America (retired) and author of 'The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor: Birth of a New Workers’ Movement or Death Throes of the Old?''A nuanced guide for organizing which develops a historically informed analysis of the current state and likely direction of higher education today' -- Jack Metzgar, author of 'Striking Steel'‘A roadmap to thinking and acting like organizers’ -- Fred Glass, ‘Jacobin’‘A rousing call for the contingent faculty movement to embrace grassroots, rather than top-down, organizing and break out of the narrow confines of collective bargaining’ -- ‘LA Progressive’‘Berry and Worthen, who combined have decades of teaching and academic organizing experience, offer the reader an extended, classroom-level case study of how educators in the California State University system organized and built power’ -- Jonathan Rosenblum, ‘Truthout’‘I enjoyed Power Despite Precarity and certainly recognized many issues from the vantage point of my twelve years as a TA and then a contingent college teacher. The book is a blueprint and battle cry for academic fruit pickers everywhere’ -- Harvey Schwartz, author of Labor under Siege and Solidarity StoriesTable of ContentsPhotographs Series Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction PART I - THE CASE OF THE LECTURERS IN THE CSU SYSTEM 1. Student Strikes and Union Battles 2. Layoffs and Hard Years for Organizing 3. Revolution in the Union 4. “They have nothing to teach us” PART II - HIGHER ED WAS NEVER A LEVEL TERRAIN OF STRUGGLE 5. Four Transitions and How Casualization Served Managers PART III - WHAT WE WANT AND WHAT THE CFA GOT 6. Blue Sky #1 Organizing and Economics 7. Blue Sky #2 Job Security, Academic Freedom and the Common Good 8. Beyond the Sausage-making: A Close Look at the CFA-CSU Contract PART IV - THE DIFFICULTY OF THINKING STRATEGICALLY 9. Strategies Emerging From Practice 10. The Contingent Faculty Movement as a Social Movement PART V - SEVEN TROUBLESOME QUESTIONS 11. What Gets People Moving? 12. Who is the Enemy? Who are Our Allies? 13. What is “Professionalism” for Us? 14. How Does It Feel? 15. Is this legal? 16. What About Leftists? 17. How Do We Deal With Union Politics? PART VI - USING THE POWER WE HAVE 18. Hopes and Dangers Essential Terms John Hess: A Life in the Movement Notes Bibliography Index
£68.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Competent Head A Job Analysis Of Headteachers
Book SynopsisThis text provides an evaluation of headteachers'' tasks, including categories and specific tasks. It also contains a list of heads'' preferred personality characteristics, indicating their favourite ways of working, leadership styles and team roles.Table of ContentsPart 1 Rationale and framework: job analysis; management competencies. Part 2 A job analysis of heads: the research findings. Part 3 Practical outcomes: a competency model of headteachers; assessing and developing headteachers.
£128.25
Corwin Supportive Supervision
Book Synopsis This highly usable, hands-on guide offers that much-needed and fully integrated support system for the building-level supervisor to truly become a teacher of teachers. Trade Review"This is a comprehensive and exceptionally practical blueprint for school supervision in the 21st century. At a time when national standards for administrative preparation are in the wings, this book should become required reading in schools of educational administration." -- John Kappenberg, Director of Research"This book provides a fresh approach to supervision with emphasis on interpersonal and technical skills. It is a unique blend of theory and practice, written by people who have been in the trenches who describe real solutions and ways of working with teachers and improving solutions." -- Gene Geisert, Associate Professor, Department ChairTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements About the Authors 1. Supportive Supervision The Supportive Supervision Continuum Goal Setting Lesson Planning Observation Professional Development Extensive Professional Commitment End-Of-Year Evaluation 2. What Makes a Great School? The Answer Key Some Are Better Than Others Effective Schools NASSP Research Instructional Leadership Is the Key Supportive Supervision Is Instructional Leadership 3. Hiring the Right Teachers The Challenge Teacher Shortages Our Most Valuable Resource Who Are the Right Teachers? The Right Stuff The Ten-Step Program Summary 4. Goal Setting The Need To Plan Setting the Goals: A Collaborative Process Data Analysis Objectives The Strategy Evaluation Goals for the New Teacher Goals for the Marginal Teacher Putting It All Together 5. Lesson Planning Planning Should Be Linked To Goals Your Role in the Planning Process Supervisory Review Keeping Current Planning With the New Teacher Planning With Experienced Teachers Planning With Marginal Teachers Effective Lesson Planning Two Lesson Plan Designs 6. Observation Supportive Approach to Observations Be Supportive With All Staff The Observation Process A Complete Example of an Observation Report The Supportive Supervision Observation Report 7. Professional Development PD for All Staff Planning and Flexibility A Broad View of PD Use a Variety of PD Activities Base PD on Needs PD and Academic Achievement Feedback Written Reports A Final Word on PD 8. Extensive Professional Commitment What is EPC? EPC: Easily Recognized, Difficult to Define Is the EPC Teacher Realistic? Hiring Teachers With the Right Stuff The Five Key Components to Building EPC in Your School A Successful EPC Story 9. End-Of-Year Evaluation EOY Evaluation Is a Process Looking Ahead In Summary Endnotes Index
