Teachers Working Together for School Success
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"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.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
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
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"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.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
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
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
June 2004 | 104 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412906135 | $37.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781483351575 | $35.00 |
"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.
Table Of Contents:
- 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