MATTER Where to Focus First So STUDENTS Matter Most
“This is a magnificent and timely book, destined to become a classic among teachers and educational administrators. This volume has the potential to revolutionize the teaching profession and the education of the next generation. It should be mandatory reading for all educators and parents.” —Isaac Prilleltensky, Professor of Educational and Psychological Studies, Mautner Endowed Chair in Community Well-Being, University of Miami; Coauthor, How People Matter: Why It Affects Health, Happiness, Love, Work, and Society
K–12 teachers and leaders will: • 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 their leaders
• Employ chapter recap and thought experiment activities to determine next steps • Use the foundational elements of mattering survey and other tools to effect substantive change at their schools
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• Explore the implications of all eight elements for teachers and leaders
“Ensuring Teachers Matter is an urgent call to rethink the directive students first. Teachers are first responders to their many students’ struggles. To meet this demand, Shelly Wilfong and Ryan Donlan offer a groundbreaking framework and an accessible blueprint that any school can use to bolster teacher mattering so that teachers can be the critical sources of support for their students.”
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Teachers are critical to student success, but the profession of teaching is in crisis. In Ensuring Teachers Matter: Where to Focus First So Students Matter Most, Shelly Wilfong and Ryan Donlan remind us that supporting students does not mean we cannot support teachers, and they argue that a sense of mattering, or feeling meaningfully significant, is the key to this support. Drawing from original research, the authors introduce eight essential elements that schools need to have for teachers to feel that they matter. These elements form the foundation for creating a safe and satisfying work atmosphere where high-quality teachers thrive.
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