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Becoming a Win-Win Teacherbeginning teachers a balanced, positive framework for creating an effective, successful, and satisfying teaching experience.Jane Bluestein shows how new and veteran teachers alike can use a win-win approach to teaching that involves thinking, planning, and making decisions in ways that take the needs of others into consideration-students as well as other members of the school community-while meeting personal and professional goals.
Contents
About the AuthorPrologue: Why I TeachIntroduction1. Win-Win TeachingPart I: Commitment2. Teaching as a Calling3. Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose TerritoryFinancial RealitiesIt's Harder than it LooksLack of SupportDifficult Students, Difficult ParentsValue and StatusIssues of Autonomy and Discretion4. Winning in a Win-Lose System: Why We StayThe Good NewsTouching the FutureFeedback and Satisfaction in ServiceVariety, Joy, and Creative ExpressionThe Power of ConnectionIt Gets Easier5. What to Pack: Your Personal AssetsPart II. Survival6. Assume Your Professional IdentityIt's About TimeStepping Up: You in a Leadership RoleLooking Like a TeacherWhat Matters Most: Who You Are in the ClassroomLife in a FishbowlProtect Yourself7. Understand Schools in ContextThe World Has Changed and Schools Have Not Kept UpKids Are Not Who They Used to BeThe Challenge of Change8. Learn the SystemWhat you Need to KnowNavigating Politics and AgendasDealing With Toxic Environments and Situations9. Build your Support TeamThe Value of CollaborationFinding an Effective MentorBuilding Your Support TeamPART III. Students10. Make a ConnectionDisconnected StudentsThe Value of ConnectednessConnecting With KidsBeyond the Grade Book11. Avoid Win-Lose Power StrategiesBehavior Management and Teacher PreparationOur Most Beloved (and Persistent) Win-Lose Traditions12. Create a Win-Win ClassroomRelationshipsStructure and RoutinesFlexibility and FairnessChoicesAsking for What You WantPositive ConsequencesFollowing ThroughGood DirectionsRecognition and Positive FeedbackKeeping a Cool HeadOffering Emotional SupportEncouraging Problem SolvingBuild CommunityInstructional Issues That Impact BehaviorPART IV. Self13. Growing Your CareerGrowing What You KnowReflectionOpportunities and Next Steps (When You're Ready)14. Take Care of YourselfFeeling the HeatYour Health, Your Body, and StressSeeking BalanceAcknowledgmentsReferencesIndex
