| Synopsis Now, Discover Your Strengths introduced millions of Americans to the unique, personal strengths that they could use to succeed in life. Teach with Your Strengths expands upon the best-selling Now, Discover Your Strengths
and shows how anyone who teaches — from classroom instructors to
coaches to business executives — can get the most from their students.
Focusing on the central insight that all great teachers make the most
of their natural talents, Teach with Your Strengths shows
teachers how to avoid the pitfalls that lead to mediocrity and work
best with what they have. The book is written by two teachers with a
combined 70 years of classroom and consulting experience, and it
includes real-life examples of how great teachers use their strengths
to solve problems, battle bureaucracy, and reach all of their students.
For anyone who has ever wanted to be a better teacher, Teach with Your Strengths offers proven techniques to help readers get the results they want.
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Defying the orthodoxy that teachers, to be more well rounded, should
work to strengthen their weaknesses, this book, drawing on research by
the Gallup Organization, maintains that great teachers are those who
teach with their greatest talents and abilities. But how does one
identify those talents, and how do teachers apply them day-to-day in
the classroom? Liesveld and Miller use the Gallup research and
interviews with teachers to define important characteristics of teacher
strengths: creating flexible structure, showing emotion, and sharing
control with students. Early chapters define talents as deeply
ingrained personality aspects. Strengths are based on these talents but
can be developed with a combination of skill and knowledge. Later
chapters direct readers to a Web site to use the Clifton
StrengthsFinder assessment. The authors then describe the 34 varieties
of talent measured by the test and suggest how to use them to increase
teacher effectiveness. Though the book is directed at teachers and
relies heavily on assessment testing, it offers basic strategies that
would be of interest to parents as well. Vanessa Bush
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About the Authors
Rosanne Liesveld is Managing Partner of The Gallup
Organization's Education Division. She began her career as a music
teacher three decades ago, and she has spent the past 20 years
consulting with leaders in America's schools. Rosanne played a key role
in developing TeacherInsight, Gallup's online talent assessment for
educators. She received her master's degree in adult education from the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and she lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. Jo Ann Miller
is a Senior Seminar Leader and Engagement Manager for The Gallup
Organization's Education Division. A member of the School Sisters of
St. Francis, Milwaukee, for almost 50 years, Jo Ann began her more than
four decades in educational ministry as a high school teacher and
teacher educator. For the past 30 years, with Selection Research, Inc.
and Gallup, she has consulted with educators and church leaders
throughout the United States and Canada. Through her seminar
leadership, Jo Ann has taught thousands of school leaders the
strengths-based approach to teacher and principal selection and
development. She received her master's degree in history from Loyola
University in Chicago, and she lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Jennifer Robison
is a contributing writer to Gallup Press. She frequently writes
profiles of global companies and interviews leading experts in business
and psychology for the Gallup Management Journal. Jennifer lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. Product Details Hardcover: 205 pages
Carton Size: 20 books
Publisher: Gallup Press (October 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1595620060
ISBN-13: 978-1595620064
Product Dimensions: 9.26 x 6.3 x 0.85 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.06 pounds |
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