Creating Teachable Moments; A Guidebook to Inspiring Values in the Classroom

Creating Teachable Moments What happened to your dream of having a classroom that encourages students, cultivates a love for learning, and inspires you? Are you tired of untrustworthy, disrespectful, and unkind students? Have you grown tired of the ongoing battle in the classroom where values are not appreciated or followed? This personable author of My Teachable Moments demonstrates her excellence as a values-driven educator as she commits to guiding fellow educators to experience the classroom environment of their dreams. Filled with firsthand accounts and techniques to use to instill values in the classroom, this book will guide you to be an educator who helps your students become more kind, more empathetic, and more resilient to everyday stress. As you traverse the material in this book, you will learn how personal values affect everyday life and how to foster values such as trust, reflection, compassion, respect, collaboration, tolerance, connections, and resilience in the classroom. You will:Develop a personal understanding of the background, science, and importance of basic core values expected in society. You will explore your own beliefs as you learn about yourself. You will discover techniques to embed values as part of your curriculum. You will learn how to apply the values and principles discussed in this book. You will promote student engagement and enhance the well-being of both yourself and your students.