| Generations at School: Building an Age-Friendly Learning Community Contributor(s): Lovely, Suzette (Author), Buffum, Austin G. (Author), Barth, Roland S. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1412927285 ISBN-13: 9781412927284 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: "???An insightful and uplifting read!???"???James Rickabaugh, Superintendent, Whitefish Bay School District, WI "???Baby boomer teachers are now the old guard. Gen-Xers demand accountability and transparency. And Millennials are recasting the attitudes and behaviors of youth. The authors provide a roadmap that rings true with anyone who works in a school.???"???Neil Howe, LifeCourse AssociatesAuthor, "Generations "and "Millennials Rising" "An enlightening guide to encourage multigenerational school staff collaboration." Today??'s workforce comprises distinct generational cohorts???Veterans, Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials. "Generations at School "provides educators with the knowledge and tools to create and sustain true collaboration, teamwork, and consensus. Suzette Lovely and Austin G. Buffum introduce the traits and tipping points of these diverse age groups, while providing: Case studies and workplace alternatives for the hiring and retention of high-quality employees as well as practices for orientation, mentoring, and boosting schoolwide communicationGuidelines for examining the generational footprint of an entire district, department, or school site Easy-to-apply strategies to promote cross-generational collaboration, performance, and harmony When sound communication emerges and differences are understood, school districts can create communities that appreciate the uniqueness of each member and value the rich contributions from a multigenerational staff. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - Facility Management - Education | Leadership |
| Dewey: 371.201 |
| LCCN: 2006028225 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.84" W x 7.05" (0.75 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Helps school leaders cultivate improvement-driven, cross-age learning communities by providing case studies, workplace alternatives, and easy-to-apply strategies to promote cross-generational collaboration. |
Contributor Bio(s): Buffum, Austin G.: - Austin G. Buffum is currently adjunct professor of educational leadership at Chapman University and California State University, Fullerton. He recently retired as the senior deputy superintendent of the Capistrano Unified School District in South Orange County, CA. During his 34-year career, Buffum served as a music teacher and coordinator, elementary school principal, curriculum director, and assistant superintendent. Buffum was selected as the 2006 Curriculum and Instruction Administrator of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators. He has presented at scores of regional and national conferences and speaks regularly to schools, districts, and departments of education across the nation about his passion for professional learning.Lovely, Suzette: - Suzette Lovely is the deputy superintendent of personnel services for the Capistrano Unified School District in Orange County, CA. She has spent 24 years in public education as a teacher, assistant principal, elementary principal, and director of elementary operations. Lovely also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Chapman University, teaching courses in educational administration. Author of two previous books: Setting Leadership Priorities: What's Necessary, What's Nice and What's Got to Go (Corwin Press, 2006) and Staffing the Principalship: Finding, Coaching and Mentoring School Leaders (ASCD, 2004), Lovely is also a staff writer for Master Teacher publications. |