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

• Autore: Whitaker Todd <1959-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2/01; 371.201
• Soggetto topico: Teacher morale; Motivation in education; School environment; School management and organization; Teacher-principal relationships
• Altri autori: LumpaDale <1961-> WhitakerBeth <1960->
• 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 ; Feel Free to Leave at 3:05-Have a Great Weekend
• Sommario/riassunto: Like the best-selling first edition, this book is filled with strategies to motivate your staff and maintain a high level of energy at your school. This guide will help all educators approach work every day in an enthusiastic, focused, and positive state of mind. This book will help you:-Motivate your faculty with the Friday Focus--a staff memo that works!-Understand the power of praise and how to best utilize it every day-Make sure staff meetings, teacher evaluation, and daily activities raise the energy level in your school-Maximize the holidays, open house nights, and other special events the make your staff feel special
• Titolo autorizzato: Motivating and inspiring teachers
• ISBN: 1-317-93071-1; 1-315-85644-1; 1-317-93070-3; 1-280-99744-3; 9786613769053; 1-61442-005-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910973791903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Eye on Education book.