The Teacher’s Journey

The Human Dimensions
Jeffrey A. Kottler - California State University, Fullerton, USA
Ellen Kottler - California State University, Fullerton, USA
The Teacher’s Journey
November 2012 | 184 pages | Corwin
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Make every day of your teaching count!

How many times have you wished your teaching degree came with a handbook? Whether you're a new teacher or a veteran looking for inspiring new ideas and insight, best-selling authors Jeffery and Ellen Kottler have crafted a guidebook to help you navigate the milestones, challenges, and decisions that every educator faces.

Packed with stories, strategies, and activities, The Teacher's Journey is all about building meaningful, collaborative relationships with your students and colleagues while nurturing your own passion and commitment to teaching. You'll discover how to:

  • Motivate disengaged students through solid interpersonal connections
  • Communicate effectively with parents, counselors, and administrators
  • Advance your professional growth through increased school and district involvement
  • Understand your teaching self more deeply through reflection 
  • Build a culture of tolerance and respect in the classroom

Although your contact with a student may be as brief as a single year, the impact can be felt across a lifetime. Here's a book to help make that possible!

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • Chapter 1. The Journey of a Teacher: Rewards, Challenges, and Phases
  • Chapter 2. Human Dimensions of Teaching
  • Chapter 3. Obstacles and Enhancements to Learning
  • Chapter 4. Helping Relationships
  • Chapter 5. Mentoring and Being Mentored
  • Chapter 6. Working Within Student Cultures
  • Chapter 7. Students Who Drive You Crazy
  • Chapter 8. Stress in a Teacher’s Life
  • Chapter 9. Self Care: Avoiding Burnout and Rustout
  • Chapter 10. Reflective Practice
  • Chapter 11. Being Passionately Committed

References

References

Index

Index

Description

Make every day of your teaching count!

How many times have you wished your teaching degree came with a handbook? Whether you're a new teacher or a veteran looking for inspiring new ideas and insight, best-selling authors Jeffery and Ellen Kottler have crafted a guidebook to help you navigate the milestones, challenges, and decisions that every educator faces.

Packed with stories, strategies, and activities, The Teacher's Journey is all about building meaningful, collaborative relationships with your students and colleagues while nurturing your own passion and commitment to teaching. You'll discover how to:

  • Motivate disengaged students through solid interpersonal connections
  • Communicate effectively with parents, counselors, and administrators
  • Advance your professional growth through increased school and district involvement
  • Understand your teaching self more deeply through reflection 
  • Build a culture of tolerance and respect in the classroom

Although your contact with a student may be as brief as a single year, the impact can be felt across a lifetime. Here's a book to help make that possible!

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • Chapter 1. The Journey of a Teacher: Rewards, Challenges, and Phases
  • Chapter 2. Human Dimensions of Teaching
  • Chapter 3. Obstacles and Enhancements to Learning
  • Chapter 4. Helping Relationships
  • Chapter 5. Mentoring and Being Mentored
  • Chapter 6. Working Within Student Cultures
  • Chapter 7. Students Who Drive You Crazy
  • Chapter 8. Stress in a Teacher’s Life
  • Chapter 9. Self Care: Avoiding Burnout and Rustout
  • Chapter 10. Reflective Practice
  • Chapter 11. Being Passionately Committed

References

References

Index

Index

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The Teacher’s Journey

The Human Dimensions


November 2012 | 184 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 27/02/2023 9781452218274 $39.95
Lifetime 27/02/2023 9781452284132 $36.00

Make every day of your teaching count!

How many times have you wished your teaching degree came with a handbook? Whether you're a new teacher or a veteran looking for inspiring new ideas and insight, best-selling authors Jeffery and Ellen Kottler have crafted a guidebook to help you navigate the milestones, challenges, and decisions that every educator faces.

Packed with stories, strategies, and activities, The Teacher's Journey is all about building meaningful, collaborative relationships with your students and colleagues while nurturing your own passion and commitment to teaching. You'll discover how to:

  • Motivate disengaged students through solid interpersonal connections
  • Communicate effectively with parents, counselors, and administrators
  • Advance your professional growth through increased school and district involvement
  • Understand your teaching self more deeply through reflection 
  • Build a culture of tolerance and respect in the classroom

Although your contact with a student may be as brief as a single year, the impact can be felt across a lifetime. Here's a book to help make that possible!


Table Of Contents:

  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Chapter 1. The Journey of a Teacher: Rewards, Challenges, and Phases
  • Chapter 2. Human Dimensions of Teaching
  • Chapter 3. Obstacles and Enhancements to Learning
  • Chapter 4. Helping Relationships
  • Chapter 5. Mentoring and Being Mentored
  • Chapter 6. Working Within Student Cultures
  • Chapter 7. Students Who Drive You Crazy
  • Chapter 8. Stress in a Teacher’s Life
  • Chapter 9. Self Care: Avoiding Burnout and Rustout
  • Chapter 10. Reflective Practice
  • Chapter 11. Being Passionately Committed
  • References
  • Index

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