From The Author:\nLifelong learning requires effort. Collaboration as a method of learning has been a fabric of education for years. With today’s technology, our ability to connect is limitless. With an openness to learn, anyone can begin to expand their knowledge by being part of a Professional Learning Network. A PLN is a mindset; it is not a one-shot association. When managed well, these connections can help educational leaders innovate in their classrooms, schools, and beyond to improve student outcomes.\nPower of Connections is an opportunity to take your professional relationships to the next level. This book will empower your growth by putting your personalized professional development ideas into your own hands. This book is about the IMPACT - Inspiration, Meaningful, Passionate, Authentic, Care, Today and Tomorrow - connecting with others will have on you. These IMPACT components are the heart of connecting and it is the impact itself that proves just how powerful these connections can be. 
Editorial Reviews: 
There is nothing more critical to the human spirit than connecting with others. For educators, becoming a part of a personal and professional learning community doesn’t come from attending a workshop, but rather from a shift in one’s mindset and one’s actions. In Power of Connections, Dr. Matthew X. Joseph not only reminds of this, but shares tips and tools as well as the voices of other educators who have benefitted from these intentional connections in order to make this happen.\nJimmy Casas Educator Author Speaker Leadership Coach

Power Of Connections: Connecting Educators, Cultivating Professional Learning Networks, & Redefining Educator Collaboration

Education & Teaching

Joseph, Dr. Matthew X.

Schools & Teaching

Code Breaker Inc.

Unlike professionals who work in the private sector, teachers spend most of the day with children in classrooms. Yes a teachers' job is to be in front of students. However, as a profession we should be working tirelessly to find new ways for educators to work together when students are not in front of them. Creating collaborative opportunities will reduce the feeling of working in a silo.In the teaching profession, the word silo usually references a teacher who becomes isolated in their own classroom or academic subject and consequently experiences little to no interaction with colleagues. This lack of interaction can stunt professional growth and become a detriment to student learning. Some teachers prefer to work unsupervised and uninterrupted. This singular mindset creates the silos and isolation and sometimes breeds an intimidating culture in the school. Teachers benefit and grow from sharing and learning from each other. Think about what we tell our students to do when they have a question: "Ask three before me" or "Work with a partner." We need to empower and encourage educators to do the same. Teachers and administrators, do you collaborate when you have a question or want support?Isolation can be detrimental to one's professional development. By interacting with colleagues in our own or other fields, we can gain new insights. We can also share ideas and experiences that will improve our teaching. This book focuses on practical strategies and solutions to increase collaboration and enhance a school culture.

Power of Us: Creating Collaborative School Communities

Independently published

When teachers work in a silo, it limits the collective thinking or brainstorming that is critical to innovative ideas that can transform teaching and learning. Being Stronger Together allows staff to practice creative leadership and take responsibility for helping all students learn. When good teachers work together, they support one another's journey toward better instruction.\nIn a Stronger Together culture, educators: Support one another's efforts to improve. Take responsibility for solving problems. Accept the consequences of their decisions. Share ideas. Are energized by the ideas of their colleagues.We have the power to shift a school into a collaborative community and to have critical conversations about exciting and innovative change in schools.

Stronger Together: The Power Of Connections Within a School Community

X-Factor EDU

If This Chalkboard Could Talk: Stories from the Education Field

XF Publishing

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