David Gumbrell

LIFT!

Going up if teaching gets you down

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Produktbeschreibung

This could be just the LIFT you need in your teaching career! This practical, strategy-led book is suitable for trainees, teachers and school leaders, and can be used to promote both individual reflection or a wider staff discussion around the themes of resilience and well-being.

Produktdetails

• Practical Teaching
• Verlag: Critical Publishing Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 94
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 162g
• ISBN-13: 9781912508488
• ISBN-10: 1912508486
• Artikelnr.: 54822162

Autorenporträt

David Gumbrell is an educational consultant, working in schools to support teachers with their resilience and also with teacher training providers and student teachers. He delivers INSET days, one-to-one coaching sessions, and speaks at headteacher conferences. Drawing on over 20 years of teaching experience, including 7 years as a headteacher, and research conducted at Kingston University, he is well placed to nurture the development of those new to the profession - as well as those who have been teaching for a little longer) He understands how precious time is for teachers and wanted to create a resource that made the best use of this.

Inhaltsangabe

1 - Soporific Scrabble score The value of developing soporific conditions.
2 - Snakes, not ladders Gain an accurate perception of your day, your week,
your year. 3 - Dobbie doubts Don't become overly critical of yourself. 4 -
A coup for chickens The importance of sleep for your overall resilience. 5
- Nyctinastic at night! What you can learn from plants that gradually close
at night. 6 - Otter and otter Keep yourself anchored like sea otters do. 7
- The many faces of a dodecahedron Consider things from different
perspectives - from all 'faces'. 8 - A working factorial How adding an
exclamation mark can make a big difference! 9 - Lotions, potions & creams
It would be good to visit the 'Mind Shop', as well as the 'Body Shop'. 10 -
Hooking up a hose How a strong connection is crucial to the flow of ideas.
11 - The rubric of Rubik How a methodical approach can solve seemingly
complex problems. 12 - Parking parameters At times you feel like you can't
stop - but you can! 13 - Pixelated picture How zooming out of Hanje puzzles
gives you the full picture. 14 - Infinity, and more? If you are making
continuous loops, you need to stop and pause. 15 - Oh, how the chocolate
flows! 'Top yourself up' in order to have enough to go around for others.
16 - Scotoma - we've all got one! How to overcome your 'blind spots' even
though they are still there. 17 - Shaken, yet undeterred! Gradually
dissipate the inevitable 'fizz' in your life. 18 - Tea - the drink, or who
we drink with? Sharing a cuppa can teach you the benefits of pausing. 19 -
Lorry limits Learn your limits and let others know what they are. 20 -
Strike a chord Consider what you want to convey, but also how you convey
yourself. 21 - Is your teaching sparkling, or flat? Get the autonomy you
need to make your teaching sparkle. 22 - Binary barcodes You sometimes see
things as a one, or a zero, but is this accurate? 23 - Henry's pail You can
be more effective if you 'fix' the 'hole in your bucket'. 24 - The hole in
the wall How to better manage the amount you 'draw out' of your account'.
25 - Mustard and cress The benefits of delayed gratification. 26 - Length
times width Change your perspective to alter your perceived ideas. 27 -
Getting to the root of the problem What you see on the surface, is not the
whole picture. 28 - Frogs and mortar Build on firm foundations and add a
'brick at a time'. 29 Set-top teaching 'Press Pause' to allow yourself a
mental break. 30 Skinny, flat, or full fat? Ensure your teaching is the
best that it can be. 31 - Do less, well! Focus on one thing at a time and
do that thing well. 32 - Fearful of failing Fear of failure (atelophobia)
will stifle your chances to flourish. 33 - The keystone experiences Share
the stress - what you can learn from the construction of arches. 34 - The
sycamore spin How feeling 'in a spin' will end when you come 'back down' to
earth. 35 - Reservoir reserves Hold something back for those 'just in case
moments'. 36 - Rucksack requirements Coping with the 'weight of
responsibility' that you carry around. 37 - Mix and match Listen out for
the sounds you need and zone out the ones you don't. 38 - Job list shuffle
Prioritise your workload and get started with that first job. 39 - Happily
ever after? Enjoying the journey leads to a positive ending.