The teacher tune-up : a workbook and discussion guide for how to become a firm, fair, fascinating facilitator / Robert Ward.

In addition to the many tangible benefits this workbook provides individual teachers, it has also been designed to meet the needs of schools and districts that are always looking to purchase effective professional development opportunities for their faculties. Since school districts and principals t...

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Main Author: Ward, Robert, 1964- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; SECTION 1. SELF-REFLECTION; Activity 1. My Personal Teaching Goals; Activity 2. Data and Formal Research; Activity 3. Nonproductive Students' States of Mind; Activity 4. Where I Am-My Professional Growth Self-Assessment; SECTION 2. EXPLORING FIRMNESS; Activity 5. Why No Teacher Should Take Firmness for Granted; Activity 6. A Sample Day One Scenario; Activity 7. Student Expectations and the Pathways to Success; Activity 8. What Do I Do When ...?; Activity 9. Sponges; Activity 10. A Scenario in Firmness; Activity 11. The Consequences of Dwindling Consequences.
  • SECTION 3. EXPLORING FAIRNESSActivity 12. Punish Only the Guilty; Activity 13. Being Careful to Not Take Fairness Too Far; SECTION 4. EXPLORING FASCINATION; Activity 14. Teaching with Passion; Activity 15. Teacher Autonomy; Activity 16. The True Meaning of Accountability; SECTION 5. EXPLORING FACILITATION; Activity 17. Big Ideas and Essential Questions; Activity 18. Pairs and Groups; Activity 19. Using Inquiry to Deeply Comprehend Challenging Text; SECTION 6. SELF-CONFIDENCE; Activity 20. Where I Stand-My Professional Mission Statement; Afterword; About the Author.