ABSTRACT
Recharge your batteries and rekindle your excitement about teaching! This new, updated edition of the best-selling book, Teaching Matters: Motivating and Inspiring Yourself, offers practical advice on working with colleagues for inspiration, using social media to connect to other professionals, and adding fresh new appeal to your lessons.
The practical ideas and inspirational examples in this book will help you keep your passion for education alive and thriving in your classroom. Get use-now tips on everything from creating a positive atmosphere in the classroom to dealing with difficult peers. This is truly a must-have motivational resource for all educators!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Part I|24 pages
Why You're Worth It
chapter 1|6 pages
The Value of Teaching
chapter 2|6 pages
Ten Days Out of Ten
chapter 3|6 pages
We Are All Teachers
chapter 4|4 pages
It's Not Time—It's Energy
part Part II|46 pages
Taking Care of Yourself
chapter 5|6 pages
Viewing the Cup
chapter 6|14 pages
Attaboy/Attagirl
chapter 7|16 pages
Could I Have a Refill Please? Opportunities for Renewal
chapter 8|8 pages
Celebrating Yourself—You ARE a Professional
part Part III|40 pages
Raise the Praise—Minimize the Criticize
chapter 9|12 pages
The Value of Praise
chapter 10|6 pages
Making School Work for You
chapter 11|4 pages
Unexpected Happiness
chapter 12|16 pages
Your Home Away from Home
part Part IV|42 pages
Peers and Cheers