£29.44
SAGE Publications Ltd Teacher Development
Book SynopsisThis selection of carefully chosen articles invites teachers to explore their own professional development and review their practice in schools. It draws together the multifaceted nature of primary teaching through a focus upon historical, cultural and political influences and considers the impact this has upon the way primary teachers develop professional knowledge.Issues explored in the book include: changing approaches to: curriculum selection; school organization and; curriculum planning.These are situated and considered in the personal contexts of primary teachers' continuing professional development. Themes explored include: analysis of critical incidents as a strategy for developingreflective practice; issues embedded in individual versus collaborative approaches tousing reflective practice in professional development; the teacher as researcher.This innovative book draws together issues concerning the way primary teachers develop professional knowledge and the influence this has upon their practice in schools. At the same time it encourages teachers to apply their reading to their own personal context and research an aspect of their own practice. It includes both some of the most recent research alongside classic articles, drawing on the work of some of the most renowned figures in primary education.Table of ContentsPART ONE: CONTEXTS FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Pedagogy and Culture - Robin Alexander A Perspective in Search of a Method Basic, Cores and Choices - Robin Alexander Modernising the Primary Curriculum Primary Practice in Historical Context - Brian Simon Continuing Professional Development - Marion Dadds Nurturing the Expert within Horses for Courses or Courses for Horses - Steven Higgins and David Leat What Is Effective Teacher Development? PART TWO: FACILITATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Reflections on Reflective Teaching - Kenneth M Zeichner and B Robert Tabachnick Discovering Our Professional Knowledge as Teachers - Tom Russell and Shawn Bullock Critical Dialogues about Learning from Experience Critical Phases and Incidents - Patricia Sikes, Lynda Measor and Peter Woods PART THREE: INVESTIGATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Why Are Class Teachers Reluctant to Become Researchers? - Roger Hancock A Teacher′s Response to ′Reflection-in-Action′ - Andy Convery Networks That Alter Teaching - Michael Huberman Conceptualizations, Exchanges and Experiments Autobiographical Research and the Emergence of the Fictive Voice - Peter Clements Arguing for Your Self - Maggie MacLure Identity as an Organising Principle in Teachers′ Jobs and Lives
£40.84
Beacon Press Toward Liberation
Book SynopsisAn essential guide for frontline educators to address systemic racial oppression, repair harm, and foster safe, inclusive learning spaces for their students For educators and readers of Bettina Love’s We Want to Do More Than Survive, with a foreword by Leigh Patel, author of No Study Without StruggleToward Liberation is the timely and practical guide that pioneers new pathways for educators to repair harm and foster transformative learning spaces. This road map for liberatory pedagogy is replete with resources, tools, and strategies drawn from Jamilah Pitts's experiences as a young Black girl, a Black student, a teacher, a former school leader, and a consultant with schools across the country.Educators will want to mark up and keep their copy of Toward Liberation at their desks for easy reference. In its pages, they will find Real-life examples and student writing from Pitts’s classroom Explo
£16.99
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. Teachers Can Be Fired
Book SynopsisWhat if excellent teaching were guaranteed in every classroom? Teachers Can Be Fired! is an essential guide for anyone who is serious about making that possibility a reality: school administrators, teachers, parents, board members, and concerned citizens.The Total Quality Management (TQM) movement is rapidly taking hold in the education system, but for the most part it has stopped at the classroom door. Teacher''s Can Be Fired!is a practical manual for the next stage: the application of TQM methods in supervising and evaluating teachers, so that quality teaching becomes an attainable goal.
£21.59
Ohio State University Press The Academic Community A Manual for Change
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£33.20
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Assessment in FE A Practical Guide for Lecturers Essential FE Toolkit Essential FE Toolkit S
Book SynopsisSuitable reading for further education (FE) lecturers, this guide offers a general introduction to unravelling the maze of assessment in FE. It provides readers with hints and strategies for answering the key questions, including why, what, how and where to assess.Table of ContentsForeword; 1. Why Assess?; 2. What to Assess - Content and Principles?; 3. Assessment for Learning; 4. How to Assess; 5. Where to Assess; 6. Who Assesses?; 7. Recording and Reporting Achievement; 8. Assessment in Society; 9. Frameworks and Futures - Qualification and Assesment Reform; 10. Summary - Assessment in FE; Appendices and Bibliography.
