This book describes the beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes of great athletic coaches. Where do they focus their attention? How do they spend their time and energy? And how can others gain the same advantages? Here, Rob Haworth and Todd Whitaker describe the qualities of champion athletes, coaches, and parents. Applying and extending the concepts presented in Whitaker's What Great Teachers Do Differently and What Great Principals Do Differently, this book demonstrates how effective coaching calls for "people skills" that the best coaches practice every day. Perfect for the coaches of your...
This book describes the beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes of great athletic coaches. Where do they focus their attention? How do they spend their time...
Communicating with parents is one of the most challenging and potentially stressful tasks that teachers face on a daily basis. Whether trying to resolve a heated argument or delivering bad news, it is essential to know how to handle difficult situations and establish positive relationships with your students' parents. In this updated second edition of the bestselling Dealing with Difficult Parents, award-winning educators Todd Whitaker and Douglas J. Fiore help you develop a repertoire of tools and skills for comfortable and effective interaction with parents.
The book's...
Communicating with parents is one of the most challenging and potentially stressful tasks that teachers face on a daily basis. Whether trying to re...
This new supplement to the bestselling Dealing with Difficult Parents, 2nd Edition is designed to help you with the specific challenges you face as a school leader when dealing with parents. The main book, Dealing with Difficult Parents, 2nd Edition, shows how your teachers and other educators can communicate with parents more effectively. With this new supplement, you'll learn how you, as a leader, can--and must--support and coach teachers along the way.
Topics covered include how to...
Make sure your teachers understand the...
This new supplement to the bestselling Dealing with Difficult Parents, 2nd Edition is designed to help you with the specific chal...
This Study Guide provides a variety of thought-provoking questions and activities to help you implement the concepts in the bestselling book, Dealing with Difficult Parents, 2nd Edition. For each chapter of the book, the Study Guide offers discussion questions, journal prompts, and group activities. You can work on these sections independently, in book studies, in professional learning communities (PLCs), in mentor sessions, and in professional development sessions.
As you work through this Study Guide, you'll learn how to make the book's strategies work for you,...
This Study Guide provides a variety of thought-provoking questions and activities to help you implement the concepts in the bestselling book, D...
Every good teacher strives to be a great teacher - and this must-have book shows you how It's filled with practical tips and strategies for connecting with your students in a meaningful and powerful way.
Learn how to improve student learning with easy-to-implement daily activities designed to integrate seamlessly into any day of the school year. This is a readable, hands-on guide for both new and seasoned teachers - complete with "20-Day Reality Checks" so you can reflect on your progress and identify areas for improvement.
Every good teacher strives to be a great teacher - and this must-have book shows you how It's filled with practical tips and strategies for connec...
In this book from bestselling author Todd Whitaker and Ryan Donlan, superintendents will learn how to help their school boards make smart, worthwhile decisions that they will deserve to brag about. The Hero Maker addresses the challenges of helping board members to make realistic changes that will truly benefit the school and have a lasting impact on the district. The book covers how to handle board meetings, how to communicate effectively during the year, and how to handle different board member personality types. Make your board members feel like heroes, and accomplish more of...
In this book from bestselling author Todd Whitaker and Ryan Donlan, superintendents will learn how to help their school boards make smart, worthwhi...
Recharge your batteries and rekindle your excitement about teaching This new, updated edition of the best-selling book, Teaching Matters: Motivating and Inspiring Yourself, offers practical advice on working with colleagues for inspiration, using social media to connect to other professionals, and adding fresh new appeal to your lessons.
The practical ideas and inspirational examples in this book will help you keep your passion for education alive and thriving in your classroom. Get use-now tips on everything from creating a positive atmosphere in the classroom to dealing...
Recharge your batteries and rekindle your excitement about teaching This new, updated edition of the best-selling book, Teaching Matters: Moti...
Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker offer practical advice and strategies that help you build positive energy to reinvigorate your school's culture and staff.
Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker offer practical advice and strategies that help you build positive energy to reinvigorate your school's culture and s...