Jennifer Abrams: Having Hard Conversations

Cover: 9781412965002 | Having Hard Conversations | Jennifer Abrams | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Speak with clarity, confidence, and courage!
Many educators struggle with discussing difficult issues with colleagues. This insightful book helps readers effectively lead challenging conversations with supervisees, peers, and supervisors. Emphasizing initiative and preparation as keys to a successful conversation, the author’s step-by-step approach provides: Thought-provoking questions and first-person accounts that help build communications skills
Advice on overcoming personal hesitation about expressing concerns
Guidance on goal setting and choosing the best "what-where-and-when" for a productive discussion
Sample scripts and other interactive tools to help educators prepare for the conversation and achieve positive outcomes

Über den Autor

Jennifer Abrams is a national and international educational consultant for public and private schools, colleges and organizations. An English teacher for 9 years, Jennifer now trains and coaches teachers and administrators on successful teaching practices, new teacher support, supervision and evaluation, and collaboration skills. She presents at annual conferences such as NSDC, ASCD, NCTE, and the New Teacher Center at UC Santa Cruz Annual Symposium, as well as working with graduate students at Stanfords Graduate School of Education and with administrative candidates at Santa Clara University. Jennifers current professional development sessions include "Having Hard Conversations", "The Voice of the Collaborative Teacher", and "Habits of Mind for the Systems Savvy Leader". She considers herself a "voice coach", helping teachers and administrators learn how to best use their voices, be it in a group, in front of a classroom, coaching a colleague, or in a supervisory role. Jennifer holds a Masters degree in Education from Stanford University and a Bachelors degree in English from Tufts University. She lives in Palo Alto, CA.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Arthur L. Costa
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. What Are Hard Conversations and Why Should We Have Them?
2. Why We Hesitate Having Hard Conversations
3. Questions to Ask Yourself Before Having the Hard Conversation
4. What's the Real Problem?: Finding the Professional Language to Name It
5. Making a Plan
6. Scripting Your Initial Comments
7. The Whats, Wheres, and Whens of Having the Hard Conversation
8. What Ifs? Other Types of Hard Conversations
9. Conclusion
Appendix A. Extended List of Professional Behaviors
Appendix B. School Savvy Etiquette
Appendix C. Sample Scripts for Hard Conversations
References
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2009
Fachbereich:	Sonderpädagogik & Behindertenpädagogik
Genre:	Erziehung & Bildung , Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781412965002
ISBN-10:	1412965004
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	B64999P
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Abrams, Jennifer
Hersteller:	Corwin
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	280 x 216 x 8 mm
Von/Mit:	Jennifer Abrams
Erscheinungsdatum:	23.03.2009
Gewicht:	0,402 kg