£36.99
Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City Christian Teachers in Public Schools 13
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£12.34
MP-ALA American Library Assoc I Found It on The Internet Coming of Age Online
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£39.96
McNidder & Grace Ltd Stress to Calm in 7 Minutes for Teachers
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£9.49
Emerald Publishing Limited The Early Childhood Educator Professional
Book SynopsisFocuses on the implementation of professional development for early childhood educators, describing a number of models for improving early childhood care. This title provides future developers of professional development with a road map for what works and what might not be as effective.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction: Early Childhood Educator Professional Development. Policy Implication of Research on Early Childhood Educator Professional Development. The Dosage of Professional Development for Early Childhood Professionals: How the Amount and Density of Professional Development may Influence its Effectiveness. Readiness to Change in Communities, Organizations, and Individuals. Project REEL (Resources for Early Educator Learning): The Design and Implementation of a State-Wide Professional Development Initiative for Early Childhood Educators in Diverse Childcare Settings. Building Professional Development for Urban Public Preschools: Experiences and Reflections. Effects of Quality Improvement System on Early Childhood Education Practitioners. Professional Development: Change We can Believe In. About the Authors. Index. The Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Grant: Research and Practice. Advances in Early Education and Day Care. Advances in Early Education and Day Care. Copyright page.
£90.99
Behrman House Inc.,U.S. Jewish Guided Imagery
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£24.69
Rlpg/Galleys The Community College Story
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£14.24
Rlpg/Galleys A Practical Guide for Integrating Civic
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£14.24
Rlpg/Galleys The Creative Community College
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£27.00
Rowman & Littlefield Global Development of Community Colleges
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£33.25
Rlpg/Galleys Academic Advising The Key to Student Success
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn a simple and approachable style, Academic Advising: The Key to Student Success provides a model of academic advising for all community colleges. It supports the need for such a comprehensive model using evidence from the student perspective and illustrates through several examples what the model looks like when it is implemented effectively. Although community college administrators and advising professionals continue to be challenged by multiple demands with limited resources, editor Terry O’Banion’s book suggests effective strategies to improve advising programs. This is a book that should be in the library of every community college counselor, faculty advisor, and administrator devoted to student success. * Community College Journal of Research and Practice *
£27.00
ASCD Understanding by Design Professional Development
Book SynopsisImplementing the popular Understanding by Design (UbD)framework is much easier when you use this in-depth resource for workshops, curriculum teams, and teacher training. This collection of templates, design tools, examples, and exercises helps you give all staff members a firm grasp of key UbD principles, including:How to use backward design to align curriculum with assessment and instruction. Why to focus curriculum on the big ideas in your content standards. Which learning activities are more apt to enable students to achieve desired results. Give staff members at all levels clear action steps they need in every stage of the UbD process, including:Drafting curriculum units based on essential questions. Creating performance tasks and rubrics for assessing student understanding in any subject. Organizing, sequencing, and guiding classroom learning experiences. Included are steps for conducting a peer review of unit designs plus process steps to guide your implementation of Ub
£30.56
Utah State University Press Reframing Writing Assessment to Improve Teaching
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£22.75
Rowman & Littlefield A Handbook of Content Literacy Strategies 75
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£49.50
Maupin House Publishing Crafting Expository Papers Maupin House
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£15.96
Rethinking Schools Rethinking Early Childhood Education
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£18.00
Enneagram Press Deep Coaching
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£34.84
Engage Press LLC 101 Ways to Create Real Family Engagement
£11.89
£15.20
Guandolo Associates LLC Raising a Jihadi Generation Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood Movement in America
£12.19
Marzano Resources Designing Effective Classroom Management
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£30.31
Marzano Resources Proficiency Scales for the New Science Standards A Framework for Science Instruction and Assessment
£28.76
Integrity Coaching Staying A Head Pocket Handbook The Stress Management Secrets of Successful School Leaders
£6.61
Taylor & Francis The Respected School Leader
Book SynopsisThis book offers an unprecedented look at a key component to becoming a collaborative, inclusive, and transformational school leader: respect. This practical resource takes you on a journey to achieve the highest level of respect as a school leader and includes a groundbreaking model that defines âœrespectâ and provides you with specific tools to determine whether youâve attained respect and how to leverage this for personal growth, success, and for sustainable school improvement. Case studies, stories, and narratives of highly respected school leaders are highlighted throughout. This book will provide you with all the self-reflection tools, and exemplars necessary for your path forward to becoming a respected, inclusive, collaborative, and transformational school leader.
