J. Victor McGuire, PhD, is a 25-year veteran of the education field. As an alumnus of the international Fulbright-Hayes Schol-arship organization, Dr. McGuire uses his global educational experience to inspire and motivate the next generation of teachers. Recently, he founded the National Associa-tion for Beginning Teachers (beginning teachers.org), which offers service and sup-port to preservice and beginning teachers. He has authored and published a variety of practitioner-based educa-tional books and is the editor of Inspire, a magazine for beginning teachers. Currently, Dr. McGuire is on the faculty in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. If you are interested in having a conversation about teaching with Dr. McGuire, please visit www.teachingconversations.com.
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Foreword - Thomas R. Giblin Acknowledgments About the Author Conversation One: Mission and Vision Conversation Two: Expectations Conversation Three: Caring Conversation Four: Commitment Conversation Five: Respect Conversation Six: Observation Conversation Seven: Cultural Awareness Conversation Eight: Balance Conversation Nine: Teambuilding Conversation Ten: Growth and Knowledge Recommended Readings Index
"This is a beautiful book. It should be read by every beginning teacher, and it will lift the hearts of older teachers, too." -- Nel Noddings "Provides a 21st century book that is a 'model' of what we would like education to be--a conversation and a journey. . . . It is well written, clever, engaging, entertaining, moving, and meaningful." -- Thomas Giblin, Superintendent of Schools "Short, to the point, and written in a new and entertaining format that lends itself to extended, in-depth discussions among professionals. . . . The dialogue format and reflective nature create a genuine and authentic foundation on which to discuss the complex art of teaching." -- Sue Braun, Principal "An easy read, but very powerful in its 'conversation' style. . . . It will stimulate rich discussion among its readers." -- Karyn Wright, Director, K-12 Teacher Development "Reading each chapter brought me back to why I chose this profession and why I must stay. . . . The book can easily be read in one sitting although I recommend using each chapter as topics for reflection and introspection. This is one of those books I plan to keep and reread each time the going gets tough." -- Marta Cruz-Janzen, Associate Professor