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Book SynopsisMeet Corey, a principal whose career has rolled along on autopilot. Busy with his commitments to staff, students, his superintendent, and family, Corey hasn't focused on his ultimate student—himself. When Corey meets a professional coach, he decides to enlist the coach's help to learn to manage his "teacher's pet". During eight weeks of the summer break period, Corey and his coach use a proven process to help him get clear about what he wants, help him make supporting decisions, and help him move into action. Along the way, Corey also learns critical new skills tailored to his personal needs, and he creates a personal success plan to help him stay on track. In Teacher's Pet: Clarity, Choice, and Action In Your Career, authors Miriam Bamberger and Heather Bradley provide a proven process to help educators reclaim their direction and purpose in their professional lives. Filled with exercises and examples, readers are given a front-row seat to observe the dynamics of this coaching relationship and access to the same exercises and tools offered to Corey. Further, Bamberger and Bradley offer coaching-based solutions for managing complex work relationships and allow the reader the opportunity to create his own personal success plan to connect with the passion in his work.
Trade ReviewWhat a gift! There are so many challenges facing our profession, [and] Teacher's Pet: Clarity, Choice, and Action in Your Career offers hope and solutions to overworked education professionals. I'm recommending it to everyone on my staff. -- Dr. Marge Sable, superintendent of Mt. Lebanon School District, Mt. Lebanon, Penn.
This is the perfect book for anyone who is curious about how coaching really works. From the beginning through the end, Teacher's Pet illustrates the dynamics of a coaching relationship in a tangible and useful manner. -- Laura Whitworth, CPCC, MCC, and cofounder of the Coaches Training Institute, Bigger Game Company, and Time to Change Prison Project
There is no question that keeping qualified teachers in the classroom is a priority. Those who have answered the call to teach deserve all the knowledge and support we can give them. Teacher's Pet: Clarity, Choice, and Action in Your Career goes farbeyond any tools or books we've seen before. . . . [It is] innovative, entertaining, and practicallll -- Oscar L. Robinson, Area I superintendent in Pinellas County, Fla.
This book is long overdue. Every reader—whether coach, educator, or other professional—will find practical ideas that can be implemented immediately. -- Bobette Reeder, MS, MCC, PMC, and past president of the International Coach Federation
There is no question that keeping qualified teachers in the classroom is a priority. Those who have answered the call to teach deserve all the knowledge and support we can give them. Teacher's Pet: Clarity, Choice, and Action in Your Career goes far beyond any tools or books we've seen before. . . . [It is] innovative, entertaining, and practical -- Oscar L. Robinson, Area I superintendent in Pinellas County, Fla.
Table of ContentsPart 1 FOREWORD Part 2 PREFACE Part 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Part 4 1. THE MEETING Part 5 2. GETTING READY Part 6 3. THE DISCOVERY SESSION Part 7 4. THE FIRST SESSION Part 8 5. INTERVIEWS Part 9 6. GETTING CLARITY Part 10 7. MAKING A CHOICE Part 11 8. MOVING INTO ACTION Part 12 9. THE FINAL SESSION Part 13 10. THE NEXT SUMMER Part 14 APPENDIXES Chapter 15 A. YOUR CONTROL ANALYSIS Chapter 16 B. YOUR PROFILE Chapter 17 C. YOUR CORE VALUES Chapter 18 D. YOUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS Chapter 19 E. THE FLOURISHING PROCESS Chapter 20 F. SMART GOALS Chapter 21 G. YOUR PERSONAL ACTION PLAN Part 22 ABOUT THE AUTHORS
