Purposeful Educator Connections: Five Principles to Strengthen Relationships with Students

The 2025 International Book Award (IBA) for Education has been awarded to Marcela Andrés' book, which offers five key principles to unlock connections with students, know your why, understand context beyond compliance, foster meaningful interactions, design high-quality learning environments, and partner with key stakeholders. It provides high-leverage practices and strategies, case studies, and reflection questions to apply to practice.

Format: Hardback
Length: 132 pages
Publication date: 11 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The 2025 International Book Award (IBA) for Education has been awarded to Marcela Andrés for her inspiring book, "Deepen Relationships with Students, Stay Connected to Your Purpose, and Improve Classroom Culture." Andrés offers five key principles to unlock connections with students, know your why, understand context beyond compliance, foster meaningful interactions, design high-quality learning environments, and partner with key stakeholders. For each principle, she provides high-leverage practices and strategies that can be implemented, a case study to crystalize the concept, and reflection questions to apply to your practice. The book ends with a reminder to put your own oxygen mask on first and a reminder of the power of human connection and the legacy you will create. Now more than ever, we need educators to do what they do best and help shape the next generation of leaders who can change our future. This powerful book will remind you of your special ability to connect with students and have a direct impact on their lives' outcomes.

Weight: 444g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032510811