The Together Teacher
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
978-1-118-13821-2 (ISBN)
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An essential guide for over-scheduled teachers Maia Heyck-Merlin helps teachers build the habits, customize the tools, and create space to become a Together Teacher. This practical resource shows teachers how to be effective and have a life! Author and educator Maia Heyck-Merlin explores the key habits of Together Teachers—how they plan ahead, organize work and their classrooms, and how they spend their limited free time. The end goal is always strong outcomes for their students.
So what does Together, or Together Enough, look like? To some teachers it might mean neat filing systems. To others it might mean using time efficiently to get more done in fewer minutes. Regardless, Together Teachers all rely on the same skills. In six parts, the book clearly lays out these essential skills. Heyck-Merlin walks the reader through how to establish simple yet successful organizational systems. There are concrete steps that every teacher can implement to achieve greater stability and success in their classrooms and in their lives.
Contains templates and tutorials to create and customize a personal organizational system and includes a companion website: www.thetogetherteacher.com
Recommends various electronic or online tools to make a teacher's school day (and life!) more efficient and productive
Includes a Reader's Guide, a great professional development resource; teachers will answer reflection questions, make notes about habits, and select tools that best match individual needs and preferences
Ebook customers can access CD contents online. Refer to the section in the Table of Contents labeled, Download CD/DVD Content, for detailed instructions.
MAIA HEYCK-MERLIN is chief talent officer for Achievement First, a high-performing charter school management organization. She spends the majority of her free time designing and delivering organization training for busy teachers and school leaders. Formerly Maia was a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher and she spent five years on the staff of Teach For America in a number of leadership roles. Please join Maia and the growing Together Teacher community at www.thetogetherteacher.com.
Contents of the CD ix
Foreword xiii
Norman Atkins
Part One: Get Clear on What Matters 1
Introduction 3
Planning, Organization, and Efficiency Matter Even More for Teachers • What Do I Mean by Together? • Why This Matters to Me • How the Book Is Arranged • How to Use This Book
Chapter 1: Rules Over Tools: Create Your Ideal Week 13
It Can Get Easier—A Step-by-Step Approach • I’m Not a Dictator, but There Are Some Rules • The Tools • Components of a Great Organization System • Let’s Get Started
Part Two: Take the Long View 29
Chapter 2: No More Missed Deadlines: Make a Comprehensive Calendar 31
The Multiple-Calendar Dilemma • The Comprehensive Calendar: What Is It? • Together Teachers’ Comprehensive Calendars • Pick Your Tool: Where Will You Keep Your Comprehensive Calendar? • The Up-Front Investment: Create Your Comprehensive Calendar • Keep Your Comprehensive Calendar Alive • Why Is This Important, Again? • Get Started: Next Steps
Nilda: A Day in the Life 57
Chapter 3: Corral the To-Dos: Create an Upcoming To-Do List 59
Upcoming To-Do List: What Is It? • Using Your Upcoming To-Do List • Together Teachers’ Upcoming To-Do Lists • Pick Your Tool: Where Will You Keep Your Upcoming To-Do List? • Get Started Slogging Through the Post-its • Keep It Alive: Enter It Immediately! • Why Is This Important, Again? • Get Started: Next Steps
Chapter 4: Never Forget! Capture Your Thoughts 79
Setting the Scene • A Closer Look at Thought Catchers • Together Teachers’ Thought Catchers • Pick Your Tool: Where Will You Keep Your Thought Catchers? • The Initial Investment: Setting Up Your Thought Catchers • Making Your Thought Catchers Work for You • Why Do We Need Thought Catchers Again? • Get Started: Next Steps
Gilbert: A Day in the Life 98
Chapter 5: Beware the Notebook Vortex: Take Great Notes at Meetings and Professional Development 101
Setting the Scene • Beware the Notebook Vortex • The Explanation: What Are Meeting/ PD Notes? • Back from the Dead: Doing Something with Our PD Notes • Pick Your Tool: Where Will You Keep Your Notes? • Making the Most of Small-Group Meetings • Get Started: Next Steps
Part Three: Narrow Your View 117
Chapter 6: A Week’s Worth of Readiness: How to Look Ahead 119
The Tote Bag Calls to You from the Corner of the Room • A Closer Look: What Is a Weekly or Daily Worksheet? • Together Teachers’ Weekly Worksheets • Together Teachers’ Daily Worksheets: A Different Option • Choose a Product That Works for You • Get Started Customizing: Narrow Your View • Why Do I Need to Narrow My View? • Get Started: Next Steps
Jeff : A Day in the Life 140
Chapter 7: Automate: Create Routines for Planning 143
The Power Workout: The Weekly Round-Up • Daily Routines: Making the Most of Openings and Closings • Use Those Preps to Their Fullest • Creating Routines: Why Does This Matter, Again? • Get Started: Next Steps
Chapter 8: Ward Off the Demons: Keep Those Organizational Muscles Strong 165
Keeping Those Organizational Muscles Working: Your Daily Exercise • I’m Routined, I’m Planned, but the Work Still Isn’t Getting Done • Five Demons That Haunt Us: Some Common Human Behaviors
Anna: A Day in the Life 173
Part Four: All That Other Stuff! 175
Chapter 9: Tame the E-Mail Beast: How to Manage Your In-Box 177
Setting the Scene • E-Mail Is Not the Enemy, but . . . • Set Up Your In-Box for Success • Admit You Are Part of the Problem: Create Better E-Mail Habits • Clarity Is King • E-Mail: Use It, Don’t Abuse It! • Get Started: Next Steps
Chapter 10: Create Stations: Arrange Your Classroom to Run Like Clockwork 201
Setting the Scene • An Overview of the Stations • Enter and Exit Carefully: Create Your Classroom Foyer • Stocking Up the Kitchen: Keeping Necessary Ingredients on Hand • Battle of the Books: Classroom Libraries and Textbooks • Tame the Technology: Get Those Cords Under Control • Spic-and-Span Classroom • Why Does This Matter, Again?
Dan: A Day in the Life 234
Chapter 11: Subdue the Backpack Explosion: Set Expectations for Student Stuff 237
Setting the Scene • Contain Student Papers • Past and Present Student Work • Pencils and That Other “Stuff ” • Why Does This Matter, Again?
Chapter 12: Deal with Your Paper and Stuff: How to Find What You Need in Under Ten Seconds 251
Setting the Scene • What to Carry When You Are on the Move: Your Together Teacher System and a Teacher Clipboard • Use Your Desk for Something Other Than Storage • Create a Suitcase: Transporting Work Between School and Home • Your Teaching Materials • Finding What You Need When You Need It: Reference Information and File Cabinets • Why Does This Matter, Again?
Part Five: Become a Together Teacher 273
Conclusion: Become a Together Teacher 275
Dealing with Deluge: Can Your System Survive Under the Pressure? • Get Started: A Month-by-Month Implementation Plan • Why the World Needs Together Teachers
Sue: A Day in the Life 281
Recommended Resources for the Together Classroom 283
Resources: Books, Blogs, Applications, and More! 287
Meet the Together Teachers 289
Join Us Online ~ Share Your Story 296
Appendixes 297
Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms 299
Appendix 2: The Weekly Round-Up: Your Agenda 301
Appendix 3: Project Plans for Teachers 305
Appendix 4: Sample School Communication Agreement 309
Appendix 5: Classroom Efficiency: Quick and Dirty Tips 313
Acknowledgments 317
About the Author 321
Index 323
| Vorwort | Norman Atkins |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 201 x 252 mm |
| Gewicht | 726 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-118-13821-X / 111813821X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-118-13821-2 / 9781118138212 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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