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- Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
- Kategorie: Ratgeber
- Sprache: Englisch
Implement the exciting solutions and strategies from the bestselling The Energy Bus for Schools with this practical collection of hands-on resources
In The Energy Bus for Schools Field Guide, bestselling author Jon Gordon and respected education leader and speaker Dr. Jim Van Allan deliver an easy-to-use roadmap for transforming the insights found in the author's companion book, The Energy Bus for Schools, into effective and powerful solutions for schools everywhere. This Field Guide is a practical resource designed to help you live and apply the invaluable lessons of The Energy Bus for Schools immediately.
Readers will use the Field Guide's templates, tools, and other resources to create an exciting and collaborative school culture where students and staff can develop as leaders together. The Guide also contains:
- Resources to help empower staff and students and build connected teams
- Hands-on strategies for strengthening relationships between and amongst staff, administrators, students, and parents
- Ways to eliminate the negativity that sabotages morale and culture
Filled with insightful questions, best practices, inspirational case studies from real schools finding new ways to succeed and thrive, and practical action steps and implementations, The Energy Bus for Schools Field Guide equips you to energize yourself, your team, your students, and their parents in original and powerful ways. It's an essential resource for everyone interested in bringing to life the one-of-a-kind vision offered by The Energy Bus for Schools.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Table of Contents
Praise for
The Energy Bus for Schools
Title Page
Copyright
The Case for a Positive School Culture
Exploring
The Energy Bus for Schools Field Guide
Chapter 1: Invite Others on the Bus and Share the Vision
Connection Builders
Team‐Building Activities
Best Practices and Main Takeaways
Personal Reflection
Chapter 2: Build a Positive Culture
Connection Builders
Team‐Building Activities
Best Practices and Main Takeaways
Personal Reflection
Chapter 3: Fuel Your Ride with Positive Energy
Connection Builders
Team‐Building Activities
Best Practices and Main Takeaways
Personal Reflection
Chapter 4: Love Your Passengers
Connection Builders
Team‐Building Activities
Best Practices and Main Takeaways
Personal Reflection
Chapter 5: Transform Negativity
Connection Builders
Team‐Building Activities
Best Practices and Main Takeaways
Personal Reflection
Chapter 6: Refuel, Reenergize, Refocus with Purpose
Connection Builders
Team‐Building Activities
Best Practices and Main Takeaways
Personal Reflection
Chapter 7: Create a Fleet of Bus Drivers to Enjoy the Ride
Connection Building
Team‐Building Activities
Best Practices and Main Takeaways
Personal Reflection
Additional Case Studies
Powering Up: Connecting Your School to The Energy Bus
Aligning Current School Practices with
The Energy Bus for Schools
The Good News Jar
Staff Engagement Survey Results
Fueling Relationships: The Power of Listening and Expression Awareness
What’s Next
🎉 You Made It! Now Let’s Keep the Energy Going!
🚌 Join the Energy Bus for Schools Program
🎤 Want to Be a Certified Speaker or Trainer?
🎤 Have Us Speak to Your Campus or District
🎧 Listen to the
Energy Bus for Schools
Podcast
📨 Get the Positive Educator Newsletter
About the Authors
Other Books by Jon Gordon
End User License Agreement
Guide
Cover
Table of Contents
Praise for The Energy Bus for Schools
Title Page
Copyright
The Case for a Positive School Culture
Begin Reading
Additional Case Studies
Powering Up: Connecting Your School to The Energy Bus
What’s Next
About the Authors
Other Books by Jon Gordon
End User License Agreement
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Praise for The Energy Bus for Schools
“The Energy Bus for Schools is an empowering and transformative guide that transcends the boundaries of conventional education. Filled with relatable insights and actionable steps, it's a game‐changer for schools, teachers, and anyone invested in making a positive impact. A must‐read if you are seeking to amplify leadership, inspire minds, and create a legacy that truly matters.”
—Jessica Holsman, bestselling author and founder of Study With Jess
“The Energy Bus for Schools provides a clear roadmap for establishing and maintaining a positive school culture that's easy to follow and simple to implement! Gordon and Van Allan give suggestions, tips, and examples that will guide educational leaders through the process for building and improving school culture one step at a time in order to increase success for all stakeholders, including staff members, students, and communities.”
—Michelle Emerson, author of First Class Teaching
“At a time when educators are feeling particularly tested, The Energy Bus for Schools is the perfect companion to its widely read predecessor. Jon Gordon and Dr. Jim Van Allan share a collection of motivating and often moving stories from schools across the country to support educators as we reframe how we ‘do school’ moving forward.”
—Donna Hayward, NASSP 2023 National Principal of the Year
“Jim Van Allan and Jon Gordon’s The Energy Bus for Schools is exactly the message I needed to organize my thoughts and improve my approach in overcoming negativity and adversity that are often encountered in the workplace. The tools learned in this book will assist me in building a positive culture, where the staff can reach our school goals, despite any obstacles that may come our way.”
