ABSTRACT

This book shows you how to handle staff members who:
- gossip in the teacher's lounge.
- consistently say "it won't work" when any new idea is suggested.
- send an excessive number of student to your office for disciplinary reasons.
- undermine your efforts toward school improvement.
- negatively influence other staff members.
This book provides tips and strategies to help school leaders improve, neutralize, or eliminate resistant and negative teachers.

part |2 pages

PART 1: THE PRINCIPAL AND THE DIFFICULT TEACHER

chapter 1|8 pages

WHAT IS A DIFFICULT TEACHER?

chapter 2|12 pages

THREE KINDS OF TEACHERS

chapter 3|6 pages

THE ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL

part |2 pages

PART 2: MOTIVATING DIFFICULT TEACHERS

part |2 pages

PART 3: MAKING DIFFICULT TEACHERS UNCOMFORTABLE

chapter 6|6 pages

UNCOMFORTABLE IS GOOD

chapter 8|18 pages

THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE AND OTHER CHALLENGES

part |2 pages

PART 4: COMMUNICATING WITH THE DIFFICULT TEACHER

chapter 10|6 pages

APPROACH THEM WHEN YOU ARE READY

chapter 11|6 pages

THE BEST TEACHER, WORST TEACHER TEST

chapter 12|8 pages

FOCUS ON ELIMINATING BEHAVIORS

chapter 13|6 pages

QUESTIONING STRATEGIES

part |2 pages

PART 5: WEAKENING THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFICULT TEACHERS

chapter 14|18 pages

NO MORE PARTY POOPERS!

chapter 15|6 pages

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SHUFFLE THE DECK

part |2 pages

PART 6: THE ROLE OF NEW FACULTY

chapter 16|4 pages

WHAT ABOUT THE NEW KIDS?

chapter 17|2 pages

NEW TEACHER LEADERSHIP

part |2 pages

PART 7: ELIMINATING DIFFICULT TEACHERS

chapter 18|6 pages

WHERE DO I START?

chapter 19|6 pages

RETIREMENT AND OTHER MIRACLES

chapter 20|6 pages

DISMISSAL

part |2 pages

PART 8: GENERAL TIPS AND GUIDELINES