| A Teacher′s Guide to Change: Understanding, Navigating, and Leading the Process Contributor(s): Stivers, Jan L. (Editor), Cramer, Sharon F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1412964466 ISBN-13: 9781412964463 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $81.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: Written to help K-12 classroom teachers understand and react to changes they would typically encounter throughout their careers, this professional development book demonstrates how teachers can anticipate and respond to change in creative ways that can enhance career satisfaction and their effectiveness as professionals. Emphasizing that change is something teachers can understand, manage, become invested in, and lead, the authors provide practical skills teachers can use in adjusting to changes that are imposed on them-as well as changes they have chosen-and for leading others to adopt the changes they themselves advocate. Providing insightful guidance and techniques, this resource helps educators diffuse the fear of change, embrace the new as an opportunity for stimulation and growth, and reconnect with the passion and excitement that drew them to teaching in the first place. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Research |
| Dewey: 370.715 |
| LCCN: 2009014370 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.5" W x 11" (1.55 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This professional development resource provides a step-by-step approach that engages K-12 teachers in learning to prepare for change, which enhances their career satisfaction and professional effectiveness. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stivers, Jan L.: - Janet L. Stivers is associate professor of special education at Marist College, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, member of the Board of Directors of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, and member of the Board of Directors of Literacy Volunteer of America, Dutchess Community Chapter. Stivers frequently present workshops for teams of middle and high school teachers who are collaborating to teach students with special needs in general education classes. She has a PhD in educational psychology and statistics at the State University of New York at Albany and recieved her MA in psychology and counseling from Assumption College. Stivers has been teaching at Marist College since 1980 and has won the Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty of the Year Award, 2002.Cramer, Sharon F.: - Sharon F. Cramer is a distinguished service professor at Buffalo State College, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1985. Her leadership roles include serving as executive director of the SABRE Project (implementation of the Oracle Student Information System) (1999-2004), chairing the Exceptional Education Department (1995-1999), and leadership roles in state and national professional organizations (e.g., president of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, NY Federation of Chapters of the Council for Exceptional Children, publication chair of the Division on Developmental Disabilities). She earned her PhD at New York University in 1984 in human relations and social policy, her master of arts in teaching (MAT) from Harvard University in 1972, and her bachelors of arts degree from Tufts University in 1971. She participated in the Management and Leadership Education (MLE) program at Harvard University in 2001. |