Dispositions are a Teacher's Greatest Strength

Focusing on 13 teaching dispositions, Dispositions are a Teacher's Greatest Strength encourages educators to identify and develop their attitudes and self-awareness in order to flourish in the profession. Emphasizing pedagogical knowledge, this text serves as affirmation of a teacher's commitment to challenging and rewarding work.

Dispositions Are a Teacher's Greatest Strength will fuel and reignite your classroom practice. Focusing on 13 dispositions specific to teaching, this book encourages educators to identify, reflect, and develop their dispositions, attitudes, and self-awareness to flourish in the profession. Emphasizing pedagogical knowledge and skills, this text serves as an affirmation of a teacher's commitment to challenging, complex and rewarding work. It invites educators to consider what a unique privilege it is to teach-to dive into reading, creating space, and embracing dispositions as a teacher's greatest strength. Each chapter focuses on one of 13 teaching dispositions-such as curiosity, adaptability, gratitude, resilience, and courage-and offers: definitions and contexts for the disposition of focus; concrete applications for teachers to practice and develop dispositions with reader-friendly examples and practical strategies; a "pause and reflect" section with questions and space for professional reflection. This book serves as a love letter to educators everywhere: teachers in K-12, administrators in K-12, higher education faculty, and pre-service programs and students. Dispositions Are a Teacher's Greatest Strength reminds teachers of the significant work they do by putting dispositions at the forefront of their daily work.

Autorentext

Michelle C. Hughes is an enthusiastic and passionate educator. Throughout her 34-year career, she taught junior high school English, worked as a high school administrator, and served as a faculty member in Westmont College's Education Department in Santa Barbara, CA, USA.

Klappentext

Focusing on 13 teaching dispositions, Dispositions are a Teacher's Greatest Strength encourages educators to identify and develop their attitudes and self-awareness in order to flourish in the profession. Emphasizing pedagogical knowledge, this text serves as affirmation of a teacher's commitment to challenging and rewarding work.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Why Dispositions? 2. Curiosity 3. Reflection 4. Empathy 5. Adaptability 6. Resilience 7. Gratitude 8. Encouragement 9. Inclusion 10. Collaboration 11. Courage 12. Hope 13. Celebration and Joy 14. Conclusion