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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813560503321

Autore

Whitaker Todd <1959-, >

Titolo

Motivating and inspiring teachers : the educational leaders' guide for building staff morale / / Todd Whitaker, Beth Whitaker, and Dale Lumpa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-317-93071-1

1-315-85644-1

1-317-93070-3

1-280-99744-3

9786613769053

1-61442-005-X

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Eye on Education Book

Altri autori (Persone)

LumpaDale <1961->

WhitakerBeth <1960->

Disciplina

371.2/01

371.201

Soggetti

Teacher morale

Motivation in education

School environment

School management and organization

Teacher-principal relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2009 by Eye On Education.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

4. Raise the Praise, Minimize the Criticize5. One for All and All for One-Building A Shared Vision; 6. Perception-It's What You Say and How They Took It; 7. The Friday Focus-A Staff Memo That Works!; 8. Sharpening Your Focus; 9. Making a Difference Each Day; 10. Showing Off Your School; 11. Leadership by Walking Around; 12. The Evaluation Process-Turning Painful into Positive; 13. The Monthly Staff Meeting: From Drab to Dynamite; 14. Small-Group Meetings; 15. Opportunities for Renewal; 16. Building and Enhancing Your Morale

17. Feeling Better Through Fitness and Wellness: Opportunities for Improvement!18. Making Everybody Feel Like Somebody; 19. New Is Not Just Different, It Should Be Better!; 20. Feeling at Home While at



Work: Enhancing the Physical Plant; 21. The Student-Teacher Link; Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs; The Importance of Trust; Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory; Comparison Other; Group Norm; Informal Teacher Leaders; More Effective and Less Effective Principals; Three Kinds of Teachers; The Leadership of the Superstar; Autonomy of the Superstar-An Important Ingredient of Success

Finding Great TeachersGet Teachers Involved; Formal Teacher and/or Peer Coaches; Special Days and Events; Presenting to New Teachers; Ideas to Take Passions Outside the Classroom; Leading Academic and Support Clubs; Local, District, State, and National Conference Presentations; Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate!; Let's Get Those Kids Lined Up!; Everybody's Been on a Diet; Five Things That Help Praise Work; Public Versus Private Praising; Practicing the Praise; My Uncle Larry; Every Day in Every Way; Vision-A Guide to Success; Vision-The Personal Side; Vision-A Must for Each Teacher

Vision-Let's Grow OneThe Principal-The Vision Role Model; Participative Management-Getting Everyone Involved; Guided Goal Setting for Groups; Share Your Successes!; Hallmarks of Excellence; Listening (The Key to Communication); Nonverbal Communication (It's More Important Than You Think); Showing a Sincere Interest (There Is No Substitute for This); Feedback (The Breakfast of Champions); Friday Focus-Developing a Staff Memo That Works; The History of the Friday Focus; Thinking Through the Logistics; Getting Organized; A Staff Development Tool; The Circle of Influence; Focusing on Morale

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