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Book SynopsisEducators and instructional leaders in today's schools are under tremendous pressure and time constraints. They have high stakes requirements to show performance achievement of students in their schools and classrooms. The relentless conflict they face is the task of managing the constant disruptions and challenges that exist in a demanding, answer-now world. We must have the tools to respond to these in an efficient and effective manner, so that we can get back to our most important work: helping students learn and grow into successful young adults.
Included in this text are quick references for the busy educator to utilize. They are tools developed over decades by educators who recognize the urgency of their work and how they must not be deflected by aggravations of time consuming, emotionally exhausting challenges. Accompanying anecdotal evidence are time tested and research-based practices. If you have ever experienced the challenges of costly arguments, political motive
Trade ReviewThis book is a must read for any educator who seeks to balance the daily challenges of their job in order to focus on what is most important – the students! Dr. Gaskell has done an exceptional job of bringing together informative, practical, and tested strategies that will be highly useful for today’s professionals. A much needed addition to an educator’s bookshelf! -- Jo Ann Magistro, retired superintendent, East Brunswick Schools
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction/The Quick Chat Intervention
Chapter 2. There’s More Power in Persuasion than Push
Chapter 3. The 1-Liners that Disarm any Parent, Student, or Others in Difficult Situations
Chapter 4. Applying the Rule of 9s to Approach every Challenge with Success
Chapter 5. Taking on Test Anxiety with 3 Simple, Effective Strategies
Chapter 6. The Smartest Educators Steal
Chapter 7. The Importance of the 80/20 Principal of Management
Chapter 8. Getting Your School/Classroom to Perform Its Best in “Flow”
Chapter 9. How I Know if It’s All Working or Not, and What to Do about It
Chapter 10. Utilizing Non-Faculty Adults to Improve Your School Culture
Appendix A
Appendix B
Bibliography
About the Author
