Use Assertive Intervention techniques to help difficult teachers
become positive and energetic professionals!
How to Deal With Teachers Who are Angry, Troubled, Exhausted, or
Just Plain Confused is
an indispensable handbook for educators hoping to manage, shape, and improve
teacher behaviors with the ultimate goal of improving student achievement and
performance. This resource offers case studies from principals who have
successfully managed dysfunctional and low-performing teachers, scripts for
achieving effective communication, and a culture-builder’s toolkit with
exercises and assessments.
In this research-based text, best-selling author Elaine McEwan introduces a new
approach-Assertive Intervention-for dealing with a principal's most pressing
challenge: How to manage difficult teachers effectively while empowering them as
professionals. Assertive Intervention strategies show administrators, staff
developers and mentors how to:
- Confront difficult teachers with calm and confidence
- Conduct an Assertive Intervention meeting
- Energize and motivate teachers
- Significantly improve interactions with troubled teachers
- Build a positive school culture
This invaluable tool provides practical tools that can be put into
practice immediately, and can be used with classroom teachers across all levels.