The Leader in Me

The Leader in Me
Author: Stephen R. Covey
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2012-12-11
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 147110446X

Children in today's world are inundated with information about who to be, what to do and how to live. But what if there was a way to teach children how to manage priorities, focus on goals and be a positive influence on the world around them? The Leader in Meis that programme. It's based on a hugely successful initiative carried out at the A.B. Combs Elementary School in North Carolina. To hear the parents of A. B Combs talk about the school is to be amazed. In 1999, the school debuted a programme that taught The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peopleto a pilot group of students. The parents reported an incredible change in their children, who blossomed under the programme. By the end of the following year the average end-of-grade scores had leapt from 84 to 94. This book will launch the message onto a much larger platform. Stephen R. Covey takes the 7 Habits, that have already changed the lives of millions of people, and shows how children can use them as they develop. Those habits -- be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek to understand and then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw -- are critical skills to learn at a young age and bring incredible results, proving that it's never too early to teach someone how to live well.

Instructional Technology and Media for Learning

Instructional Technology and Media for Learning
Author: Sharon E Smaldino
Publisher: Pearson Education (Us)
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2015-10-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780133564181

Note: The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads, such as CourseSmart.For courses in Instructional Media and Technology, and Computers in EducationA core text for Introduction to Educational Technology coursesHow to integrate a complete range of technology and media formats into classroom instruction using the ASSURE model for lesson planning.This text shows specifically and realistically how technology and media enhance and support everyday teaching and learning. Written from the viewpoint of the teacher, it demonstrates how to integrate a complete range of technology and media formats into classroom instruction using the ASSURE model for lesson planning. Ideal for educators at all levels who place a high value on learning, the book is helps readers incorporate technology and media into best practice, to use them as teaching tools and to guide students in using them as learning tools. Examples come from elementary and secondary education.The new Eleventh Edition keeps readers up to pace with the innovations in all aspects of technology, particularly those related to computers, Web 2.0, social networks, and the Internet. The updating throughout reflects the acceleration trend toward digitizing information and school use of telecommunications resources, such as the Web. It also addresses the interaction among the roles of teachers, technology, coordinators, and school media specialists, all complementary and interdependent teams within the school.This text provides the ideal teaching and learning experience through: The ASSURE Model of lesson planning and the ASSURE Classroom Case Studies. A number of helpful pedagogical aids that provide reinforcement and ensure understanding. A focus on today's most up-to-date expectations and innovations.

Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching

Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching
Author: Robyn R. Jackson
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2018-08-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416626557

Some great teachers are born, but most are self-made. And the way to make yourself a great teacher is to learn to think and act like one. In this updated second edition of the best-selling Never Work Harder Than Your Students, Robyn R. Jackson reaffirms that every teacher can become a master teacher. The secret is not a specific strategy or technique, nor it is endless hours of prep time. It's developing a master teacher mindset—rigorously applying seven principles to your teaching until they become your automatic response: Start where you students are. Know where your students are going. Expect to get your students there. Support your students along the way. Use feedback to help you and your students get better. Focus on quality rather than quantity. Never work harder than your students. In her conversational and candid style, Jackson explains the mastery principles and how to start using them to guide planning, instruction, assessment, and classroom management. She answers questions, shares stories from her own practice and work with other teachers, and provides all-new, empowering advice on navigating external evaluation. There's even a self-assessment to help you identify your current levels of mastery and take control of your own practice. Teaching is hard work, and great teaching means doing the right kind of hard work: the kind that pays off. Join tens of thousands of teachers around the world who have embarked on their journeys toward mastery. Discover for yourself the difference that Jackson's principles will make in your classroom and for your students.