Alphabet Meditations for Teachers de Nancy Oelklaus

Alphabet Meditations for Teachers

Nancy Oelklaus

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 2009

Alphabet Meditations: Everyday Wisdom for Educators
Readers of these meditations will get back in touch with why they wanted to teach in the first place-because they care about kids and want to make a meaningful contribution to their lives. By using these meditations with the guide at the end of the book, teachers will:

Sharpen intuitive abilities.
Through letting go, watch issues be resolved easily.
Simply enjoy relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
Enjoy teaching more by focusing on what's really important.
Be peaceful, regardless of what is going on.

Educators and Administrators Praise Alphabet Meditations for Teachers
"Alphabet Meditations for Teachers is a most needed antidote tothe toxic side effects of our accumulated reactions to institutionalrigidity and regimentation; to models of efficiency that privilegetechnocratic instruction over meaningful and organic teaching andlearning."
--Caroline Eick, Ph.D.,Assistant Professor, Education Department,Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD

"Alphabet Meditations for Teachers tugs at the heart strings of allteachers who yearn for wisdom in seeking the answers to thosestruggles and frustrations faced by our profession. Nestled in thehonest questioning and prayers are answers for teachers regardingthe spiritual power of teaching and the magnificent ignition of discovery,laughter, and true community in our classrooms."
--Sherry Henderson, Principal,Trinity Episcopal School, Marshall, TX

About the Author
A native of southwest Oklahoma, Nancy Oelklaus began her career as a high school English teacher in Marshall, Texas. She earned the B.A. in Communications, cum laude, from Oklahoma Baptist University, the M.A. in Englishfrom the University of North Texas and the doctorate in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University, Commerce, where she was named an outstanding graduate.
For nine years she served as assistant superintendent for instructional services in Marshall, TX, followed by nine years as executive director for the Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

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""Alphabet Meditations for Teachers" tugs at the heartstrings of all teachers who yearn for wisdom in seeking the answers to those struggles and frustrations faced by our profession. Nestled in the honest questioning and prayers are answers for teachers regarding the spiritual power of teaching."--Sherry Henderson, Principal, Trinity Episcopal School, Marshall, Texas.

Notă biografică

Author of "Journey from Head to Heart" and "Alphabet Meditations for Teachers", Dr. Nancy Oelklaus has spoken throughout the U.S. as well as in Indonesia, Singapore, and The Netherlands. Her articles have appeared in The Systems Thinker, Leverage, The American School Board Journal, The Austin Business Journal, and Leaders of Learners. Her leadership profile, "The Power of Love," appears in Appreciative Leaders: In the Eye of the Beholder, published by the Taos Institute. Her poetry has appeared in numerous publications, including the newsletter of the Story Circle Network and the monograph of the Texas Council of Women School Executives, entitled Women as School Executives: The Complete Picture (2000). Dr. Oelklaus has received numerous awards and honors for civic leadership, including the Vision to Action Award from the Visions of a Better World Foundation in Boston. She was named Leader of Leaders by Sam Houston State University's Department of Educational Leadership, Outstanding Graduate by Texas A&M, Commerce, Department of Educational Leadership, and Woman of Achievement by the Business and Professional Women of Marshall, Texas.She holds a Doctor of Education degree in educational leadership from Texas A&M University, Commerce, a Master of Arts in English from the University of North Texas, and a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication, cum laude, from Oklahoma Baptist University.~ ~ ~After her college graduation, Dr. Oelklaus married and threw her anchor into the safe harbor of Marshall, Texas, where her husband's family had lived for generations. She pursued advanced education and a career in public education, which, along with motherhood, were very fulfilling.Then the day came when the children were gone, and she had reached her professional goals in that place. A voice deep within said, "If you don't get out of here, you'll die." In response, she left her career and her marriage. The next six years were full of change-new city, lots of travel, new career, new homes, new friends, new marriage.In that second marriage, Nancy decided to stop running from emotional pain and simply go through it. With a lot of help-professional, personal, and Al-Anon-she finally learned that peace comes from within, after truth and taking responsibility.The meditations in this book come from the simple serenity she lives today in Sedona, AZ.