Full Description
Infuse staff meetings with enthusiasm and purpose, and breathe new life into school culture!
Could your staff meetings use a zap of energy? Do you want more participation and less reluctance when you gather your team? Good educators know that fun, emotion, meaningful connections, and high expectations drive learning and committed attention to a task. This sourcebook overflows with strategies, activities, and resources designed to bring these all-important qualities into the faculty meeting.
Teacher leaders will discover the keys to improved collaboration, teamwork, and productivity—and new tools to improve group processes. By modeling best practice at staff meetings, leaders also give their teachers new engagement tools that they can put directly to use in their classrooms. The authors demonstrate how to reduce the "chore" factor of meetings by:
Lightening the atmosphere with creative approaches
Starting with purpose-focused theme music and other energizers
Building relationships within the team that transform the school culture
Overcoming barriers to productivity
Rewarding and appreciating staff in innovative ways
Closing the meeting with a bang—and a plan
As the energy from your staff meetings ripples through the school, every teacher and classroom will experience the motivation and focus that you create!
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Chapter 1 - Why Energize?
Chapter 2 - Barriers to Good Staff Meetings and How to Overcome Them
Chapter 3 - Great Beginnings
Chapter 4 - Keeping the Group Engaged
Chapter 5 - Building on the Positive Emotional Connections of Staff Members
Chapter 6 - Extended Meetings . . . When You Have More Time
Chapter 7 - Closing the Meeting With a Bang!
Chapter 8 - Closing Thoughts and Next Steps
Bibliography
Index
