{"product_id":"teachers-with-the-magic-9781475817614","title":"Teachers with The Magic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book centers on the fact that needed improvements in our schools will not occur unless education is able to attract and retain great teachers in the school's classrooms. Teachers with The Magic is directed to administrative leaders as well as those individuals that are seeking ways to become better teachers. Great teachers themselves will be inspired by the book's discussion of what great teachers do the classroom to engage students in learning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithout question, I would recommend this book to any teacher - novice, seasoned, or retired - as it is a font of inspiration. -- Antonia Allegra, professional career and writing coach\u003cbr\u003eOur nations schools are built on the foundation of great teachers.  M. Scott Norton has captured and 'desconstructed' the \"magic\" that distinguishes great teaching while providing educational practitioners copious examples using case studies filled with challenging questions for collaborative dialog.  This book affords the reader clear, precise, and coherent models and exemplars of critical attributes that truly separate the good, great, and magical educators! -- Mike Andersen, EdD, principal, Barry Goldwater High School, Phoenix, Arizona\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an absolute must read for any teacher or administrator that wants to be remembered as a “great teacher.”   In his book, Norton discusses the characteristics of a great teacher in ways which are easily understood and readily applicable.  His use of personal quizzes, individual inventories, self-check lists, and case studies give the reader valuable tools to use to achieve greatness.  Throughout Teachers with the Magic, the reader gets a “sense of the intangibles” that enable the great teachers to connect with their students.  The book contains an abundance of references \/ sources for the reader who may wish to dig deeper into a particular characteristic, technique, or style.  Emphasis is placed on how great teachers engage students in learning.  There is no greater label than “he or she was a great teacher.”  This book gives the reader the inspiration and insight into how to achieve that recognition. -- Larry K. Kelly, Ed.D., author, educator, international consultant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Look! Now There’s a Great Teacher \tGreat Teachers—What Do They Look Like? \tEstablishing Our Purposes and Focus of the Book \tGCT Quiz—Characteristics of Great Teachers \tResponses to Each of the Fifteen Quiz Questions \tStudies Related to Effective Teachers \tWhat About the Characteristic of Enthusiasm? \tA Look at Other Effective Teacher “Research Studies” \tA Composite of Affective and Cognitive Characteristics of Great Teachers \tHigh Quality Teachers and Their Effect on Student Achievement Gains: What \t\tDo We Really Know? \t Some Answers Might Be Closer Than You Think \tOur Teacher Assessment and Evaluation Processes Need Overhauling \tAn Application Form for Effective Teaching Positions \tSnapshot #1-A Change of Pace \t \tSummary \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies \tReferences  \tChapter 2—What We Can Do to Select and Retain Great Teachers  \tFacing the Existing Problems That Inhibit the Recruitment and Selection of High \t\t\tQuality Personnel \tRecruitment of Personnel: What You Should Know Before Initiating the Process \tSnapshot #1-All the Teacher Colleges in the World Can’t Make a Teacher Who \t\t\tIsn’t One \tResearch Evidence for Cognitive Characteristics \tRecruiting and Selecting High Quality Teachers \tGiving Priority to Those Student Graduates from Quality Institutions and Holding \t\tMajors in Their Subject Areas, Licensure and Certification \tThe Personal Interview: Where the Rubber Meets the Road \tStructuring a Candidate Interview for a Mathematics Teacher at Wymore Middle \t\tSchool: Focusing on Great Teacher Characteristics \tAn Interview Analysis  \tSnapshot #2-Caring, Compassion, Knowledge, Courage, Persistence \t \tSummary \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies \tReferences  \t Chapter 3---Great Teachers Can Influence the Success of All Teachers \t \tHow the Talents of a Highly Qualified Teacher Are Applied in the Classroom \tPutting the Qualities of Great Teachers to Work \tAssigning Your Highly Qualified Teacher as Mentors for New Personnel \tHelping the New Teacher Implement His or Her Professional Development Plan \t\t\t(PDP) \tSnapshot #1—Insights of a Great Teacher: Antonia Antegra \tThe Implementation of Employee Assistant Programs for Troubled Workers \tHow the Highly Effective Teacher Can Help the Marginal Teacher \tThe Tragedy That We Face: The Loss of the School’s Great Teachers \tWhy Great Teachers Leave the Profession \tRecommendations Related to Capitalizing on the Talents of Great Teachers \tEducation for All—We Can’t Afford Not to Afford It \tClosing With a Few Best Practices for Retaining Best Teachers \t \tSummary \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies \tReferences \t  \tChapter 4 The Great Teacher at Work: Magic in the Classroom  \tA Look at What Great Teachers Do \tA Competency-Based Great Teachers Assessment Resource \tThe Benefits of a Good Story \tTrue or False? MAGT Quiz \tThe Evidence for Each of the Great Teacher MAGT Questions \tSelected Teaching Strategies Used by Great Teachers in the Classroom \t\tPreparation for Teaching \t\tTeacher Student Relationships \t\tStudent Engagement: An Absolute Necessity \t\tA Great Teacher Looks in the Mirror \t\t\tPost Script \tTeacher Services: What Great Teachers Say \tSnapshot #1 A Great Teacher Steps “Out of Bounds” \t \tSummary \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies \tReferences \t \tChapter 5 Much Ado About Great Teaching: How Great Teachers Promote \t\t\tStudent Learning \t\t \t \tTeachers Teach Subjects, Great Teachers Teach Students  \tThe Story of Richard: Great Teachers are Student Advocates \tThe Classroom of Great Teachers \tA Look at What Great Teachers Say They Do \tAn Example of the Importance of Learning About Art \tThe Gold Quiz \tHow to Engage Students in Social Studies Instruction \tGreat Teachers are Quick to Call Time Out \tTime Out Quiz \tGreat Teachers Work Closely With Parents \tSnapshot #1—Parental Support Makes a Difference \tCompetency-Based Performance for a Great Teacher \t \tSummary \tDiscussion Questions \tCase Studies \tReferences","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040178831703,"sku":"9781475817614","price":60.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475817614.jpg?v=1750945966","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/teachers-with-the-magic-9781475817614","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}