The Teacher Credibility and Collective Efficacy Playbook, Grades K-12

Jumpstart learning and achievement in your classroom by increasing your credibility with students and the collective efficacy of the team of educators at your school. 

Table of Contents:
List of Videos Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: Linking Teacher Credibility and Collective Efficacy Teacher Credibility Collective Teacher Efficacy When Teacher Credibility and Collective Efficacy Collide When Teacher Credibility and Collective Efficacy Thrive The Long-Term Implications of Teacher Credibility and Collective Efficacy A Chain Is as Strong as Its Weakest Link The Organization of This Book Chapter 1: Teacher Credibility and Collective Efficacy What Students Remember Teacher Credibility Defined Collective Teacher Efficacy Dimensions of Collective Efficacy Concluding Thoughts About Teacher Credibility and Collective Efficacy Chapter 2: Trust Creating and Maintaining Trust With Students Trust Defined A Measurement of Trust Use Trust Data to Take Action Regain Trust When It Has Been Damaged Use Trust to Build Teacher-Student Relationships Six Easy Actions for Building Teacher-Student Relationships Collective Efficacy and Trust Concluding Thoughts About Trust Chapter 3: Competence Demonstrating Competence in Your Subject and Your Teaching Competence Defined Pedagogical Content Knowledge Gradual Release of Responsibility Defined Focused Instruction in Practice Collaborative Learning in Practice Guided Instruction in Practice Independent Learning in Practice Collective Efficacy and Competence Concluding Thoughts About Competence Chapter 4: Dynamism Harnessing the Power of Dynamism Dynamism Defined Dynamism Through Enthusiasm Dynamism Through Immersion in the Subject Dynamism Through Creative and Innovative Approaches Dynamism Through Teacher as Learner Student Perspectives on Relevant Learning Experiences Increasing Relevance for Students Boring Independent Tasks Visuals and Presentations Collective Efficacy and Dynamism Concluding Thoughts About Dynamism Chapter 5: Immediacy Attending to Immediacy Immediacy Defined Measuring Immediacy Optimizing Your Immediacy Proximity Vulnerability The Power of Touch Immediacy and Collective Efficacy Concluding Thoughts About Immediacy Chapter 6: Collective Efficacy Skills Building Collective Efficacy Supportive Structures for Building Collective Efficacy Communication Tools Build Collective Efficacy Pausing Paraphrasing Posing Questions Providing Data Putting Ideas on the Table Pay Attention to Self and Others Presume Positive Intentions Collective Efficacy and Relational Trust A Measure of Faculty Trust When Trust Is Broken Concluding Thoughts About Collective Efficacy Skills Chapter 7: Collective Efficacy in Action Collective Effort and Collaboration Collective Responsibility + Action = Collective Efficacy Set Collective Efficacy Into Motion Learning Walks Microteaching Assignment Analysis A Model for Collective Efficacy in Action Leadership Sustains Collective Efficacy and Teacher Credibility Efforts Concluding Thoughts About Collective Efficacy in Action References Index