|
Showing 1 - 4 of
4 matches in All Departments
Competition for the best teaching jobs is becoming more intense.
Since publication of the first edition, when it was mainly the most
desirable schools that were deluged by applications, the economic
climate has made the teacher market more competitive across the
board, and is changing hiring practices. Now extensively revised,
this book maintains its place as the most up-to-date book available
on job hunting for teachers. The authors cover changes in the
educational marketplace; the new mandates about standardized
testing and public reporting of student achievement-and what they
mean for applicants; how new certification standards and schools'
requirements affect career changers; the growing acceptance of
on-line applications and electronic portfolios; and provide
additional advice for teachers applying to change schools or
districts.This is also the only guide written by school
administrators. Offering the insights and experience of two authors
who do the hiring, it details a step-by-step program for taking
charge of your teaching career. How to Get the Teaching Job You
Want enables you to: * Match your unique talents to the needs of a
particular school* Craft effective cover letters and resumes, using
models that address the specific needs of college graduates,
teachers changing schools, returning teachers and career changers*
Make effective on-line applications* Leverage your achievements as
an experienced teacher-or, for graduates or career changers,
student teaching, substitute teaching, volunteer work or content
knowledge-into a job offer* Locate jobs on-line and discover
valuable information about schools, including test results,
educational philosophy and names of keyadministrators* Design a
portfolio in book or electronic format to showcase your abilities*
Practice interview skills using 100 questions taken from real job
interviews* Apply proven strategies for a variety of interview
formats, including high stress interviews and performance
interviews* Address controversial questions during interviewsThis
book covers procedures for applying to elementary, middle and high
schools; public, independent, and parochial schools; as well as
international and boarding schools. Anecdotes recounting the
experiences of real candidates looking for jobs illustrate key
points. Access to the authors' web site ensures that you will stay
current in a changing job market. This is a vital book for teachers
and aspiring teachers who want to achieve their career goals. It
will also be invaluable for guidance counselors, psychologists,
librarians and other school professionals.
The digital age has made it easy for anyone, even those with
limited technology proficiency, to create some form of media. With
so many different types of media and the sheer volume of
information coming from a wide array of sources, media literacy has
become an essential skill that can be very difficult to learn and
teach. The Handbook of Research on Media Literacy Research and
Applications Across Disciplines aims to present cross-disciplinary
examinations of media literacy, specifically investigating its
challenges and solutions and its implications for P-20 education.
An assemblage of innovative findings centered on national and
international perspectives, with topics including critical thinking
and decision-making processes, smart consumerism, recognizing
point-of-view, media influence, responsible media creation, cyber
threats, media literacy instruction, among others, this book is
ideally designed for educators, researchers, activists,
instructional designers, media specialists, and professionals.
Conflict is both a timely and a timeless challenge in schools,
stymying school reform initiatives and elevating administrators'
job stress. If "school is a family," as many claim, it is often a
dysfunctional one. Relationships between and among staff, parents,
community and school boards may be destructively divisive, or
alternatively, schools may avoid addressing controversial issues
like inequity, fearful of tensions that would be unleashed. From
Conflict to Collaboration: A School Leader's Guide to Unleashing
Conflict's Problem Solving Power offers a novel perspective. Rather
than impeding school reform, school leaders may harness conflict to
spark organizational vitality and growth. Honoring diverse
viewpoints enables savvy school leaders to engage stakeholders in
meaningful collaboration that builds capacity, enshrines productive
dialogue and group problem-solving as cornerstones of school
culture, and energizes the school community. Drawing on knowledge
from the fields of education, engineering, psychology and business,
the book offers an on-the-job guide for present and future school
leaders. Dozens of actionable leadership strategies are
highlighted; case studies illustrate key concepts; and probing
questions for school leaders and school improvement teams follow
each chapter. In a step-by-step process, the book demonstrates how
the techniques of design thinking may be applied to build a
school's "conflict agility."
Conflict is both a timely and a timeless challenge in schools,
stymying school reform initiatives and elevating administrators'
job stress. If "school is a family," as many claim, it is often a
dysfunctional one. Relationships between and among staff, parents,
community and school boards may be destructively divisive, or
alternatively, schools may avoid addressing controversial issues
like inequity, fearful of tensions that would be unleashed. From
Conflict to Collaboration: A School Leader's Guide to Unleashing
Conflict's Problem Solving Power offers a novel perspective. Rather
than impeding school reform, school leaders may harness conflict to
spark organizational vitality and growth. Honoring diverse
viewpoints enables savvy school leaders to engage stakeholders in
meaningful collaboration that builds capacity, enshrines productive
dialogue and group problem-solving as cornerstones of school
culture, and energizes the school community. Drawing on knowledge
from the fields of education, engineering, psychology and business,
the book offers an on-the-job guide for present and future school
leaders. Dozens of actionable leadership strategies are
highlighted; case studies illustrate key concepts; and probing
questions for school leaders and school improvement teams follow
each chapter. In a step-by-step process, the book demonstrates how
the techniques of design thinking may be applied to build a
school's "conflict agility."
|
|