‘Would be a great ′welcome to our school′ gift from principals to new teachers.’
Kim Truesdell, Teacher Education Institute
University of Buffalo
Learn to work together toward a stronger school community!
True or false: Leaders are born, not made. Teachers are leaders in the classroom, not the school. Shatter these myths—and find a better way to maximize your school′s success—by learning proven professional development skills. This indispensable guide provides straightforward concepts and applicable activities, all aimed at reinforcing your strengths and strengthening what you used to consider your weaknesses.
Teachers Working Together for School Success demonstrates how to be a leader both inside and outside the classroom, and then shows you how your leadership holds the power to improve your classroom, school, district, and off-campus life. Based on the concept that today′s educators must interact with each other more than ever, Martinez presents questions, activities, and suggestions to help teachers:
- Exercise leadership influence in their relationships with co-workers
- Understand the concepts of conflict and resolution as applied to the school setting
- Judge how to effectively contribute to a team effort
- Examine their own performance and professional growth
By pooling your strengths with those of your fellow teachers, you will discover that you have all the elements necessary for organizational success.
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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Successful Teachers, Successful Schools
Building Quality Relationships
Collegiality for Personal Satisfaction
Collegiality for School Improvement
Collegiality Can Be Learned
Conclusion
2. The Leadership Mindset for Teachers
Misconceptions About Leadership
Teachers As Leaders
Your Personal Leadership Portrait
Improving Strengths and Weaknesses
Conclusion
3. Teacher-to-Teacher: Personality and Communication
Understanding Personality Increases Compatibility
Assessing Your Personality
Personalities in Action
Applying the Concepts of Personality to Your School
Conclusion
4. The Teacher′s Role in Managing Conflict
Sources of Conflict
Relational Conflict
Resource Conflict
Strategies to Resolve Conflict
Matching Conflicts to Strategies
Conflict Profiles
Conclusion
5. The Growing Need for Teamwork
What Is a Team?
Effective Teams
Team Objective
Team Stages
Team Members
Team Size
Conclusion
6. Working With Your Administrator
Administrative Leadership Styles
The Work-Centered Administrator
The People-Centered Administrator
Conclusion
7. Assessing Your Performance as a Teaching Professional
Teacher Self-Test and Assessment Profile
Using the Teacher Assessment Profile as a Tool for Improvement
Conclusion
8. Working Together
Knowing Yourself First
Using Tools to Improve Collegiality
Understanding Leadership Styles
Conclusion
References
Index
Об авторе
Mario C. Martinez is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), where he teaches courses in leadership, human relations, educational change, and administration. Prior to joining UNLV, he had been an assistant professor in Educational Management and Development at New Mexico State University. His career also includes stints at the Hewlett Packard Corporation as a financial analyst and at the Governor’s Office in the State of Arizona as a Strategic Management Officer. Mario also owns MCM Consulting, which is primarily a seminar and speech delivery company, with seminar topics that include Change, Empowerment, and Personality, and Interaction. His array of career exposures has contributed to his multidisciplinary approach to thinking pragmatically about professional development, evident both in this book and in his seminars and speeches. Mario’s research has been concentrated in the areas of human resource planning, organizational structures of state educational systems, and the change and management of those systems. He has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
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