£26.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Ableism in Education
Book SynopsisHow we organize children by ability in schools is often rooted in ableism.Ability is so central to schoolingâwhere we explicitly and continuously shape, assess, measure, and report on studentsâ abilitiesâthat ability-based decisions often appear logical and natural. However, how schools respond to ability results in very real, lifelong social and economic consequences. Special education and academic streaming (or tracking) are two of the most prominent ability-based strategies public schools use to organize student learning. Both have had a long and complicated relationship with gender, race, and class.In this down-to-earth guide, Dr. Gillian Parekh unpacks the realities of how ability and disability play out within schooling, including insights from students, teachers, and administrators about the barriers faced by students on the basis of ability. From the challenges with ability testing to gifted programs to the disability rights movement, Parekh shows how ableism is inextricably linked to other forms of bias. Her book is a powerful tool for educators committed to justice-seeking practices in schools.Trade Review"Ableism in Education provides a necessary counternarrative to the lives of disabled students and their families. Education scholar Gillian Parekh writes of how ableism as an ideology serves to structure the ways in which we think of, and work with, students who present as not having met predetermined indicators of social and intellectual development. With this critical and valuable work, Parekh makes the indispensable link between ableism, classism, and racism, detailing how these and other forms of discrimination operate as barriers to education and schooling. A must read for educators, clinicians and parents."Carl E. James, author of Colour Matter: Essays on the Experiences, Education, and Pursuits of Black Youth"Ableism in Education: Rethinking School Practices and Policies is an essential read for all educators in public education. Dr. Parekh provides a direct but simple alternative path forward in rethinking the purpose of public education from one largely instrumental in reinforcing societies' existing inequities and oppression to one that could serve as a critical platform for social justice and opportunity for the historically most marginalized and economically disadvantaged communities and people. In rethinking common notions of ‘ability’ and ‘disability’—both central to public education’s mission—Parekh breathes life into a different way to perceive what it is to know something, for whom, and for what. In so doing, she offers new possibilities for how educators and the education system alike might work."Dr. David Hagen Cameron, Senior Manager Research and Development, Toronto District School Board"Dr. Gillian Parekh has delivered an important new book that centers disability in the fight for justice in schools. With a balance of historical context, current research, and theoretical depth, this book provides a critical entry into understanding how we construct ability and disability and enact ableism in our current educational practice. The book also provides a way forward with guidance for reflection throughout the book, as well as for practice that centers the experience of disabled students."Kathryn Underwood, Professor, Director of the Inclusive Early Childhood Service System ProjectTable of ContentsPart I: Thinking Through Ability, Disability, and Ableism1 Making Disability a Different Kind of Issue in Schools: Disability Studies in Education2 How Ability is Constructed and Organized in Schools3 Detangling the Relationship Between Race, Class, and Perceived AbilityPart II: How Students Are Organized by Ability4 Special Education Program, Identification, and Placement5 Academic Streaming and Hierarchies of Ability6 Implicating Gifted and Talented EducationPart III: Practical Strategies for the School and Classroom7 Critical Approaches to Inclusion8 Inclusive Pedagogy and PracticeConclusion: Moving Forward and Setting New Conditions for Justice
£22.99
Taylor & Francis Immersive Arts Integration
Book SynopsisThis step-by-step guide takes you through the process of transitioning your K-8 school to the Immersive Arts Integration model. The model develops deeper connections with content, stronger relationships, and a positive school climate. Co-authors Dr. Jennifer Katona and Dr. Jennifer Masone combine decades of educational and artistic expertise to share a four-year roadmap to a sustainable immersive arts approach to teaching and learning. The Immersive Arts Integration model is based on five key tenets: Building Ensemble; Arts Integration into Core Content Instruction; Creating Integrated Units of Study; Elevating the Role of the Arts Specialist and Spaces and Places. The authors explore each concept and its implementation, as well as measurable outcomes pertaining to pedagogy, academic achievement, social emotional learning, equity, multilingual learning, facilities usage, and school climate. They include resources for stakeholders across the educational spectrum to utilize and provid
£28.49
Taylor & Francis Solving School Challenges
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£34.19
Taylor & Francis Real Talk for New Teachers
Book SynopsisReal Talk for New Teachers helps beginning teachers develop their vision and orient their practice toward a personally fulfilling, healthy, and sustainable career.Having a sustainable career goes beyond buzzwords like self-care, and Farber and Bishop provide meaningful ideas for balancing the demands of the profession and getting the most out of it. Topics include managing health, time, and emotions; building community with students and families; collaborating with colleagues; creating an engaging curriculum; and leading a busy classroom.Each chapter features loads of practical strategies, an approachable, encouraging tone, helpful inspirations, useful resources, space to write and reflect, and, most importantly, guidance to help you develop a personal action plan. Whether you read this book alone or with a mentor, youâll come away with clear ways to cultivate strong learning communities and practices that support both personal and collective efficacy in this vital profession.
