The best teacher in you : how to accelerate learning and change lives / Robert E. Quinn, Katherine Heynoski, Mike Thomas, Gretchen M. Spreitzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinn, Robert, author.

Heynoski, Katherine, author.

Thomas, Mike, author.

Spreitzer, Gretchen M., author.

Series:

BK life book.

BK life book

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Effective teaching.

Reflective teaching.

Motivation in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 276 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2014]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

What does teaching look like at its very best? How are great teachers able to ignite a love of learning and change students' lives? In this book you'll learn from seven remarkable teachers who stretch beyond the conventional foundations of good teaching to transform their classrooms into exciting, dynamic places where teachers and students cocreate the learning experience. Based on six years of extensive work, the book outlines a framework that identifies four dimensions of effective teaching and learning that are integrated in these highly effective teachers' classrooms-and that all teachers

Contents:

Cover; Contents; INTRODUCTION: Learning from Highly Effective Teachers; CHAPTER 1 Becoming the Best Teacher in You: A Process, Not a Destination; CHAPTER 2 Embracing Connections: Integrating Essential Elements; CHAPTER 3 Opening the Mind: Embracing Deep Change; CHAPTER 4 Opening the Heart: Enhancing Relationships; CHAPTER 5 Empowering the Soul: Developing Yourself; CHAPTER 6 Empowering Others: Teaching That Transforms; CHAPTER 7 A Process for Development: Embedding Self-Reflection; CONCLUSION: Strategies for Moving Forward; Resource A: The Reflect Assessment

Resource B: Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument for ClassroomsResource C: Appreciative Inquiry Protocol; Resource D: Interview Protocol; Resource E: Online Tools and Resources; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; V; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Authors; About Battelle for Kids; About the Center for Positive Organizations

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781626561809

162656180X

9781626561793

1626561796

OCLC:

880425941