The Realational Teacher

The Realational Teacher was written after Craig Mitchell took a deep, reflective dive into his 37 years of experience in the public school system and his role as a faculty associate mentoring teachers. He sought wisdom, wonder, and golden nuggets to share with others.

After his first book Teach To Reach, his goal was to offer a rich and timely treasure chest of strategies, true inspiring stories, and reflective points to ponder that would help revive teachers, regardless of their years of service. His lifetime of experiences and achievements as an educator have been poured into The Realational Teacher with the intention of helping transform the lives of teachers, which will in turn impact students dramatically. The book was created to help improve the school system and remind everyone working in the school community how important and vital they truly are.

The Realational Teacher is not just a collection of helpful tips, but a playbook aimed at: helping teachers recover joy in the classroom; strengthen relationships with students, parents, and colleagues; offer fun and creative lessons and projects; and find a healthy work-home balance. The book focuses on the heart of teaching and reminds teachers why we entered the profession in the first place. Craig takes us back to the future with his stories and showers us with effective ready to use 'next day' strategies.

Bottom line, The Realational Teacher was written to revive the teaching world by focusing on what really matters: you, your students, and your school community.

The contents of the book include decades of trials, successes, and breakthroughs as a teacher on call, classroom and support teacher, vice principal, parent, faculty associate, district mentoring teacher, program manager, and workshop presenter. Craig has witnessed the challenges and frustrations of public education so decided to dive deeper into the heart of teaching, examine school patterns and trends, and find solutions while bringing hope to tired and overwhelmed educators.

Upon request by teachers and parents, Craig created this playbook to breathe new life into the day-to-day role of a teacher. By sharing an effective relationship-focused approach to connecting with students, parents and colleagues, this book is worthy of deep reflection. The Realational Teacher is a timely gift that can transform your teaching world and motivate you to begin each day with purpose and passion. It offers a heartfelt approach to one of the most important professions on the planet with the aim of helping our most important resource-kids.

Craig's curious, creative, and heartfelt approach to teaching will open many doors to new opportunities and blessings. You will read about: transforming curriculum into 'Care-iculum'; realizing the potential of 'Each Waking Moment'; connecting with students through 'Share Your Story, Hear My Story, Make Our Story'; and enjoying your job and the people you work with more in the chapter 'Are We Having Fun Yet?' In addition, 'Education Enhancers' and other chapters will spark new ways of offering lessons and classroom experiences that can become lifelong gifts to your students and set them up for future success. The Realational Teacher will impact your professional and personal life. You will be glad you made the purchase and so will your students!

Craig lives in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, with his wife, Melanie. He thoroughly enjoys frequent visits and meals with his family. Spending time outdoors near rivers and lakes is always a favorite, not to mention a little golf on the side. Since retiring, Craig has been encouraging teachers, developing educational books, products, and services, while also dabbling in the world of inventions.