£23.74
Taylor & Francis Small School Theatre
£26.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Tenure Tracks in European Universities
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£99.75
Sage Publications Ltd A Little Guide for Teachers Generative AI in the
Book SynopsisGenerative AI has the potential to transform teaching by reducing workload, enhancing learning, and fostering creativity. It also poses significant challenges and raises important questions. This book is for teachers who want to know more about generative AI: how it works, the ethical questions it raises and what it can do for them and their students.The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day-to-day life as a teacher.*Authored by experts in the field*Easy to dip in-and-out of*Interactive activities encourage you to write into the book and make it your own*Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it!
£16.14
Sage Publications Ltd Classroom Engagement The unwritten code
Book SynopsisIn The Unwritten Lesson Plan, Jen Foster shows you how to bring the power of engagement to your lessons. Engaged children are more focused, more motivated, happier and more ready to learn.
£20.89
Sage Publications Ltd Little Guide for Teachers Healthy Habits for
Book SynopsisEmpowering teachers to live their healthiest, happiest lives and to thrive both in and out of the classroom. A practical, realistic guide for teachers supporting them to develop and maintain the behaviours, beliefs and boundaries they need for a positive teacher life.The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day-to-day life as a teacher. *Authored by experts in the field*Easy to dip in-and-out of*Interactive activities encourage you to make it your own*Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it!
£11.99
Taylor & Francis How to Have Difficult Conversations as an Educational Leader
Book SynopsisThis valuable new book helps school and district leaders build trust and credibility through meaningful conversations, even in the messiest situations. Starting with a good look at self-awareness, this book walks you through strategies to prepare for and have effective conversations with employees and colleagues. Rich in reflective exercises and real-life examples, youâll finish this book with a better understanding about your own purpose, confidence, and wellness, and why all this matters to being a successful communicator. You will also have at your fingertips the specific steps to prepare for difficult meetings, start meetings with a clear outcome, listen with purpose and intent, implement a discussion effectively in any situation, and successfully close the meeting. This engaging book covers some of the most difficult scenarios confronted by principals, assistant principals, directors and school district leaders including performance feedback, meetings involving investigations, misconduct, disagreement, and delivering hard messages. Difficult conversations and holding other adults accountable can be overwhelming and intimidating, but armed with this book, youâll know how to effectively provide feedback to further build trusting relationships with your school staff.
£25.64
Taylor & Francis When Teachers Stay Cultivating Resilient Teaching
Book SynopsisWhy do some schools have high levels of teacher turnover, but others donât? This powerful book explores the question of what makes a resilient teaching community in which teachers want to stay and thrive. Author Michelle Hughes embarks on a journey, including school visits and conversations with teachers and school leaders, to uncover the cohesiveness, continuity, community, and deep sense of belonging for adults and kids that occurs in some schools.In Part 1, Hughes describes the conditions that foster such a community, including trust, belonging, collaboration, and a culture of ongoing growth and shared decision-making. Part 2 explores the essential role leaders play in providing those conditions. In Part 3, youâll learn the roles teachers play in building collaboration, autonomy and community, conflict, and shared mission or vision. Part 4 focuses on the impacts of resilient teaching communities on the childâs educational journey from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. It also explores the obstacles faced by the leaders and teachers who are invested in cultivating their own resilient teaching community. And finally, at the end of each chapter, youâll have opportunities for reflection and action so you can bring the ideas back to your own school.From rural Indiana to New York City, teachers have shared the same conditions that matter most to their feeling of community and longevity in their roles. Find out how your school can be a powerful place of belonging, too.
