Enhancing Teaching and Leadership Initiatives With Teacherpreneurs: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Enhancing Teaching and Leadership Initiatives With Teacherpreneurs: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Epler, Pam

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-11-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1799820769

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There are three types of teacherpreneurs: classroom, business, and consultant teacherpreneurs. Classroom teacherpreneurs inspire and motivate students to be the best they can be using outside resources, business teacherpreneurs teach students to become entrepreneurs, and consultant teacherpreneurs are usually former teachers who own a consulting business and go into schools to assist with improving academics. Each plays an important and different role within the educational system in the United States and one without the other would not assist students in gaining academic success. These individuals are the mainstay of educational systems, and without them, school systems would fail. Enhancing Teaching and Leadership Initiatives With Teacherpreneurs: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly resource that explores the characteristics and models of a teacherpreneur, their advantages and disadvantages, and examines how they can be used by current classroom teachers and school administrators to improve and enhance the teaching profession. Featuring a wide range of topics such as curriculum design, student outcomes, and ethics, this book is essential for teachers, educational consultants, school administrators, academicians, researchers, and students.

The Accidental Teacherpreneur
The Accidental Teacherpreneur

Author: Vanessa Levin

Publisher:

Published: 2014-06-27

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9781500524173

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Teachers, have you ever dreamed about starting your own business? Do you wonder if blogging is worth your time and energy? Have you seen all the successful blogs and bloggers out there and wondered "How did they do that?" In this book, Vanessa reveals how she went from classroom teacher to successful online entrepreneur and educational consultant. Vanessa not only shares her personal story, but helpful tips and advice for getting started on your own journey to success. The Internet is a big place, knowing where to focus your efforts can be overwhelming. Discover how to make your entrepreneurial dream come true; learn the tools you need, the pitfalls to avoid and much, much more.

Teacherpreneurs
Teacherpreneurs

Author: Barnett Berry

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-08-12

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 111845619X

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We need a bold new brand of teacher leadership that will create opportunities for teachers to practice, share, and grow their knowledge and expertise. This book is about "teacherpreneurs"—highly accomplished classroom teachers who blur the lines of distinction between those who teach in schools and those who lead them. These teacherpreneurs embody the concept that teachers can teach as well as lead the transformation of teaching and learning. It’s about empowering expert teachers who can buoy the image of teaching and enforce standards among their ranks while all along making sure that their colleagues as well as education policymakers and the public know what works best for students. The book follows a small group of teacherpreneurs in their first year. We join their journey toward becoming teacher leaders whose work is not defined by administrative fiat, but by their knowledge of students and drive to influence policies that allow them and their colleagues to teach more effectively. The authors trace the teacherpreneurs' steps—and their own—in the effort to determine what it means to define and execute the concept of "teacherpreneurism" in the face of tough demands and resistant organizational structures.

The Accidental Teacher
The Accidental Teacher

Author: Eric Mandel

Publisher: Eric Mandel

Published: 2009-10-28

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1432744860

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The Accidental Teacher is a humorous and provocative account of the authors experience teaching English in a California public high school with absolutely no qualifications, training or previous experience. Equal parts McCourts Teacher Man and Keseys Cuckoos Nest with a dash of Sedaris and a shot of Hunter Thompson, the story follows Mr. Mandel as he muddles through his first year, mangling metaphors and alienating administrators while attempting to engage a very difficult group of teenagers. From his outsiders perspective, Mr. Mandel provides pointed commentaries on the troubling issues facing public education and poignant accounts of his students lives and his own personal journey; frequent digressions offer literary allusions from the subtle to the ludicrous. The author displays a wry sense of humor as he struggles to counter administrative absurdities, to appease his own Nurse Ratchet, and to compensate for his own deficiencies. The Accidental Teacher is certain to entertain and interest anyone who has taught, wants to teach, cares about public education, or dreams of changing careers late in life.

Disruptive Classroom Technologies
Disruptive Classroom Technologies

Author: Sonny Magana

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2017-05-04

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1506359086

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Ensure your technological integration is leading to deeper learning! Have we developed, at considerable cost and effort, classrooms that are digitally rich but innovation poor? Timely and powerful, this book offers a new framework to elevate instructional practices with technology and maximize student learning. The T3 Framework helps categorize students’ learning as translational, transformational, or transcendent, sorting through the low-impact applications to reach high-impact usage. Teachers and leaders will find: Examples of technology use at the translational, transformational, and transcendent levels Activities, guides, and prompts for deeper learning Evaluative rubrics to self-assess current technology use, establish meaningful goals, and track progress This guide helps teachers and leaders realize the potential of modern teaching and learning tools to unleash students’ passion for limitless learning. "We need to build collaborative communities of students using the social media aspects of technology to change classroom conversations from monologue to dialogue, increasing student impact questions, and allowing errors. This is the core of Magana’s claims, and how we’ll see technology really make the difference we’re after!" —John Hattie, Laureate Professor, Deputy Dean of MGSE, Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute "Fresh, innovative, and revolutionary, Magana′s T3 Framework promises to challenge the status quo and invite disruptive practices in educational technology." —Yong Zhao Author, World Class Learners "The T3 Framework is a brilliant breakthrough in our understanding and use of technology for learning." —Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus OISE/University of Toronto, Canada

