Teachers, Here’s How to Have Hard Conversations with Your Veteran Administrator
August 15, 2017
Read Jennifer's guest blog column for Learning Forward on how teachers can communicate better with veteran leadership.
Excerpt:
We want to enthusiastically recognize those of you who have joined us in the field. Welcome! We have some amazing millennial teachers (born between 1980-2000) in our schools. Many of you are replacing our baby boomer teachers, who are quickly approaching retirement. As millennials, you have a valuable perspective to contribute to our schools. Having conversations with Generation X and baby boomer colleagues and administrators is key to our goals of student achievement and school improvement. So how might millennial teachers best communicate with veteran educators?
About Jennifer Abrams
Jennifer has been recognized as one of "21 Women All K-12 Educators Need to Know" by Education Week's 'Finding Common Ground' blog. She considers herself a "voice coach," helping others learn how to best use their voices – be it collaborating on a team, facilitating a group, coaching a colleague, supervising an employee and being an all around better human being in all types of interactions.
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Praise for Jennifer
“Jennifer Abrams is gold. No matter your profession or state in life, her wisdom on how to engage in difficult conversations is relatable, actionable, and desperately needed. Check her out when you have a chance. You won’t be disappointed.”