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SAGE Publications Inc OnYourFeet Guide Understanding PLC
Book SynopsisEach On-Your-Feet Guide is laminated, 8.5”x11” tri-fold (6 pages), and 3-hole punched. Use the On-Your-Feet Guides
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SAGE Publications Inc Street Data
Book SynopsisRadically reimagine our ways of being, learning, and doing Education can be transformed if we eradicate our fixation on big data like standardized test scores as the supreme measure of equity and learning. Instead of the focus being on fixing and filling academic gaps, we must envision and rebuild the system from thestudentupwith classrooms, schools and systems built around students' brilliance, cultural wealth, and intellectual potential.Street data reminds us that what is measurable is not the same as what is valuable and that data can be humanizing, liberatory and healing. By breaking down street data fundamentals: what it is, how to gather it, and how it can complement other forms of data to guide a school or district's equity journey,Safir and Dugan offer an actionable framework for school transformation. Written for educators and policymakers, this book Offers fresh ideas and innovative tools to apply immediately Trade Review"Street Data calls upon readers to ′flip the dashboard′ from a focus on big data to a focus on the voices at the margins – those learners and their families who have been most affected by deep-rooted systemic inequities. When we listen closely to these voices with curiosity, courage, and humility, we gain a greater understanding of the meaning and root causes of these inequities, as well as how they can be addressed in ways that transform and heal. Policymakers and educators at every level of the system need this book to forge a path to genuine equity." -- Linda Darling-Hammond"For far too long, education leaders have implemented reform strategies without engaging and centering those most impacted – the students. Shane Safir provides an energizing, anti-racist, actionable framework that centers the voices of the most marginalized students as the experts and co-conspirators that we need to create an education system worthy of their brilliance. Read this, share it, and be a part of ushering in this ′new normal′ of street-level data to unlock racial justice in our schools." -- Taryn Ishida, Youth Organizer and Executive Director"With Street Data, Shane and Jamila have built a conversation more than a framework, wherein students, their communities, teachers, leaders and systems are interconnected parts of a family unit. As a Professor and Psychologist, I found myself drawn to the work’s human and family centered focus. Throughout the work, these are linked to an emphasis on building approaches to the art of teaching grounded in listening, making and holding room for all members of the learning family, and setting goals and evolving approaches that begin with the student as their core. Shane and Jamila are engaging us all in a critically important conversation, where the data we gather and share around learning spaces is shaped and centered on the voices and beings of students. It is family systems centered teaching and learning. It is holistic, and it is necessary." -- Napoleon Wells , Ph.D."Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan have given us a vivid and immensely readable account of what public education could and should be. Rather than quick fixes, the book is rich with real-life examples and immediately actionable equity practices that educators and leaders can use to tackle root causes. The authors have also issued an unspoken but clear challenge to all of us who care about children′s learning and development: ′What if policy decisions were anchored in the lived experiences of students, their families, and their educators?′ Their call to action is clear and urgent: we must reverse-engineer and radically reimagine our resources, policies, and practices to support the broad conditions in which students can authentically thrive, and most particularly students who are the most marginalized by the current system. The vision of educational justice laid out in the book will not be more widely practiced if we simply rely on individual teachers and principals to push forward alone into the headwinds. It must be supported at systems and state levels, so that it becomes the rule and not the exception." -- Sophie Fanelli, President"Street Data issues an urgent, timely provocation to listen to, honor, and be informed by the experiences, wisdom, fears, and aspirations of children and families who have been forced to the margins by our schools and institutions. Rich with stories that affirm our shared humanity and connectedness, Safir and Dugan offer a humanistic approach and practical guidance for embedding love, equity, curiosity, and courage in our efforts to manifest learning spaces where every young person learns, develops, and thrives. "Safir and Dugan call on us to free ourselves from old constructs about data for improvement that are rooted in Whiteness as normative and, instead, model ways to integrate concepts of wholeness, justice, deep culture, personal mastery, and agency into our school transformation efforts. This book is an important contribution to all of us who are working to create a world that works for all of us." -- LaShawn Routé Chatmon, Executive Director"In this absolutely path-breaking book, Shane Safir uses the concept of ′street data′ as an entry point to a fundamentally different paradigm for schooling. Foregrounding listening, understanding, and loving over counting, measuring, and classifying, Street Data illustrates what it would truly mean to develop a humanizing and liberating approach to school transformation. Startlingly fresh in its prose, clear in its convictions, and moving effortlessly between theory and practice, we can only hope Street Data will mark the beginning of a new and different era for American education. A spectacular book!" -- Jal Mehta, Professor of Education"Old systems are crumbling before our eyes as new ones are being built. Street Data offers key insights about how to transform data and explore indigenous knowledge creation for a new world. Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan give us new ways to analyze, diagnosis, and assess everything from student learning to district improvement to policy. This book is a must read for researchers and practitioners searching for a fresh and deeply authentic model for school transformation." -- Shawn Ginwright"Street Data gives us a vibrant picture of what it means to do school when we authentically center our students. Shane and Jamila provide inspiration and clear examples of how we can humanize our classrooms and create a more just education system. Critically for change agents, we also find practical advice for supporting adults across the system as they begin to shift their approach to a new normal that builds with and for students. There is no doubt that we need a new way forward and Street Data is a trusted map for charting a course for maximum impact." -- Shanna PeeplesTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments About the Authors Prologue: Data in a Time of Pandemic PART I: WHY STREET DATA, WHY NOW? Chapter 1: Leading for Equity: Another World Is Possible Guiding Principle: Reimagine our ways of knowing and learning. Core Stance: Holism Chapter 2: No Shortcut: Avoiding Equity Traps and Tropes, by Dr. Jamila Dugan Guiding Principle: See the barriers; imagine what is possible. Core Stance: Awareness PART II: CHOOSE THE MARGINS Chapter 3: Flip the Dashboard: Street Data Drives Equity Guiding Principle: Center voices from the margins. Core Stance: Antiracism Chapter 4: Pound the Pavement: Digging Into the Levels of Data Guiding Principle: Seek root causes over quick fixes. Core Stance: Deep Listening PART III: DEEPEN THE LEARNING Chapter 5: Redefine “Success”: Street Data and the Pedagogy of Voice Guiding Principle: Equity work is first and foremost pedagogical. Core Stance: Agency Chapter 6: Build Coherence: Focus, Holism, and Well-Being Guiding Principle: Less is more; focus is everything. Core Stance: Coherence Chapter 7: Make Learning Public: Valuing Teacher Voices, by Carrie Wilson Guiding Principle: Mobilize a pedagogy of voice for educators. Core Stance: Symmetry PART IV: TRANSFORM THE CULTURE Chapter 8: Embrace Vulnerability: Moving Through Street Data Cycles Guiding Principle: Break the cycle of shame. Core Stance: Vulnerability Chapter 9: Calling Folks In and Up to Equity: Street-Level Conversations Guiding Principle: Every moment is an equity moment. Core Stance: Warm Demander Epilogue: The Journey Toward Liberation Appendices Glossary Bibliography Index
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SAGE Publications Inc Visible Learning in Early Childhood
Book SynopsisMake learning visible in the early years Early childhood is a uniquely sensitive time, when young learners are rapidly developing across multiple domains, including language and literacy, mathematics, and motor skills. Knowing which teaching strategies work best and when can have a significant impact on a child's development and future success. Visible Learning in Early Childhood investigates the critical years between ages 3 and 6 and, backed by evidence from the Visible Learning research, explores seven core strategies for learning success: working together as evaluators, setting high expectations, measuring learning with explicit success criteria, establishing developmentally appropriate levels of learning, viewing mistakes as opportunities, continually seeking feedback, and balancing surface, deep, and transfer learning. The authors unpack the symbiotic relationship between these seven tenets through <Trade Review"In their fascinating new book, Visible Learning in Early Childhood, Kateri Thunder, John Almarode, and John Hattie examine the studies that show which teaching practices have made the greatest impact on young learners in their early childhood classrooms. As readers, we gain insight into how these evidence-based practices are embedded in classroom instruction by learning from five early childhood educators who take us along their teaching journeys. This book is a beautiful, accessible blend of research and practice–where the research sets the foundation for teacher decision-making and comes alive in teachers’ enacted practices with young children." -- Brian Kissel"Visible Learning in Early Childhood provides an articulate and accessible argument for implementing evidence-based practices that will have the greatest effects on children’s learning. Grounded in seven core ideas from the research, the authors answer the question: What works best when? The authors unpack the research and then connect it to practical applications as they describe the research in action inside early childhood classrooms. This book is a must-read for early childhood educators, administrators, and professors." -- Lindsey MosesTable of ContentsList of Videos Acknowledgments About the Authors INTRODUCTION WHAT WORKS BEST VISIBLE LEARNING THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACT WHAT WORKS BEST WHEN HOW THIS BOOK WORKS CHAPTER 1. TEACHING WITH CLARITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AT WORK VISIBLE LEARNERS TEACHER CLARITY SURFACE, DEEP, AND TRANSFER LEARNING PROFILES OF FIVE EDUCATORS INSIDE MS. DAVIS’S DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSROOM CHAPTER 2. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAYFUL LEARNING EFFECTIVE PLAYFUL LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MS. DEMCHAK AND SORTING MS. BULLOCK AND OCCUPATIONS MR. HEATON AND ANIMAL HABITATS MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE PLAYFUL LEARNING TIPS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR PLAYFUL LEARNING CHAPTER 3. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS EFFECTIVE MATHEMATICS LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MS. DEMCHAK AND NUMBERS MS. BULLOCK AND MEASUREMENT MR. HEATON AND GEOMETRY MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS AND PLAYFUL LEARNING CHAPTER 4. