"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.
Mario C. Martinez is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), where he teaches courses in leadership, human relations, educational change, and administration. Prior to joining UNLV, he had been an assistant professor in Educational Management and Development at New Mexico State University. His career also includes stints at the Hewlett Packard Corporation as a financial analyst and at the Governor's Office in the State of Arizona as a Strategic Management Officer. Mario also owns MCM Consulting, which is primarily a seminar and speech delivery company, with seminar topics that include Change, Empowerment, and Personality, and Interaction. His array of career exposures has contributed to his multidisciplinary approach to thinking pragmatically about professional development, evident both in this book and in his seminars and speeches. Mario's research has been concentrated in the areas of human resource planning, organizational structures of state educational systems, and the change and management of those systems. He has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
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
"Would be a great 'welcome to our school' gift from principals to new teachers." -- Kim Truesdell, Teacher Education Institute "This training will be a useful resource for a wide range of individuals, from new teachers or even student teachers to supervising teachers." -- Michelle Barnea, Educational Consultant
