1st Edition
Being a Resilient Teacher Engaging positively with the realities of teaching
Introduction Part 1 Understanding resilience: Personalised professional development 1. What is resilience? 2. Why is resilience important for teachers? 3. How is resilience an integral part of continuing professional development? Part 2 Practical strategies 4. Taking stock and keeping perspective 5. Perfection impossible 6. The power of writing 7. Approaches to managing workload 8 Resilient teachers and resilient learners Conclusion
Biography
Anna Lisa Gordon is PGCE Secondary Programme Director and leads the modern language PGCE programme. She is a member of the national Executive Council for the Association for Language Learning, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship in 2012. She previously taught modern languages in schools in London and Surrey and was a Local Authority Advisory Teacher and Consultant for modern languages for several years. She has also written educational materials for 11-16 year olds learning modern languages in schools.
