Beacuse of a teacher by George Couros
About the book:
What you do matters.
You may not hear it often (or ever), but if you're an educator, you're making a difference in the lives of learners. And that impact has a domino effect.
In Because of a Teacher, more than fifteen of today's leading educators remember the teachers and administrators who inspired and supported their careers. Through a series of heartfelt and uplifting stories, they reflect on their early years teaching, offering advice and strategies suited to first-year teachers and longtime educators alike.
These personal stories offer hope for new teachers, encouragement for educators tiptoeing into burnout, and reassurance that the work you're doing right now will inspire generations to come.
Because of a Teacher will inspire you to
What you do matters.
You may not hear it often (or ever), but if you're an educator, you're making a difference in the lives of learners. And that impact has a domino effect.
In Because of a Teacher, more than fifteen of today's leading educators remember the teachers and administrators who inspired and supported their careers. Through a series of heartfelt and uplifting stories, they reflect on their early years teaching, offering advice and strategies suited to first-year teachers and longtime educators alike.
These personal stories offer hope for new teachers, encouragement for educators tiptoeing into burnout, and reassurance that the work you're doing right now will inspire generations to come.
Because of a Teacher will inspire you to
- remember those who encouraged your love of learning;
- honor and thank educators who have advocated for you, championed your career, and equipped you with the skills necessary to lead;
- reflect on how far you've come since you entered the profession.
Next Level Teaching by Jonathan Alsheimer
About the book:
Need a reminder why you started teaching in the first place? This book is a tool that will help your teachers connect with even the most troubled students. In this book Jeremy shares tips and techniques on how to connect and build relationships with students. We believe that once you connect with the students heart, they will connect with your lesson plan. This book will remind your teachers why they became educators. On his website you can also find teacher motivation and training. The link is provided below.
https://www.jeremyanderson.org/teachers
Need a reminder why you started teaching in the first place? This book is a tool that will help your teachers connect with even the most troubled students. In this book Jeremy shares tips and techniques on how to connect and build relationships with students. We believe that once you connect with the students heart, they will connect with your lesson plan. This book will remind your teachers why they became educators. On his website you can also find teacher motivation and training. The link is provided below.
https://www.jeremyanderson.org/teachers
The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer
About the book:
"This book is for teachers who have good days and bad -- and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life."
- Parker J. Palmer [from the Introduction]
Teachers choose their vocation for reasons of the heart, because they care deeply about their students and about their subject. But the demands of teaching cause too many educators to lose heart. Is it possible to take heart in teaching once more so that we can continue to do what good teachers always do -- give heart to our students?
In The Courage to Teach, Parker Palmer takes teachers on an inner journey toward reconnecting with their vocation and their students -- and recovering their passion for one of the most difficult and important of human endeavors.
"This book is for teachers who have good days and bad -- and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life."
- Parker J. Palmer [from the Introduction]
Teachers choose their vocation for reasons of the heart, because they care deeply about their students and about their subject. But the demands of teaching cause too many educators to lose heart. Is it possible to take heart in teaching once more so that we can continue to do what good teachers always do -- give heart to our students?
In The Courage to Teach, Parker Palmer takes teachers on an inner journey toward reconnecting with their vocation and their students -- and recovering their passion for one of the most difficult and important of human endeavors.
Untold Teaching Truths by Katie Kinder
About the book:
In the broken public education sphere, how do educators find continued success? How do teachers not burn out and run away from this profession? Come on in and learn about how to engage your students to the max. Embed music, gamification, and experiences in the family classroom. Learn the untold truths of the classroom and a school. Future Teachers, you need this book before you step into a public school system for the first time as an educator. This guide through the tumultuous waters of educating students in an ever-changing world, will become a lifeline for teachers. This information is everything the author wished she would have known before she stepped in the classroom for the first time in 2006. She failed, cried, learned, and grew, so your first few years as a teacher would be easier. Veteran teachers, re-energize yourselves to your calling in this noble profession. Laugh, cry, and remember why you believe in this mission called Teaching. Teach on, my tenacious teacher warriors, we are rooting for you.
In the broken public education sphere, how do educators find continued success? How do teachers not burn out and run away from this profession? Come on in and learn about how to engage your students to the max. Embed music, gamification, and experiences in the family classroom. Learn the untold truths of the classroom and a school. Future Teachers, you need this book before you step into a public school system for the first time as an educator. This guide through the tumultuous waters of educating students in an ever-changing world, will become a lifeline for teachers. This information is everything the author wished she would have known before she stepped in the classroom for the first time in 2006. She failed, cried, learned, and grew, so your first few years as a teacher would be easier. Veteran teachers, re-energize yourselves to your calling in this noble profession. Laugh, cry, and remember why you believe in this mission called Teaching. Teach on, my tenacious teacher warriors, we are rooting for you.
