Dispositions Are a Teacher's Greatest Strength

<p><i>Dispositions Are a Teacher’s Greatest Strength</i> will fuel and reignite your classroom practice. Focusing on 13 dispositions specific to teaching this book encourages educators to identify reflect and develop their dispositions attitudes and self-awareness to flourish in the profession. Emphasizing pedagogical knowledge and skills this text serves as an affirmation of a teacher’s commitment to challenging complex and rewarding work. It invites educators to consider what a unique privilege it is to teach—to dive into reading creating space and embracing dispositions as a teacher’s greatest strength. Each chapter focuses on one of 13 teaching dispositions—such as curiosity adaptability gratitude resilience and courage—and offers:</p><ul> <li>definitions and contexts for the disposition of focus;</li> <li>concrete applications for teachers to practice and develop dispositions with reader-friendly examples and practical strategies;</li> <li>a “pause and reflect” section with questions and space for professional reflection.</li> </ul><p>This book serves as a love letter to educators everywhere: teachers in K-12 administrators in K-12 higher education faculty and pre-service programs and students. <i>Dispositions Are a Teacher’s Greatest Strength </i>reminds teachers of the significant work they do by putting dispositions at the forefront of their daily work.</p>