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The Ten-Minute Inservice
40 Quick Training Sessions that Build Teacher Effectiveness
Todd Whitaker (Author), Annette Breaux (Author)
9781118470435, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 26 April 2013
208 pages
23.1 x 18.5 x 1.3 cm, 0.318 kg
"Todd Whitaker and Annette Breaux offer concise, practical suggestions for reinforcing effective teaching practices. The Ten-Minute Inservice is a powerful resource for school leaders who want to make the most of every opportunity to promote growth and improve school climate." "An integral piece of building teacher capacity is the transformation of faculty meetings, from a time for sitting and listening to an opportunity for reflecting and learning. Whitaker and Breaux demonstrate how simply that can be done with quick, easily implemented inservice activities that focus on the fundamentals of teaching."
—Justin Baeder, director, The Principal Center
—John G. Gabriel, principal, John Champe High School, Loudoun County, Virginia; coauthor, Dealing with the Tough Stuff
Quick, easy, specific steps that make a difference in teaching and learning Busy school leaders need an easy-to-apply resource to increase teacher effectiveness quickly and efficiently. This book shows principals and staff developers how to improve teaching school-wide through high-impact inservices lasting only ten minutes—incorporated easily into weekly staff meetings. Written by popular education consultants Todd Whitaker and Annette Breaux, this important book offers 40 teacher-tested, mini-workshops that can improve teaching in every classroom. The book covers a range of topics, from behavior challenges and parent engagement to motivating students and making lessons meaningful. This handy resource contains a simple and effective method for improving teacher effectiveness school wide.
About the Authors vii How to Use This Book ix Introduction 1 PART 1 Classroom Management 3 1 Securing Students’ Attention 5 2 Establishing Rules and Procedures 10 3 Effective Ways to Address Misbehavior 15 4 Sharing Classroom Management Tips 19 5 A Scream to Blow Off Steam 23 6 The Biggest Mistake Teachers Make 27 7 Learn to Ignore More 31 8 Simple Ways to Defuse Anger 36 PART 2 Teaching Practices 41 9 Effective Teaching, Part 1 43 10 Effective Teaching, Part 2 47 11 Bell-to-Bell Teaching 51 12 Teaching with Enthusiasm 56 13 Teaching Like a Great Coach 59 14 Be Here, There, and Everywhere 64 15 Making Lessons Meaningful 68 16 Fifty Ways to Make Learning Fun 72 PART 3 Improving School Climate 77 17 Getting Parents Involved 79 18 Greeting Students Daily 83 19 A Kind Reminder 87 20 Twenty-Five Reasons to Be Proud of Our School 91 21 Student Appreciation Week 96 22 Dealing with Negative Co-Workers 101 23 The Ten-Minute Classroom Makeover 106 24 The Teachers’ Lounge 110 25 Positive Communication with All Parents 114 PART 4 Learning from Others 119 26 Teacher Report Cards, Part 1 121 27 Teacher Report Cards, Part 2 126 28 Administrator Report Card 130 29 What’s Working for Others 134 30 Teachers Observing Teachers 139 PART 5 What Makes a Great Teacher? 145 31 Making Student-Based Decisions 147 32 Because I Like You 152 33 Professionalism Is as Professionalism Does 155 34 Shifting Your Focus 161 35 The Miracle of Smiling 166 36 Are You All Right? 170 37 Your Favorite Teacher 174 38 Your Least Favorite Teacher 178 39 The Psychology of an Apology 181 40 A Teacher’s Creed 185 Appendix 190 Index 194 A Final Word 198
Subject Areas: Education [JN]