Handle with Care by Jimmy Casas
About the book:
In Handle with Care, authors Jimmy Casas and Joy Kelly examine a variety of difficult school-related situations, both in and out of the classroom. In schools across the country, educators at every level are faced with delicate, challenging situations that require leadership skills and insights in order to produce favorable outcomes for students and staff. This book provides educators with insights into a variety of difficult-to-handle situations and scenarios that educators can relate to and may have experienced themselves. Well-intentioned, but inadequate, human responses are identified and practical ideas for handling delicate situations with dignity and respect are provided. This book will help educators develop tools and techniques to help students and staff emerge from missteps more self-aware, feeling valued, and able to move forward.
In this book, you will learn:
Jimmy Casas also has his own blog, link is provided below
www.jimmycasas.com/blog
In Handle with Care, authors Jimmy Casas and Joy Kelly examine a variety of difficult school-related situations, both in and out of the classroom. In schools across the country, educators at every level are faced with delicate, challenging situations that require leadership skills and insights in order to produce favorable outcomes for students and staff. This book provides educators with insights into a variety of difficult-to-handle situations and scenarios that educators can relate to and may have experienced themselves. Well-intentioned, but inadequate, human responses are identified and practical ideas for handling delicate situations with dignity and respect are provided. This book will help educators develop tools and techniques to help students and staff emerge from missteps more self-aware, feeling valued, and able to move forward.
In this book, you will learn:
- What it takes to cultivate a school culture in which every student and staff member feels seen and heard.
- How to treat student and staff missteps as opportunities for teaching and learning based on dignity and respect.
- How to build leadership capacity and Culturize school pride.
- The value of student-centered classrooms and school-related programs.
Jimmy Casas also has his own blog, link is provided below
www.jimmycasas.com/blog
DR. Jody Carrington
Dr. Jody Carrington offers amazing advice and is a wonderful influencer! She offers a great support system for educators and parents. Below are her two books and as well her personal Blog.
https://www.drjodycarrington.com/blog/
Teachers These Days by Jody Carrington
About the book:
Teachers show up in different forms and in many chapters of a child's life. Teaching is literacy and numeracy but, most importantly, it's showing up with your whole heart. It's walking kids-and yourself-through the hardest conversations about trauma, loss, grief, racism, or violence. As we work to piece together our education system in the fallout from global pandemic, the focus must be on the teachers. If the people in charge-those teachers-aren't OK, the students don't stand a chance.
Dr. Jody Carrington and Laurie McIntosh bring together theory and practice, weaving the science of human development with real-life stories and tangible strategies told by those most qualified to share them-our teachers. This book is for those who need a place to land when they want to be reminded that, simply by the choice of their profession, they are a powerful force in shaping our world.
Teachers show up in different forms and in many chapters of a child's life. Teaching is literacy and numeracy but, most importantly, it's showing up with your whole heart. It's walking kids-and yourself-through the hardest conversations about trauma, loss, grief, racism, or violence. As we work to piece together our education system in the fallout from global pandemic, the focus must be on the teachers. If the people in charge-those teachers-aren't OK, the students don't stand a chance.
Dr. Jody Carrington and Laurie McIntosh bring together theory and practice, weaving the science of human development with real-life stories and tangible strategies told by those most qualified to share them-our teachers. This book is for those who need a place to land when they want to be reminded that, simply by the choice of their profession, they are a powerful force in shaping our world.
Kids These Days by Jody Carrington
About the book:
The kids are the least of our worries. Seriously. If that sounds blasphemous in a book for concerned parents and educators (and anyone, really, who worries about “kids these days”), then I am so glad you’re here. If you own a kid, work with a kid, or love a kid, you will find something inspiring in these pages. Dare I say game-changing. These words were born from the hundreds of stories of kids, their families, and their support systems I was lucky to meet as I worked across Canada and the USA. Regardless of who I met or where I met them, the message was always the same: our kids are okay ONLY if those of us holding them are okay. During the developmental years, schools—and educators—are the most significant connection point to most every child on this continent. But are the educators okay? I believe that most of the great educators want to make a difference. Many tell me, however, that they are finding it more and more difficult “these days” to love what they do. I think it’s time we did a better job of looking after them. First. Plain and simple.
This book is for the educators: our teachers, bus drivers, administrators, educational assistants, librarians, administrative assistants, and custodians. And anyone who leads, loves, and supports them. If that’s you, then this book is for you.
