Jane Kise is an author, education consultant, and corporate trainer. Her extensive writings explore themes ranging from discovering personal meaning to effective teambuilding and resources for educators. With a background focused on the constructive use of differences, she has served as president of an international organization dedicated to psychological types. Her work consistently emphasizes understanding and leveraging individual distinctions.
The book presents a strength-based framework for differentiated coaching, emphasizing the importance of understanding diverse thinking styles among educators. It offers an online self-assessment tool to help coaches identify how their strengths and beliefs shape their approach. Through case studies, examples, and reflection exercises, readers will learn to customize their coaching practices to effectively support the unique needs of each teacher, enhancing their overall coaching effectiveness.
Polarity Thinking in Our Schools
Focusing on bridging divides, this book offers strategies to transform entrenched differences into shared objectives. It emphasizes collaboration and understanding, guiding readers through the process of identifying common ground and fostering teamwork. Practical insights and actionable steps help individuals and groups navigate conflicts and enhance communication, ultimately leading to more productive and harmonious relationships.
Researchers agree that launching professional learning community (PLC) teams may be easy, but turning them into productive, sustainable teams that improve adult and student learning is difficult. Creating a Coaching Culture for Professional Learning Communities is designed to help readers build a collaborative coaching culture that ensures all adults learn in a way that keeps the focus on student learning. Each chapter tailors information and exercises to fit the reader¿s leadership style, the learning styles of team members, and the particular needs of the school to ensure that hard work produces results: improved student learning. Jane Kise and Beth Russell approach collaborative teams through the lens of personality type, which pinpoints how individuals gain energy, take in information, make decisions, and approach work and life. By understanding personality preferences, teams communicate more clearly, avoid ¿group think,¿ balance decision making and problem solving, work toward positive conflict resolution, balance short-term and long-term strategic planning, and achieve both adult and student learning needs. A constructive use of differences goes beyond tolerance. Instead, it focuses on the benefits that diverse perspectives provide. This understanding propels PLC teams toward effectiveness.
Effective Collaboration, Communication, and Change Through Personality Type
Exploring the concept of personality types, this book highlights the importance of understanding personal and staff strengths in effective leadership. It emphasizes how leaders can enhance their effectiveness by recognizing their own styles and compensating for weaknesses. The text offers insights into improving communication, decision-making, and team dynamics within educational settings. Aimed at school leaders and improvement teams, it serves as a valuable resource for distributing leadership responsibilities and fostering professional growth among educators.
A Framework for Instruction, Assessment, and Classroom Management
Focused on enhancing K-12 education, this resource provides teachers with practical techniques and templates for designing extensive curriculum units. It emphasizes strategies that cater to various learning styles, ensuring inclusivity and engagement in the classroom.
Down-to-earth and practical, this book helps managers and employees identify the strengths of and individual team members. With lively graphics and clues for understanding the different personality types appearing generously throughout, this book presents key strategies for helping pinpoint the problems in work relationships.