This workbook is tailored for teachers looking to further develop their careers and improve their impact on their students. The guidance leads teachers through a self-directed analysis to develop stronger teacher-student, teacher-teacher, and teacher-administrator relationships. The book includes discussions on predictability and supportiveness, teachers as leaders, learned optimism, parenting, revisiting your academic roots, community assessments and responsibility, and much more. “Faculty members are much more productive when they are communicated with clarity, engaged in meaningful work, and have the distinct knowledge that they are cared about by their school leadership. Using the easy-to-follow steps that Teaching Excellence provides with your faculty ensures that they feel supported and encouraged in their professional growth. The book will prove to be a valuable tool in improving your school.” -- Nathan Washer, Assistant Head of School, The Pine School (FL) “I became a teacher because I knew that every single child had the capability of being something wonderful, as long as there was someone who believed in them and inspired them. I became an administrator because I knew that these same students deserved to have every one of their teachers be a source of inspiration. For that to happen, great teachers need people who believe in and support them. Teaching Excellence encapsulates these feelings much more eloquently than I can, and provides clear and practical steps to help reinvigorate that original passion for teaching and create a new, meaningful pathway forward.” -- Christianna Dakin, Curriculum Director, Saltus Grammar School, Bermuda “After reading Teaching Excellence, I have a sense of renewed purpose. I want to share this book with my level team, the rest of the staff, and the administration! If we used this book to reflect on our teaching practices, and really took to heart the 13 Characteristics of Teaching Excellence as identified by ISM’s research, I have no doubt that the impact on student enthusiasm, performance, and satisfaction would be significantly positive, to say the least. If we embraced using Teaching Excellence as a staff, as part of a guide to our professional development, I think it’d be impossible to not feel better about the daily work we do. Every new and veteran teacher should have a copy of the book at their fingertips. If administrators want to see great things happening in their schools, then this is a great resource to help in getting there.” -- Karen Backenstose, Teacher, The New School (PA) “Resulting from years of data-driven research that demonstrate how student success correlates to predictable and supportive school environments, ISM details 13 essential Teaching Characteristics. These characteristics allow teachers to assess their effectiveness as teacher leaders and hone their ability to move students to learned optimism. Practical examples of effective teaching and self-assessment tools allow teachers to reflect and grow. This workbook will prove beneficial to teachers at any stage of their teaching career, and administrators will find the Faculty Culture Profile a helpful tool to monitor their efforts in cultivating a predictable and supportive faculty culture.” -- Jason Erb, Lower School Principal/Bible Teacher, Wesleyan School (GA) This faculty culture instrument links strongly to the ISM findings in its Student Experience Study regarding student performance, student satisfaction, and student enthusiasm. "Predictability and supportiveness"--the paired set of critical classroom conditions and organizational ingredients--have been found in our studies in greatest strength in school environments where the faculty and coaching staffs appear to the students to genuinely desire student success and work to elicit that success. This book is geared to help teachers achieve these goals.

Teaching Excellence: A Research-Based Workbook for Teachers (The Comprehensive Faculty Development Series)

Education & Teaching

Beachley, Barbara

Buckalew, M. Walker

Schools & Teaching

Independent School Management

How do school administrators ensure that a great faculty teaches with excellence and ultimately increases student performance, satisfaction, and enthusiasm? By supporting teachers, your school supports students and helps ensure your institution’s long-term growth and success. So this book is not about teachers—it is really about students. By implementing the proper processes and procedures for comprehensive faculty development, your school provides the tools teachers need to best serve their students and find satisfaction in their careers. "Anyone who works with faculty should keep this invaluable book close at hand. After reading Comprehensive Faculty Development, you will want to jump into creating or refining your school’s framework for growth. Refreshing and eminently doable!" – Sarah Cooper, Dean of Studies, Flintridge Preparatory School (CA) "I wish I had more years left in my career to guide others with CFD and help them see the results. This road map to continuous improvements is truly a gift to the profession." – Daniel McDonough, Headmaster, Portsmouth Abbey School (RI) "This is the book I’ve been waiting for. It pulls together and clearly articulates all of the aspects of bringing new faculty into the community and ensuring their ongoing success. This student-centered framework is supported by ISM’s trademark, rigorous research and communicated in a practical, accessible manner." – Sheri Homany, Associate Head of School, Hathaway Brown School (OH) "Comprehensive Faculty Development provides practical guidance and model policies for independent school leaders to implement tomorrow in their school communities. Thank you for outlining how to develop mission-driven faculty development procedures from the hiring to termination process while providing realistic scenarios that all administrators face." – Adrienne Fourgette, High School Principal, Nardin Academy (NY) "Our primary role as school leaders is to facilitate an environment where students are academically challenged and engaged by inspiring teachers. Comprehensive Faculty Development outlines in detail a plan that enables leaders to put all the elements in place to achieve that primary aim. The book is a must read for any school leader and should be required reading for all who have the enviable task of leading a group of faculty members." – Nathan Washer, Assistant Head of School, The Pine School (FL) "Comprehensive Faculty Development provides a well-developed and thoughtful approach to faculty development. By separating the growth and evaluation components found in traditional faculty development programs, teachers feel free to learn and grow, and are more willing to take risks in the classroom. Student experiences are enriched and teacher morale improves when teachers feel supported to try new approaches." – Jo Stoltz, Academic Dean, Episcopal Collegiate School (AR) "This book offers a well-informed look at how traditional, top-down evaluation actually thwarts teacher growth. Independently operated public charter schools are ideally positioned to build a different school culture—one that values teachers as professionals who are intrinsically motivated to direct their own growth while forming trusting relationships with colleagues who are empowered to support them. CFD’s growth and renewal paradigm keeps teachers inspired, and it also addresses that “hard-to-crack nut” of relatively flat organizational structures in schools where teacher leadership opportunities are scarce. Charter school communities will find this approach congruent with their missions, which often include site-based management, shared decision-making, and authentic 'ownership' of the education process—a 'win-win' with teacher and, ultimately, student performance being maximized." – Gregory Meece, School Director, Newark Charter School (DE)

Comprehensive Faculty Development: A Guide to Attract, Retain, Develop, Reward, and Inspire (The Comprehensive Faculty Development Series)

Ortman, Madeleine

Smyth, Bryan

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