When leaders don't prioritize their wellness, supporting teachers and students becomes challenging. This resource emphasizes wellness as a core part of a leader's identity, addressing low morale and exploring personal connections. It outlines six critical actions for self-care, goal setting, and professional learning, enabling leaders to create…

Whilst teaching Assistants (TAs) are a crucial part of the education workforce, their role and contribution is little understood, even by teachers they work alongside. By giving a voice to TAs, The Teaching Assistant Dilemma helps to tackle this lack of understanding. Highlighting the problems TAs face, not just that their contribution is…

This book draws from social, psychosocial, and psychological perspectives to highlight the fatigue experienced by immigrant faculty of color in institutions of higher learning. In addition to a brief history of migration to the United States of America and a synopsis of the historical contexts of race relations, contributors share autoethnographic…

Teacher numbers are dwindling in schools and districts across the United States as many leave the profession and the popularity of teacher education programs wanes. As a result, the most qualified candidates can choose from an array of professional options. How do you make sure they will want to commit to your school? In "Make Your School…

Public education is facing an unprecedented crisis. Exhausted educators are leaving the profession in record numbers, while persistent systemic issues and polarizing debates distract from the core mission of education--student success. Shaping the Future offers educational leaders a compelling guide to meet these challenges head-on and transform…

This book brings together diverse experiences at all levels of language education in Korea, from government to public and private education to business and industry, to identify the origin of the processes of change and the factors influencing their success. The chapters are written by widely respected and well-known academics from the top…

This book chronicles the challenges, truths, and lessons of teaching and leading in a traditional high school today: the bureaucratic red tape, the fight for inclusivity, the mental health and safety concerns, and the urgent need for teacher support and wellness. From active shooter drills to digital distractions, from closing achievement gaps to…