Ensuring Teachers Matter: Where To Focus First So Students Matter Most (The Researchbased Concept Of Mattering And How Teachers,New

Teachers are critical to student success, but the profession of teaching is in crisis. When teachers feel a sense of purpose or meaningful significance, it leads to better student achievement, less burnout, and higher job satisfaction. Drawing from original research, this practical resource introduces eight essential elements of mattering that schools need to have for teachers to feel they matter.This book will help K12 teachers: Learn how to integrate less pleasant aspects of the job with ones values to achieve a goal Use the foundational elements of mattering survey and other tools to effect substantive school change Make smallerscale changes to the work environment to meet individual needs Understand the purpose and importance of each element of mattering Learn about leaders obligations when it comes to mattering and what teachers should expect from them Explore the implications of all eight elements of mattering for teachers and leadersContents:Introduction: A Blinding Flash of the ObviousThe What and Why of MatteringChapter 1: Celebrating the Team, Not Just the ScoreCommunityChapter 2: Embracing What You See, and Thats a Whole Lot of MeAuthenticityChapter 3: Getting Lost in the Moment, With a Good Crowd AroundFlowChapter 4: Staying the Course, En Route to My WhyPurposeChapter 5: Seeing the Downside as a Necessary UpsideAssimilationChapter 6: Getting Real With How We Stack UpCompensationChapter 7: Taking Care to Take CareStabilityChapter 8: Letting Things Be LooseTightJob CraftingChapter 9: Putting It All TogetherSmarter Stuff That MattersEpilogue: A Fair AdieuReferences and ResourcesIndex