Generations at School : Building an Age-Friendly Learning Community.

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface: The Demographic Divide -- Sizing Up the Population -- Who's Simmering in Your Stew? -- Fixing Flaws, Flawed Fixes -- Priorities Have Changed -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 - The Generations at Work in Schools -- The Perfect Storm -- Who's Who? A Snapshot of Four Living Generations -- Road Maps and Aspirations -- Conclusion: A Cause Célèbre -- Chapter 2 - New Rules for the Sandbox -- Coloring within the Lines -- From School to Work -- The Birth of Organized Labor -- Trailblazers, Pioneers, and Indiana Jones -- The Neutral Zone -- Finding the Neutral Zone with "Seniors" -- That Was Then, This is Now -- Conclusion: Let Go of the Quo -- Chapter 3 - Cross-Age Connections in a Learning Community -- Intergenerational Chemistry in a PLC -- Know Your Lineup -- A Case in Point -- Conclusion: Ageless Excellence -- Chapter 4 - Recruitment Renaissance: Give it to 'Em Their Way -- Generational Forecasting -- Start Your Own Farm Team -- Who's on First? -- On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! -- Be All That You Can be -- Handle with Care -- Conclusion: Become First-Rate -- Chapter 5 - Creating Synergy in the Schoolhouse -- The Demographic Gulch -- Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's off to Work We Go -- The Synergy Doctrine -- Diplomacy: New Word of the Day -- Connecting the Dots -- Conclusion: Not Too Young, Not Too Old -- Chapter 6 - Here Come the Millennials, Ready or Not! -- Generational Recycling -- Bye-Bye, Breakfast Club -- A Special Lot -- Safety First! -- Oozing with Optimism -- Teamwork: Here, There, Everywhere -- Conventional Wisdom -- Under Pressure -- Achievers 'R' Us -- When Theory Meets Practice -- Nintendo Effect -- Give 'Em Time to Think -- Double Takes and Do-Overs -- Happy Campers -- Reward Rather Than Punish -- Scaffold the Interventions -- Upward Bound -- Conclusion: In Good Hands.

Chapter 7 - Meet the Parents -- Fly-Overs and Swoop-Ins -- Lower the Drawbridge -- Outwit, Outlast, Outplay -- Mind Your Manners -- Different Worlds -- Does Your Complaint Policy Make the Grade? -- Conclusion: Let's Make a Deal -- Resource A. Attracting and Retaining High-Quality Leaders: District Inventory -- Resource B. Snag the Best and Bypass the Rest: Behavioral-Based Interview Questions -- Resource C. Partnership Teaching Contract Language -- Resource D. Synergy Audit: How Generationally Friendly is Your Workplace? -- Resource E. Civility Board Policy -- References -- Index.

Helps school leaders cultivate improvement-driven, cross-age learning communities by providing case studies, workplace alternatives, and easy-to-apply strategies to promote cross-generational collaboration.

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