Generations at school : building an age-friendly learning community / Suzette Lovely, Austin G. Buffum ; foreword by Roland S. Barth.
| Author/creator | Lovely, Suzette, 1958- |
| Other author | Buffum, Austin G. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xviii, 135 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / by Roland S. Barth -- Preface: the demographic divide -- About the authors -- The generations at work in schools -- The perfect storm -- Who's who? A snapshot of four living generations -- Table 1: The generational footprint of a workplace -- Roadmaps and aspirations -- Story board: the saga of Doug and Evelyn -- Conclusion: a cause celebre -- New rules for the sandbox -- Coloring within the lines -- From school to work -- Chart 2A. Employment by major industry: trends and projections -- Figure 2.1 Generational hallmarks of schooling -- The birth of organized labor -- Figure 2.2 A teacher's contract in the good old days -- Trailblazers, pioneers and Indiana Jones -- Sidebar: tumultuous times -- The neutral zone -- Figure 2.3 personal Rx: setting the pace -- That was then; this is now -- Figure 2.4 Schools then, schools now -- Conclusion: let go of the quo -- Cross age connections in a learning community -- Intergenerational chemistry in a PLC -- Know your lineup -- Figure 3.1 Essential strategies to focus school teams -- Figure 3.2 The scope of our team's work -- A case in point -- Figure 3.3: Cross-age colloquium -- Conclusion: ageless excellence -- Recruitment renaissance: give it to 'em their way -- Generational forecasting -- Start your own farm team -- Who's on first? -- Figure 4.1 Building up the principal's bench -- On your mark, get set, go -- Be all that you can be -- Figure 4.2 Ten ways to outlook the competition -- Handle with care -- Storyboard: hazed and confused -- Conclusion: become first-rate -- Creating synergy inside the schoolhouse -- Figure 5.1 The graying American workforce -- The demographic gulch -- Figure 5.2 When things go sideways -- Hi ho, hi ho, off to work we go -- The synergy doctrine -- Figure 5.3 Flexercising work schedules -- Figure 5.4 Tickle my fancy -- Figure 5.5 Training template: meeting the needs of a mixed crowd -- Diplomacy: new word of the day -- Sidebar: the diplomacy code -- Connecting the dots -- Conclusion: not too young; not too old -- Here come the millennials, ready or not! -- Generational recycling -- Bye-bye breakfast club -- Figure 6.1 Millennial hard wiring at-a-glance -- A special lot -- Safety first -- Oozing with optimism -- Table 6.2 Happy and hopeful -- Teamwork: here, there, everywhere -- Conventional wisdom -- Under pressure -- Table 6.3 More time, less play -- Achievers R us -- Table 6.4 SAT scores 1982-2002 -- When theory meets practice -- Sidebar: Class of 2004 -- Figure 6.5 Turning the tide on teaching and learning -- Conclusion: in good hands -- Meet the parents -- Fly overs and swoop ins -- Figure 7.1 Family ties -- Lower the drawbridge -- Outwit, outlast, outplay -- Figure 7.2 Survival guide: how to handle "let me pick! parents" -- Mind your manners -- Sidebar: when parents behave badly -- Different worlds -- Figure 7.3 Down-home involvement -- Does your complaint policy make the grade? -- Figure 7.4 Step-by-step complaint procedures -- Conclusion: Let's make a deal -- Resource A: attracting and retaining high quality leaders: district inventory -- Resource B: How to snag the best and avoid the rest -- Resource C: Partnership teaching contract -- Resource D: synergy audit: how generationally-friendly is your workplace? -- Resource E: Civility policy -- References -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006028225 |
| ISBN | 1412927277 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781412927277 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1412927285 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781412927284 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LB2831.5 .L68 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |