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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812790803321

Autore

Martinez Mario <1967->

Titolo

Teachers working together for school success / / Mario C. Martinez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin Press, c2004

ISBN

1-4833-5157-2

1-4522-1559-6

1-4416-5358-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (105 p.)

Disciplina

371.1

Soggetti

Teachers - Professional relationships

Educational leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-87) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1 - Successful Teachers, Successful Schools; Building Quality Relationships; Collegiality for Personal Satisfaction; Collegiality for School Improvement; Collegiality Can be Learned; Conclusion; Chapter 2 - The Leadership Mindset for Teachers; Misconceptions about Leadership; Teachers as Leaders; Your Personal Leadership Portrait; Conclusion; Chapter 3 - Teacher to Teacher: Personality and Communication; Understanding Personality Increases Compatibility; Assessing Your Personality; Personalities in Action

Applying the Concepts of Personality to Your SchoolConclusion; Chapter 4 - The Teacher's Role in Managing Conflict; Sources of Conflict; Strategies to Resolve Conflict; Matching Conflicts to Strategies; Conflict Profiles; Conclusion; Chapter 5 - The Growing Need for Teamwork; What is a Team?; Effective Teams; Conclusion; Chapter 6 - Working with Your Administrator; Administrative Leadership Styles; Conclusion; Chapter 7 - Assessing Your Performance as a Teaching Professional; Teacher Self-Test and Assessment Profile; Using the Teacher Assessment Profile as a Tool for Improvement; Conclusion

Chapter 8 - Working TogetherKnowing Yourself; Improving Collegiality; Understanding Leadership Styles; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Through examples, illustrations, and self-assessments, this volume



provides the tools teachers need to build the productive working relationships that are the foundation of successful schools.