Jane Blomstrand is an educator with over 30 years of experience in schools. She has held many different positions in education, including classroom teacher, literacy specialist, elementary school principal, and director of a teacher-credentialing program.
Her first book, “Meet the Principal: My Journey Beyond the Curriculum,” started out as a response to her grandkids’ question, “What DOES a Principal Do All Day?” It quickly developed into a book of vignettes about the intriguing challenges a school leader faces and the many relationships a principal forms with students, staff, and parents.
Jane understands that the magic happens in the classroom, and her second book, “Teaching with Heart: Making Students Connections That Count,” evolved from what we have learned from scientific research and many conversations with teachers and school administrators, about supporting student success.
Principals, teachers, and parents would enjoy and relate to the variety of stories included about the crucial importance of getting to know our students
Jane currently coaches new school administrators and lives with her husband in Northern California.
Teaching with Heart: Making Student Connections That Count
Teaching is a challenging occupation. It’s one thing to follow the curriculum and plan thoughtful, interesting, and instructional lessons. But engaging students is where the magic happens. We need to get to know them and what they need, and we need to engage them; we need to cultivate relationships with them.
Teaching with Heart offers proven strategies that teachers can use to help students succeed. Whether just a reminder, or actively searching for new ideas, all teachers should explore the compelling content inside….
“Blomstrand does an excellent job at explaining … the dance between teacher, student, parent, and curriculum. I found myself underlining, making notes, and saying out loud, ‘Yep.’” ~ Michael Haase, Teacher
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Meet the Principal: My Journey Beyond the Curriculum
Most of us have experience with school, either as a student, a parent or maybe as a teacher. But few people have experienced walking in the shoes of a school principal. Meet the Principal is a collection of stories from one principal’s experiences. These stories show the many intriguing challenges a school leader faces each day.
Most principals have stories just like these. Some are funny, some are sad, some may surprise you, and some may touch your heart. When you put them all together as a book, they portray a realistic view of the complex and delicate relationships all principals juggle while on their journey into the very heart of education.
“There is a lot more to being a principal than most folks would believe. It should be required reading for new principals.” ~D. Mercer, President of the YMCA of the USA (retired)
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