"New and veteran leaders who plan professional development or facilitate collaborative group work will find a tool kit of practical process strategies that work!" -Jan Rozzelle, Executive Director School Leadership Institute, The College of William and Mary "Everything you need is in this book. Activities and processes are so clearly explained and easy to follow that educators can adopt the ideas and use them over and over again! A must for teachers, administrators, and professional developers." -Margaret Hable, Educational Consultant The busy leader's easy-to-use resource for successful team building! Tapping into a school's potential for change begins with creating teams that are well organized and committed to sustainable results. This guidebook offers school leaders a wealth of practical team-building strategies for developing trust, establishing a team mission, leading and managing team meetings, and celebrating successes. Team-building consultant Carol Scearce presents an easy-to-use format in an updated edition that includes: Two new chapters on agenda design and problem-solving processes Techniques for facilitating more productive team-building sessions Strategy levels from "simple to use" to "for the committed" Vignettes and examples in each chapter Find out how to move your team members from "brainstorming" to "performing" by implementing team processes that can create lasting change in your school!
"New and veteran leaders who plan professional development or facilitate collaborative group work will find a tool kit of practical process strategies that work!" -Jan Rozzelle, Executive Director School Leadership Institute, The College of William and Mary "Everything you need is in this book. Activities and processes are so clearly explained and easy to follow that educators can adopt the ideas and use them over and over again! A must for teachers, administrators, and professional developers." -Margaret Hable, Educational Consultant The busy leader's easy-to-use resource for successful team building! Tapping into a school's potential for change begins with creating teams that are well organized and committed to sustainable results. This guidebook offers school leaders a wealth of practical team-building strategies for developing trust, establishing a team mission, leading and managing team meetings, and celebrating successes. Team-building consultant Carol Scearce presents an easy-to-use format in an updated edition that includes: Two new chapters on agenda design and problem-solving processes Techniques for facilitating more productive team-building sessions Strategy levels from "simple to use" to "for the committed" Vignettes and examples in each chapter Find out how to move your team members from "brainstorming" to "performing" by implementing team processes that can create lasting change in your school!
Have fun learning to count from 0 to 10 with Little Mouse. Introduce numbers to your little one with these modern and engaging illustrations. There are lots of things to see and talk about on each page. What is Little Mouse doing? How many stars are in the sky? Before you know it, you’ll be counting together from 0 to 10.
An expanded and fully updated edition of the successful The 100 Best Birdwatching Sites in Southeast Asia. This lavishly illustrated guide describes the 125 best sites for viewing both common and rare species in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
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Demonstrates how the Association has evolved over the years in response to intellectual, cultural, political, economic, and other historical developments. Chapters describe the personalities and events that transformed the APA from a tiny organisation of 26 members to one of the largest professional associations in the world.
The 13 ideas in this book were identified by a group of national leaders as the most significant ideas impacting the contemporary community college. The book is designed for trustees, administrators, faculty, policy makers, legislators, and community leaders who want to be better informed about the issues affecting our students and our nation.
The 13 ideas in this book were identified by a group of national leaders as the most significant ideas impacting the contemporary community college. The book is designed for trustees, administrators, faculty, policy makers, legislators, and community leaders who want to be better informed about the issues affecting our students and our nation.
The Essential Reference for Teachers, Trainers, Presenters, and Speakers
This book features presentation techniques that have proved successful in the classroom, at conferences and in workshops, and that can be used with one or two participants as well as with large audiences. A checklist is included to help the reader decide which method to use when, as are planning and evaluation worksheets for each method.
Stephen Dixon's stories and novels have an original, immediately recognizable sound and feel, a weird blend of Franz Kafka and Frank Capra. Readers of his previous work will find in 14 Stories that same wry, inventive, knife-edged humor that has come to characterize his distinctive style. With an adroit use of language and a keen eye for the ......
