Full Description
Urgent Care for Educators is a resource that responds to the question: How can students be expected and encouraged to be responsible in schools, if education systems do not provide a culture of responsibility for the adults in the building? This collection written by teachers and teacher leaders in responsible roles features case stories from new and experienced educators who share their stories as service providers, injustice responders, action researchers, social designers, teachers of teachers and apprentices. This read provides ample evidence that it can be done!
Contributors are: June Abbott, Philip Alcock, Mike Babb, Kevin Bartlett, Briza Bohne , Evan Coleman, Luke Coles, Nick Davies, Jackie Delong, Andrea Fanjoy, Kate Anderson Foley, David Franklin, Lisa Gonzales, Stuart Grauer, Michelle Hughes, Michele Jones, Tanya Knudsen, Martha J. Koch, Michael Lawrence, Liz Locatelli, Jose Antonio Gordillo Martorell, Janine Meadley, Matthew Panayotopoulos, Angela Purcell, Douglas Reeves, Jessika Shields, Barbara J. Smith, Larry Swartz, Tracey Tinley, Tanya Upthegrove Gregory, Adam Watson, Gennifer Williams, and Rick Wormeli.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Purposeful Cultures for Joy That Stretch beyond Wonder and Curiosity
Barbara J. Smith
PART 1: Educators as Service Providers
Introduction to Part 1
Barbara J. Smith
1 The Warmth and Joy of Service-Learning
Briza Bohne
2 Terry Fox: A Symbol and Seed for Inspiration and Growth
Luke Coles and Barbara J. Smith
3 The Journey of Becoming an Education Conference Organizer
Michele Jones
4 Service as Changemaking
Matthew Panayotopoulos
5 Community Engagement as a Responsibility, Opportunity and Passion: Reflections from the Inkster Family Literacy Movement
Tanya Upthegrove and Gennifer Williams
PART 2: Educators as Responders to Social Injustice
Introduction to Part 2
Barbara J. Smith
6 Educators as Responders to Social Justice
Nick Davies
7 Learn How to See
Kate Anderson Foley
8 Creating and Growing with The Principal's Desk
David Franklin
9 Finding Connection through the Teacher Healer Podcast
Janine Meadley
10 School Psychologists as Advocates
Jessika Shields
PART 3: Educators as Action Researchers
Introduction to Part 3
Barbara J. Smith
11 Participatory Action Research for Creative Problem Solving
Tanya Knudsen
12 Advancing Classroom Assessment Practice through Self-Directed Learning and Action Research
Martha J. Koch and Rebecca Brooks
13 Expanding Education Perspectives by Coordinating Teachers Visits to Other Countries
Michael Lawrence
14 Projects as Encounters: How Children Give Me a New Way to Be Responsible in My Research Action
Jose Antonio Gordillo Martorel
PART 4: Educators as Social Designers
Introduction to Part 4
Barbara J. Smith
15 Leading Policy Implementation for Positive Social Change
June Abbott
16 From Supervision to Shared Vision: Transforming Teacher Evaluation through Culture Building
Kevin Bartlett
17 Establishing Student Leadership and an Innovator's Mindset as High School Habits
Andrea Fanjoy
18 Founding a School: What's Possible When We Engage Kids, Community, and Nature
Stuart Grauer
19 Bearing the Torch for the Party: Sharing the Stories of Tabletop Role-Playing Games (TTRPG s) in Education
Adam Watson
PART 5: Teachers of Teachers
Introduction to Part 5
Barbara J. Smith
20 My Journey as an AI Education Strategist: Transforming Learning through AI-Enhanced Project-Based Learning
Philip Alcock
21 Is It Good for Kids?
Mike Babb
22 Reviving Educators through Experience
Evan J. Coleman
23 "Replace Ourselves" and Other Mentorship Lessons
Lisa Gonzales
24 From the Classroom to Global Impact
Douglas Reeves
25 Responsibility as Teacher, School Leader, Lifelong Learner and Meaning Maker
Rick Wormeli
PART 6:Educators as Apprentices
Introduction to Part 6
Barbara J. Smith
26 Loved into Learning
Jacqueline Delong
27 Two Consultants Reflect on the Pathway toward Professional Growth through Habits of Mind
Liz Locatelli and Michelle Hughes
28 Classroom Teachers Can Shape a School's Culture
Angela Purcell
29 Honoring David Booth: Mentor and Friends
Larry Swartz
30 We All Need a Wendy
Tracey Tinley
Conclusion: Educator Joy and Fulfilment through Situated Responsibility
Barbara J. Smith
