{"product_id":"the-multigenerational-workplace-communicate-collaborate-and-create-community-9781452218823","title":"The Multigenerational Workplace: Communicate, Collaborate, and Create Community","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBridge the generation gap and achieve outstanding results!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge-related misunderstandings don't arise just between teachers and students--in some schools, staff from four generations might work side by side. In this book, based on a popular workshop, educators can learn how to look past generational filters to improve communication and reap the benefits of collaboration. Focusing on the major contexts of recruitment, coaching, professional learning, and succession planning, the book offers: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTools, checklists, and recommendations for professional learning that meets multigenerational needs \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProfessional development activities that cultivate understanding of generational differences and strengthen workplace culture \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReal-life stories and case studies \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVon Frank, Valerie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eValerie von Frank \u003c\/b\u003ehas written extensively about education over several decades as a daily newspaper reporter in multiple states covering public schools and, over the last decade, for NSDC publications, including \u003ci\u003eJSD, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTools for Schools, The Learning System, The Learning Principal, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eT3. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is a former editor of \u003ci\u003eJSD, \u003c\/i\u003eworked as a daily newspaper editor, served as communications director in an urban public school district, and was communications director for a Michigan nonprofit school reform organization. She is co-author with Ann Delehant of \u003ci\u003eMaking Meetings Work: How to Get Started, Get\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGoing, and Get It Done \u003c\/i\u003e(Corwin Press, 2007). She is currently NSDC's book editor and a freelance writer and editor.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbrams, Jennifer B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Consulting Description\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Abrams\u003c\/strong\u003e is an international educational and communications consultant for public and private schools, hospitals, universities and non-profits. She trains and coaches teachers, administrators, nurses, hospital personnel and others on successful instructional practices, new employee support, supervision and evaluation, generational savvy, having hard conversations and effective collaboration skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Palo Alto USD (Palo Alto, CA), Abrams led professional development sessions and provided new teacher and supervisor trainings at both the elementary and secondary level. From 2000-2011, she was lead coach for the Palo Alto-Mountain View-Los Altos-Saratoga-Los Gatos Consortium's Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her educational consulting work, she has presented at annual conferences such as Learning Forward, ASCD, NASSP, and the New Teacher Center Annual Symposium, as well as at the Teachers' and Principals' Centers for International School Leadership. Her communications consulting in the health care sector includes training and coaching work at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and Stanford Hospitals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer publications include \u003cem\u003eHaving Hard Conversations, \u003c\/em\u003e published by Corwin Press in 2009, the chapter \"Habits of Mind for the School Savvy Leader\" in Art Costa's and Bena Kallick's book \u003cem\u003eLearning and Leading with Habits of Mind: 16 Essential Characteristics for Success, \u003c\/em\u003e and contributions to the book \u003cem\u003eMentors in the Making: Developing New Leaders for New Teachers\u003c\/em\u003e published by Teachers College Press. Her most recent book with co-author Valerie Von Frank, \u003cem\u003eGenerational Savvy: How to be Effective with Educators of All Generations, \u003c\/em\u003e was published by Corwin Press in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe considers herself a \"voice coach,\" helping others learn how to best use their voices, be it in a group, in front of a classroom, coaching a colleague, in a supervisory role and most recently in writing for the stage, as she does as a Board Member of the National New Play Network. Abrams holds a Master's degree in Education from Stanford University and a Bachelor's degree in English from Tufts University. \u003c\/p\u003eWatch clips of Abrams′ interview with NPR′s Claudio Sanchez, from the ASCD Master Class Leadership Series","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337440792850,"sku":"9781452218823","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_59bcb578-263e-4fff-925d-d411e7060f9f.jpg?v=1727962982","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-multigenerational-workplace-communicate-collaborate-and-create-community-9781452218823","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}