Thrive: 5 Ways to (Re)Invigorate Your Teaching

by Meenoo Rami

Overview

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As a novice teacher, Meenoo Rami experienced the same anxieties shared by many:  the sense of isolation, lack of self-confidence, and fear that her work was having no positive impact on her students.  In Thrive, Meenoo shares the five strategies that helped her become a confident, connected teacher.  From how to find mentors and build networks, both online and off, to advocating for yourself and empowering your students,  Thrive shows new and veteran teachers alike how to overcome the challenges and meet the demands of our profession. 

Praise for Thrive

"Whether you are entering your first year of teaching or your 40th, Thrive feels as if it were written just for you.  At a time in our profession when many of us are feeling stretched thin, Meenoo Rami offers strategies to reignite our passions and rediscover why we chose to teach."
—Christopher Lehman, coauthor of Falling in Love with Close Reading


"Teaching is a profession that eats its young.  Meenoo Rami offers guidelines for surviving the challenges of the classroom as well as the faculty room."
—Carol Jago, author, teacher, and past president of NCTE


"Thrive includes a mosaic of dynamic teacher voices from many grade levels and content areas. Reading their stories deepened my thinking about the immense untapped potential of our profession. Meenoo Rami’s vision of teaching and learning can sustain us all."
—Penny Kittle, author of Book Love


Join the conversation on Twitter at #edthrive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780325049199
Publisher:	Heinemann
Publication date:	03/04/2014
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.26(d)
Age Range:	5 - 17 Years

About the Author

Meenoo Rami, author of Thrive, is a national board certified teacher who taught students English in Philadelphia for ten years, at the Science Leadership Academy and in other public schools in the city. The founder of #engchat, an international Twitter chat for English teachers, Meenoo is a teacher-consultant for the National Writing Project and an instructor in Arcadia University’s Connected Learning Certificate Program. Meenoo has also worked as a teaching fellow with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where she led the portfolio to help teachers refine their practice through collaboration. Currently, Meenoo works as a Senior Program Manager helping education, nonprofit, and government organizations to accelerate their digital transformation at Microsoft. Follow Meenoo on Twitter @meenoorami.

Table of Contents

Foreword Jim Burke xiii

Acknowledgments xv

Introduction xvii

Chapter 1 Turn to Mentors 1

Chapter 2 Join and Build Networks 15

Chapter 3 Keep Your Work Intellectually Challenging 43

Chapter 4 Listen to Yourself 61

Chapter 5 Empower Your Students 75

Bibliography 95