The kids are the least of our worries. Seriously. If that sounds blasphemous in a book for concerned parents and educators (and anyone, really, who worries about “kids these days”), then I am so glad you’re here. If you own a kid, work with a kid, or love a kid, you will find something inspiring in these pages. Dare I say game-changing. These words were born from the hundreds of stories of kids, their families, and their support systems I was lucky to meet as I worked across Canada and the USA. Regardless of who I met or where I met them, the message was always the same: our kids are okay ONLY if those of us holding them are okay. During the developmental years, schools—and educators—are the most significant connection point to most every child on this continent. But are the educators okay? I believe that most of the great educators want to make a difference. Many tell me, however, that they are finding it more and more difficult “these days” to love what they do. I think it’s time we did a better job of looking after them. First. Plain and simple.
This book is for the educators: our teachers, bus drivers, administrators, educational assistants, librarians, administrative assistants, and custodians. And anyone who leads, loves, and supports them. If that’s you, then this book is for you.
the Learning Rainforest by Tom Sherrington
About the book:
The Learning Rainforest is an attempt to capture various different elements of our understanding and experience of teaching. Aimed at teachers of all kinds, busy people working in complex environments with little time to spare, it is a celebration of great teaching - the joy of it and the intellectual and personal rewards that teaching brings.
The core of the book is a guide to making teaching both effective and manageable; it provides an accessible summary of key contemporary evidence-based ideas about teaching and learning and the debates that all teachers should be engaging in. It's a book packed with strategies for making great teaching attainable in the context of real schools.
The Learning Rainforest metaphor is an attempt to capture various different elements of our understanding and experience of teaching. Tom's ideas about what constitutes great teaching are drawn from his experiences as a teacher and a school leader over the last 30 years, alongside everything he has read and all the debates he's engaged with during that time.
An underlying theme of this book is that a career in teaching is a process of continual personal development and professional learning as is engaging in fundamental debates rage on about the kind of education we value. As you meet each new class and move from school to school, your perspectives shift; your sense of what seems to work adjusts to each new context.
In writing this book, Tom is trying to capture some of the journey he's been on. He has learned that it is ok to change your mind. More than that - sometimes it is simply necessary to get your head out of the sand, to change direction; to admit your mistakes.
The Learning Rainforest is an attempt to capture various different elements of our understanding and experience of teaching. Aimed at teachers of all kinds, busy people working in complex environments with little time to spare, it is a celebration of great teaching - the joy of it and the intellectual and personal rewards that teaching brings.
The core of the book is a guide to making teaching both effective and manageable; it provides an accessible summary of key contemporary evidence-based ideas about teaching and learning and the debates that all teachers should be engaging in. It's a book packed with strategies for making great teaching attainable in the context of real schools.
The Learning Rainforest metaphor is an attempt to capture various different elements of our understanding and experience of teaching. Tom's ideas about what constitutes great teaching are drawn from his experiences as a teacher and a school leader over the last 30 years, alongside everything he has read and all the debates he's engaged with during that time.
An underlying theme of this book is that a career in teaching is a process of continual personal development and professional learning as is engaging in fundamental debates rage on about the kind of education we value. As you meet each new class and move from school to school, your perspectives shift; your sense of what seems to work adjusts to each new context.
In writing this book, Tom is trying to capture some of the journey he's been on. He has learned that it is ok to change your mind. More than that - sometimes it is simply necessary to get your head out of the sand, to change direction; to admit your mistakes.
Passion for Kindness by tamara letter
Tamara Letter is an author who wrote the novel A Passion For Kindness. As well she has her own blog post where she shares little uplifting stories or insights.
About the Book:
In a fast-paced era of technological advances and digitized experiences, it’s easy to miss simple opportunities to strengthen our humanity. Moments created through tiny actions renew hope and reveal compassion and gratitude. By shifting our perspectives and choosing to see the potential for goodness in each day, we can scatter seeds of kindness that will bloom in others.
In our moments of greatest triumph and deepest despair, we are reminded that kindness matters. To believe there is good in the world, we must be the good. We must lead with love and empower others to do the same.
In A Passion for Kindness, educator Tamara Letter shares her own kindness journey and showcases experiences from other kindness cultivator's around the world. Through personal stories of vulnerability and vitality, you will discover unique ways you can make a positive difference in the lives of friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and even strangers.
About the Book:
In a fast-paced era of technological advances and digitized experiences, it’s easy to miss simple opportunities to strengthen our humanity. Moments created through tiny actions renew hope and reveal compassion and gratitude. By shifting our perspectives and choosing to see the potential for goodness in each day, we can scatter seeds of kindness that will bloom in others.
In our moments of greatest triumph and deepest despair, we are reminded that kindness matters. To believe there is good in the world, we must be the good. We must lead with love and empower others to do the same.
