Teachers and administrators in many schools across the country have been buying "Now Discover Your Strengths" --- which is directed mostly to business managers --- for professional development. Now, they will be able to buy a version of this national bestseller written specifically for teachers. What do great teachers do differently? What separates the top teachers from all the rest?
As educators -- and American society in general -- continue to struggle with how to improve schools in the U.S., these questions become more pressing than ever before. At the heart of any education system -- beyond principals, administrators and school boards -- is the teacher. Their role is so essential that Gallup has, for decades, directed some of the leading thinkers in education and psychology to uncover what makes a teacher great.
Written by two educators with a combined 70 years of experience in both classroom teaching and consulting with leaders of America's schools,
Teach With Your Strengths reveals the essential truths Gallup's research has uncovered. But it zeroes on these monumental findings: While their styles and approaches may differ, all great teachers make the most of their natural talents. And, great teachers don't strive to be well-rounded. They know that "fixing their weaknesses" doesn't work -- it only produces mediocrity. Worse, it diverts time and attention from what they naturally do well.
In
Teach With Your Strengths, readers will hear from great teachers -- what they do differently, how they handle problem students, how they battle intractable school bureaucracies, and how they break through and inspire even the most troubled young people. The book also shows that the best teachers take unorthodox approaches to education that are sure to stir controversy and attention -- especially among other educators.
Teach With Your Strengths includes access to Gallup's online CliftonStrengths assessment that reveals the reader's top five strengths, and the book explains how they can put those strengths to work in the classroom.
As America's educators read this groundbreaking book, they'll discover their own innate talents as teachers. And they'll learn how to liberate those talents to inspire the next generation of students.
許多全國各地的學校教師和管理人員一直在購買《現在發現你的優勢》（Now Discover Your Strengths）——這本書主要針對商業經理——以進行專業發展。現在，他們將能夠購買專為教師撰寫的這本全國暢銷書的版本。
優秀的教師有什麼不同之處？什麼使頂尖教師與其他教師區別開來？
隨著教育工作者——以及美國社會整體——持續努力改善美國的學校，這些問題變得比以往任何時候都更加迫切。在任何教育系統的核心——超越校長、管理人員和學校董事會——是教師。他們的角色至關重要，因此，Gallup數十年來一直引導一些教育和心理學領域的領先思想家，揭示什麼使一位教師偉大。
《發揮你的優勢》（Teach With Your Strengths）由兩位擁有70年教學和與美國學校領導者諮詢經驗的教育工作者撰寫，揭示了Gallup研究所發現的基本真理。但它專注於這些重要的發現：雖然他們的風格和方法可能不同，但所有優秀的教師都充分利用他們的自然才能。而且，優秀的教師並不追求全面發展。他們知道「修正自己的弱點」並不奏效——這只會產生平庸。更糟的是，這會分散他們對自己自然擅長的事情的時間和注意力。
在《發揮你的優勢》中，讀者將聽到優秀教師的聲音——他們的不同做法、如何處理問題學生、如何與棘手的學校官僚作鬥爭，以及如何突破困境並激勵即使是最困擾的年輕人。這本書還顯示，最優秀的教師採取非傳統的教育方法，這肯定會引起爭議和關注——尤其是在其他教育工作者中。
《發揮你的優勢》包括訪問Gallup的在線CliftonStrengths評估，該評估揭示讀者的五大優勢，並解釋他們如何在課堂上運用這些優勢。
當美國的教育工作者閱讀這本開創性的書籍時，他們將發現自己作為教師的內在才能。他們將學會如何釋放這些才能，以激勵下一代學生。
Rosanne Liesveld, who began her career as a teacher three decades ago, has spent the past 20 years consulting with leaders of hundreds of schools all across the U.S. Liesveld played a key role in developing TeacherInsight, The Gallup Organization's online talent assessment for educators. She is now the Managing Partner of Gallup's Education Division. Liesveld received a master's degree in adult education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
A member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, Milwaukee, for almost 50 years, Jo Ann Miller, who has more than four decades of experience in education, has spent the past 30 years consulting with and training educators in the United States and Canada. Through her seminar leadership, Miller has trained thousands of school leaders in the strengths-based approach to teacher and principal selection and development. She is a Senior Seminar Leader and Engagement Manager for The Gallup Organization's Education Division, and received her master's degree in history from Loyola University in Chicago.
羅莎娜·萊斯維爾德（Rosanne Liesveld）在三十年前開始她的教學生涯，過去二十年來一直在美國各地與數百所學校的領導者進行諮詢。萊斯維爾德在開發教師洞察（TeacherInsight）方面發揮了關鍵作用，這是蓋洛普組織（The Gallup Organization）為教育工作者提供的在線人才評估工具。她目前是蓋洛普教育部門的管理合夥人。萊斯維爾德在內布拉斯加州林肯大學獲得成人教育碩士學位。
喬安·米勒（Jo Ann Miller）是密爾瓦基聖方濟各學校修女會的成員，擁有超過四十年的教育經驗，過去三十年來一直在美國和加拿大為教育工作者提供諮詢和培訓。通過她的研討會領導，米勒培訓了數千名學校領導者，採用基於優勢的教師和校長選拔及發展方法。她是蓋洛普組織教育部門的高級研討會領導者和參與經理，並在芝加哥的洛約拉大學獲得歷史碩士學位。
