The Teacher's Journal

A Workbook for Self -Discovery

Kathleen Adams, Marise Barreiro

• Publisher: R&L Education
• Year: 2013
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781475802290
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Counseling

Teachers begin the professional journey with a treasure chest full of experiences, hopes, and expectations gathered from early childhood. Yet the everyday stresses and challenges of 21st century classrooms often leave teachers with neither time nor energy to recall their initiating dreams and desires. In this innovative workbook you'll be expertly guided through a journey of self-discovery, back to the roots of your story, your evolution as a teacher, and the rituals and routines that help or hurt. You'll take time out to remember the ways that teaching blesses you. You'll learn to confront the inner critic and push back against the voice that tells you to do more, more, more. You'll discover the legacy you leave with your students. You'll fall in love with teaching all over again.

Illustrated with 115 actual journal entries by 17 teachers in response to 65 well-crafted writing prompts, you'll be held in a supportive international community as you rediscover yourself and your innate strengths. A facilitator's guide featuring step-by-step lesson plans prepares you to offer this work as a writing group with peers.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Series Overview: About the It’s Easy to W.R.I.T.E. Expressive Writing Series
• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Why Write?
• Chapter 2: The Roots of My Story
• Chapter 3: Evolutions of Teaching
• Chapter 4: Rituals and Routines
• Chapter 5: Listening
• Chapter 6: Blessings
• Chapter 7: Confronting the Inner Critic
• Chapter 8: Pushing Back
• Chapter 9: Tending the Flame
• Chapter 10: Becoming
• Chapter 11: The End and the Beginning
• Chapter 12: Facilitator’s Guide
• References
• Gratitudes
• About the Authors