—Adam Lane, NASSP 2022 Florida Principal of the Year
“Calling all educators! The Energy Bus for Schools is a game‐changer for educators seeking to create a positive and unified school culture. Jon and Jim have compiled powerful examples from schools nationwide, providing transformative strategies that truly work. With real stories, turn‐key strategies, and research‐based insights, this invaluable resource will help you make a lasting positive impact on your school community!”
—Dr. David Arencibia, National Principal of the Year Finalist and Texas Principal of the Year
THE ENERGY BUS for SCHOOLS
FIELD GUIDE
JON GORDON
Bestselling Author of The Energy Bus
Dr. JIM VAN ALLAN
President, Energy Bus for Schools
Copyright © 2025 by Jon Gordon. All rights reserved.
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The Case for a Positive School Culture
Jon Gordon and I have been immensely influenced by teachers, administrators, and schools. Jon Gordon, through his educational experience on Long Island, New York, and Dr. Jim Van Allan, from Palm Harbor, Florida, can point to specific teachers, schools, and moments that shaped our ways of thinking. These experiences developed us into positive leaders and planted seeds for us to become speakers later in life. We also both benefited from amazing school environments and teachers who loved, supported, challenged, and valued us. We are the men, fathers, husbands, and speakers we are today because of the inspiring school leaders, supportive staff, and empowering culture that laid the foundation for our growth.
Teaching and leading schools can sometimes be thankless jobs, especially as students graduate and move on with their lives. However, as students journey through life, they will inevitably look back and remember the educators that influenced, inspired, and impacted them.
The key is to give these current students an experience that will last a lifetime—one so powerful and so positive that they will want to re‐create it for their own children. When students have their own families, they will try to emulate experiences and environments they had growing up or run from them. It’s that simple. We lean into good thoughts and experiences and shy away from others. There is no greater responsibility for a parent than to protect and love their children. One way they can do this is through selecting a school that will partner with them to accomplish this.
This field guide offers the perfect opportunity to think about your school culture and your role, responsibilities, and ability to impact others. Recent studies in the Educational Administration journal show how important it is to create a positive workplace culture that keeps employees engaged and boosts morale. When staff feel supported, their well‐being improves, which leads to better results for students. We created this field guide to make this a reality. Our current and future students need educators who are motivated and passionate and equipped to deal with the challenges surrounding the ever‐changing field of education.
A positive school culture is the heartbeat of every thriving campus. When culture is strong, everything else finds its rhythm and rises with it. Vision, mission, and strategy cannot be effectively implemented and lived unless there is a culture in place that values collaboration, trust, and a shared commitment to growth and well‐being. When a school knows what they stand for and has a positive and relationship‐driven culture, they will hire people who reflect those attributes. As schools grow, and times change, even the best and most engaged schools have to constantly assess their culture. This field guide represents an opportunity to do just that.
The positive examples and case studies featured in this field guide will inspire you to look inward and develop a strong culture that will lower attrition rates and increase student and staff engagement. A positive culture does not happen by accident. It takes a group of ambitious and motivated people who share a common language and a love for the profession working toward the same goal. Together, you have the power to create something extraordinary because a positive culture isn’t just built; it’s lived every day through purpose, passion, and unwavering belief in what’s possible.
Exploring The Energy Bus for Schools Field Guide
Since the original book, The Energy Bus, came out in 2007, it has consistently been a bestseller. Schools and educators still gravitate toward that book as an effective tool to become more positive and overcome negativity. As The Energy Bus grew in popularity, there were requests for more resources from schools.
This led us to create The Energy Bus for Schools Certified program. It is a simple and transformative program that helps schools bring to life the concepts in The Energy Bus. It provides a blueprint and framework to energize teachers and empower students through classroom activities, monthly coaching, and staff development resources.
As the Certified Energy Bus for Schools program expanded around the country and across the world, we heard many incredible stories of transformation and growth as schools drove their Energy Buses. We wanted to share these stories and case studies. This led us to write The Energy Bus for Schools book in 2024, a much‐anticipated follow‐up to the original The Energy Bus book from 2007. Schools can now dive into both books, experiencing the original fable before learning and implementing specific strategies to inspire your school.
Enter this field guide, a valuable resource that is intended to be completed after reading The Energy Bus for Schools book. It equips and empowers educators to bring the concepts from the book to life in an engaging and collaborative format.
Who Should Use This Field Guide?
This field guide is designed for all educators connected to a school or district, including teachers, staff members, administrators, district‐level employees, and classified staff. It can be used individually, in professional learning communities (PLCs), as part of staff professional development, or even during book club discussions. It serves as a companion to The Energy Bus for Schools.
