The Reflexive Classroom Manager

Teaching can provide inspiration, excite passion, and be personally rewarding, yet educators are also vital role models, entrusted with great responsibility. Teachers must guide not only individual students, but also act in the best interest of society. Each teacher contributes to the community, sustains accordance with school boards, and supports government legislation. As daunting as the task may seem, Dr. Thomas Ryan demonstrates that it is possible to fulfill these diverse roles without losing one's integrity, or sanity. The solution?—becoming a reflexive teacher-researcher.

The Reflexive Classroom Manager is designed to assist the professional development of both in-service and pre-service educators as they plan, teach, and reflect recursively throughout their careers. From the first chapter, "The Educator's Toolbox," the reader is challenged to become an action-oriented, reflexive teacher-researcher. By the 10th and final chapter, "365 days of Teaching," instructors are prepared to be remarkably effectual teachers, researchers, and mediators.