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY EFFECTIVE LITERACY LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MS. DEMCHAK AND OUR NAMES MS. BULLOCK AND LISTS MR. HEATON AND ANANSI THE TRICKSTER SPIDER MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN LITERACY LITERACY AND PLAYFUL LEARNING CHAPTER 5. VISIBLE LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EFFECTIVE LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MS. DEMCHAK AND STEM CHALLENGES MS. BULLOCK AND BEING A SCIENTIST MR. HEATON AND MAPS MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD AND PLAYFUL LEARNING CHAPTER 6. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MS. DEMCHAK AND PERSPECTIVES MR. HEATON AND GOAL SETTING MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY CHAPTER 7. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CREATIVE ARTS AND MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE ARTS AND MOTOR LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MS. DEMCHAK AND FAMILY PORTRAITS MS. BULLOCK AND STORYTELLING MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN ART, MUSIC, AND MOTOR SKILLS ARTS AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN PLAYFUL LEARNING CHAPTER 8. KNOWING YOUR IMPACT: EVALUATING LEARNING PROGRESS VISIBLE LEARNERS EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING CLARITY FOR VISIBLE LEARNING ENGAGING AND RIGOROUS TASKS FOR VISIBLE LEARNING FORMATIVE EVALUATION FOR VISIBLE LEARNING FEEDBACK FOR VISIBLE LEARNING MS. DAVIS AND STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES IN DISTANCE LEARNING CONCLUSION Appendix: Effect Sizes References Index
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SAGE Publications Inc 5Gen Leadership
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented leadership challenge for school administrators Today's school leaders face the unprecedented challenge of leading five generations: Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and brand-new Generation Z teachers, along with Gen Alpha, today's youngest students. Based on extensive research and the author's experience working with thousands of educators and students, 5-Gen Leadership addresses the nuances and expectations implicit with leading each generation. With an emphasis on developing a multi-generational lens through which to view school improvement, this book covers topics such as recruiting and retaining today's young teachers, tailoring professional development for each generation, and helping each generation succeed in a complex, accelerating world. Readers will also find: Tactics for transitioning to 5-Gen Leadership and understanding the four distinct generations in the teaching staff Moving Trade ReviewHere is a publication that celebrates the different generations that schools now have teaching in and attending them. It offers practical tips to include the skills of all the generations to offer the best teaching and learning for everyone. -- Joy Rose, Retired High School Principal, Westerville City SchoolsWhere you stand depends sometimes on where you sit. And where you sit is often influenced by how and when you grew up. Mark’s analysis and unique understanding of the impact and needs necessary for today’s leaders to work with different generations is timely, relevant, and revealing. One size rarely fits all. -- Jim Mahoney * Former CEO of Battelle for Kids *There are so many nuances that take place within a school that we need to understand, and Mark White focuses on one of the most important. 5-Gen Leadership engages educators into understanding how different generations teaching within our school approach our greatest issues and provides the tools to begin those conversations. -- Peter DeWitt, EdD * Leadership Coach, Author, Collective Leader Efficacy and Instructional Leadership *How do we prepare today’s students for the rapidly changing workplace and society in which they will live, work, and interact in an education system designed for a century that has passed us by? In 5-Gen Leadership: Leading 5 Generations in Schools in the 2020s, Mark White clearly provides a well-lit path to assist educators to successfully make the necessary cultural, structural and instructional changes that are needed. -- Bill Daggett * Founder, International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) *Table of ContentsForeword Publisher’s Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Chapter 1: From Boomers to Alphas Understanding the Four Generations in Staffs Today Two Groups Are Trying to Lead, and Two Groups Are Trying to Fit In. Sort of . . . Millennial Teachers Are Walking Away Making Generational Adjustments Trouble in the Gen Z Teaching Pipeline Recruiting Gen Z Teachers Take Steps Now to Become a 5-Gen Leader And After We Recruit and Retain Them . . . Chapter 2: The Impact of the Silent Generation and Gen Alpha Lessons From the Silent Generation Gen Alpha, the New Generation Gen Alpha’s Impact on Education The Transcendent Power of Relationships Chapter 3: Moving From Managing to Coaching The Challenge of Transitioning to a New Model Millennials, Gen Zers, and Gen Alphas: Handle With Care Coaching Into Grit and Professionalism Rethinking Evaluations New Channels for Communication Chapter 4: Teaching Distracted Generations Our Evolving Brains Distracted Students, Distracted Teachers Clues in the News Chapter 5: Tactics for Creating Multigenerational PD Acknowledging the PD Problem A Global Leadership Question: “How Do We Train These Different Generations?” Relevancy in PD Finding the Generations in the Staff Mind the Gap! Presentation Methods for Teacher Z Chapter 6 Generational Lessons of COVID-19 Gen Z and Gen Alpha: The New Lost Generations? The New Digital Divide A Flipping of the Paradigm Adjusting Mindsets Advice for Changing Mindsets The Digital Gap in Administrators Chapter 7: Upagers and Political Activism Gen Z Survivors Leading the Way on Gun Reform Gen Z Leading the Way in the Pursuit of Racial Justice Lessons From a University Protest The Coming of the Minority Majority Chapter 8: Millennials and Gen Z Ascending in the 2020s Four Key Points and Questions for the 2020s The University Model Could Affect the PreK-12 Model New Paths to Leadership The Future: Millennial Teachers, Gen Z Teachers, and AI Teachers? Being Human in the 2020s 50 Tips for Transitioning to 5-Gen Leadership References
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