In A Passion for Kindness, educator Tamara Letter shares her own kindness journey and showcases experiences from other kindness cultivator's around the world. Through personal stories of vulnerability and vitality, you will discover unique ways you can make a positive difference in the lives of friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and even strangers.
https://www.tamaraletter.com
www.tamaraletter.com/a-passion-for-kindness/
Teaching with the heart in mind by Dr. lorea martinez
Dr. Lorea Martinez address the topic "Teaching with the heart in mind" and as well, how to implement social-emotional learning with the heart in mind. She has her own blog in which she shares her insights on these topics.
Blog Description:
Creating better outcomes for your students sometimes means you have to challenge the odds. Academics and standardized assessments aren’t enough. You need to educate both their hearts and minds.
Strengthen your students’ resilience, spark their curiosity for learning, and encourage future success in college, career, and beyond. Be the best teacher you can be and infuse social emotional skills into your teaching of any subject.
In Teaching with the HEART in Mind, Dr. Lorea Martínez Pérez provides a comprehensive roadmap to understanding the psychology of emotions, relationships, and adversity in learning, while equipping you to teach SEL skills and develop your own social and emotional intelligence. Full of practical techniques for educators of all subjects, this is your guide for transforming your classroom through essential SEL principles.
You’ll learn:
Blog Description:
Creating better outcomes for your students sometimes means you have to challenge the odds. Academics and standardized assessments aren’t enough. You need to educate both their hearts and minds.
Strengthen your students’ resilience, spark their curiosity for learning, and encourage future success in college, career, and beyond. Be the best teacher you can be and infuse social emotional skills into your teaching of any subject.
In Teaching with the HEART in Mind, Dr. Lorea Martínez Pérez provides a comprehensive roadmap to understanding the psychology of emotions, relationships, and adversity in learning, while equipping you to teach SEL skills and develop your own social and emotional intelligence. Full of practical techniques for educators of all subjects, this is your guide for transforming your classroom through essential SEL principles.
You’ll learn:
- How to create a safe, supportive school environment that encourages a positive educational mindset and better goal setting.
- A three-step process to infuse HEART skills into lesson planning for every subject and grade level.
- A full scope and sequence by grade, along with indicators of mastery for each skill in the HEART in Mind program.
- Tools for teachers to develop their own social and emotional capacity for a more effective and resilient teaching focus.
- Over 90 activities to implement SEL into your classroom—even virtually!
spencerauthor.com/dr-lorea-martinez-on-how-to-implement-social-emotional-learning-with-the-heart-in-mind/
Significant 72 - John Hattie
About Significant 72:
Professor John Hattie set out to identify which strategies and innovations have the greatest impact on student achievement in schools. Hattie synthesized findings from over 50,000 educational research studies on 236 million school-aged students. He ranked these from largest effect to smallest effect. In a typical year of instruction, Hattie suggested that a student grows .40 of a standard deviation, equating to 12 months of growth. Among the top ten interventions listed in his original findings was teacher-student relationships. Teacher-student relationships have an effect size of .72, yielding almost two years expected growth over one year. A significant impact by any definition!
He has developed a whole website surrounding this idea about how significant relationships within the classroom is, and additionally has over 100's of FREE resources for teachers to use in the classroom, including partner, small group and whole group activities.
https://www.significant72.com/resources.html
https://www.significant72.com
Professor John Hattie set out to identify which strategies and innovations have the greatest impact on student achievement in schools. Hattie synthesized findings from over 50,000 educational research studies on 236 million school-aged students. He ranked these from largest effect to smallest effect. In a typical year of instruction, Hattie suggested that a student grows .40 of a standard deviation, equating to 12 months of growth. Among the top ten interventions listed in his original findings was teacher-student relationships. Teacher-student relationships have an effect size of .72, yielding almost two years expected growth over one year. A significant impact by any definition!
He has developed a whole website surrounding this idea about how significant relationships within the classroom is, and additionally has over 100's of FREE resources for teachers to use in the classroom, including partner, small group and whole group activities.
https://www.significant72.com/resources.html
https://www.significant72.com
A.j. Juliani's blog
A.J. Juliani is the author of 8 books about learning, including one specifically called Empower, Launch, and her newest being Adaptable. She has worked at every level of education as a teacher, coach, administrator, and now faculty at UPenn GSE Penn Literacy Network. Juliani shares her story and her insights in her website and blogs. The link is provided below.
www.ajjuliani.com/blog
John Spencer blog
As a former middle school teacher and current full-time professor and best-selling author, John Spencer is a big believer in empowering students (and teachers) through the power of creativity. Whether you sign up for one of his online courses, enroll in one of his cohorts or invite him to spend time with your staff, he promises you’ll walk away with a fresh perspective and new ideas to transform your classroom. Website and article blog is provided below
HTTPS://SPENCERAUTHOR.COM/BLOG/
HTTPS://SPENCERAUTHOR.COM/BLOG/
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