Creating Extra-Ordinary Teachers Multiple intelligences in the classroom and beyond

by Shearer, Branton; Fleetham, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781855393905
• ISBN10: 1855393905
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: Network Educational Pr Ltd

Summary

"Creating Extra-Ordinary Teachers provides practical ideas, strategies and resources to bring out the leadership skills of all teachers. It helps them to enrich their own classroom practice but also encourage others to do the same. Leadership in this book is not just about organizing others, it's about setting examples, taking risks, innovating, creative teaching and about helping those around you to grow. In some ways, everyone is a leader." "Inspired by but not restricted to Multiple Intelligences (MI), Creating Extra-Ordinary Teachers is an entertaining and thought-provoking workbook for use by new teachers looking to make their mark, established teachers wanting to enhance their practice or move to management roles, and for all professionals involved in staff development." "The book includes a free online self-assessment, and interactive leadership development planning materials."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Branton Shearer is an instructor at Kent State University in the US, where he assists teachers to learn how to use their multiple intelligences to achieve personal and professional goals.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Praise for Creating Extra-Ordinary Teachers	p. ix
About extra-ordinary teachers	p. xi
How to use this book	p. xiii
Extra-ordinary teaching and leadership	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Writing the story of your learning and leadership life	p. 4
What is extra-ordinary leadership?	p. 6
Who will I become? Who will we become?	p. 7
Creating your unique leadership path	p. 12
The gift of multiple intelligences (MI)	p. 15
A rough guide to MI	p. 15
The MIDASTM profile	p. 24
Your personal leadership profile (PLP)	p. 25
Create your MI leadership folder	p. 30
MI in action 1: stress organization strategies (SOS)	p. 32
MI in action 2: eight heads are better than one	p. 35
MI in action 3: strategies to enhance your work	p. 37
MI in action 4: inspired study strategies	p. 38
Tools and techniques for extra-ordinary leadership	p. 43
The five keys to leadership	p. 43
Unlocking potential - something to RAVE about!	p. 49
Leverage your achievement	p. 54
The LEAD plan	p. 55
Your perfect career	p. 66
Careers associated with the multiple intelligences	p. 69
Final GOALS	p. 70
Being extra-ordinary in the UK and US	p. 73
UK v US education	p. 73
My long and winding road (or a student in the school of hard knocks)	p. 82
US: six extra-ordinary journeys	p. 88
UK: six extra-ordinary leaders	p. 100
Conclusion	p. 125
Resources and further reading	p. 127
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