Teach Smarter
Teach Smarter

Author: Vanessa J. Levin

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2021-06-02

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1119698898

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Discover new, practical methods for teaching literacy skills in your early childhood classroom. Has teaching early literacy skills become a stumbling block to getting your preschool students kindergarten ready? Break out of the tired “letter of the week” routine and learn how to transform your lessons with fun and effective techniques. Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers will equip teachers to infuse every aspect of their teaching with exciting hands-on literacy teaching methods that engage students and help them build authentic connections with books, so that 100% of their students will have a strong literacy foundation and will be fully prepared for success in kindergarten and beyond. Respected author Vanessa Levin, veteran early childhood educator and author of the “Pre-K Pages” blog, breaks down the research and translates it into realistic, actionable steps you can take to improve your teaching. Features specific examples of teaching techniques and activities that engage students in hands-on, experiential learning during circle time, centers, and small groups. Offers a simple, four-step system for teaching literacy skills, based on the foundational principles of early literacy teaching Demonstrates how to build your confidence in your ability to get 100% of your students ready for kindergarten, long before the end of the school year Understand the problems with traditional literacy teaching and identify gaps in your current teaching practice with this valuable resource.

Learning Personalized
Learning Personalized

Author: Allison Zmuda

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-02-10

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1118904818

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A real-world action plan for educators to create personalized learning experiences Learning Personalized: The Evolution of the Contemporary Classroom provides teachers, administrators, and educational leaders with a clear and practical guide to personalized learning. Written by respected teachers and leading educational consultants Allison Zmuda, Greg Curtis, and Diane Ullman, this comprehensive resource explores what personalized learning looks like, how it changes the roles and responsibilities of every stakeholder, and why it inspires innovation. The authors explain that, in order to create highly effective personalized learning experiences, a new instructional design is required that is based loosely on the traditional model of apprenticeship: learning by doing. Learning Personalized challenges educators to rethink the fundamental principles of schooling that honors students' natural willingness to play, problem solve, fail, re-imagine, and share. This groundbreaking resource: Explores the elements of personalized learning and offers a framework to achieve it Provides a roadmap for enrolling relevant stakeholders to create a personalized learning vision and reimagine new roles and responsibilities Addresses needs and provides guidance specific to the job descriptions of various types of educators, administrators, and other staff This invaluable educational resource explores a simple framework for personalized learning: co-creation, feedback, sharing, and learning that is as powerful for a teacher to re-examine classroom practice as it is for a curriculum director to reexamine the structure of courses.

The Teacher Self-Care Manual
The Teacher Self-Care Manual

Author: Patrice Palmer

Publisher: Alphabet Publishing

Published: 2019-10-11

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 194849244X

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Self-Care Smarter, Not Harder "This is a thoughtful, concise resource to keep on hand when you need that reminder to take care of yourself. Patrice's message is one I fully endorse as a fellow advocate for the well-being of educators." —Tina H. Boogren, author, 180 Days of Self-Care for Busy Educators and Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators  "Her message that teachers need to make themselves a priority and practice self-care is one that needs to be heard." — Robert Dunlop, Educator, Speaker and Author, S.T.R.I.V.E. for Happiness in Education "A short, easily assimilated guide to teacher self care. The book contains a host of practical tips, looking both at what schools can do and how teachers can look after themselves better physically, and make vital changes to their mindset."— Rachael Roberts, teacher, trainer, life-coach and author of 30 Ways to Mindfulness "Practical, to the point, and easy to read, this book is full of ways anyone can reevaluate their life balance and manage their day-to-day well-being" — Ruth Pearce, Author, Speaker, Transformational Leader, Project Manager at VIA Institute on Character "Compelling and practical, Patrice provides teachers with actionable self-care strategies for right now" — Annemarie, Founder of Speak Confident English It is only recently that we've realized that our expectations for teachers are just not healthy! We can't be everything and everyone to all our students, all the time, much as we wish we could. But so many teacher self-care books encourage you to do even more! Now you have to find time for journaling, yoga, coffee dates, and more. Plus you feel guilty the whole time, because you're not planning lessons or buying pencils to give your students before their big exam Friday! The Teacher Self-Care Manual: Simple Strategies for Stressed Teachers by teacher, trainer, and coach Patrice Palmer provides simple, easy-to-apply strategies that will help you take care of yourself. Patrice leads you through the simple processes of changing the mindsets and habits that make us work until we burn out! Clearly and thoughtfully written, Palmer gives you the awareness and tools you need to be a great teacher without sacrificing yourself! And she should know. She’s been through teacher burnout and come out the other side. The book also features: *Tips you can apply right now *Activities to help you find your strengths *Exercises to share with your students *Advice for administrators to support teachers and their own mental health 8Book-club discussion questions