Teaching Is for Superheroes!: Insight and Inspiration for Your Classroom (Tights and Cape Optional) - Paperback

by Daniel J. Bergman (Author)

This isn't your average teaching book. With a fun, comic-book-inspired layout, Teaching Is for Superheroes! skips the information overload and gives you practical action steps for igniting enthusiasm in your K-12 classroom and achieving your professional goals. Now more than ever, teachers are in high demand--yet the threat of burnout still looms large. This book will help you keep the spark alive, engaging you in a deeper examination of education by way of entertaining superhero archetypes and tropes. What's your teaching origin story? Your secret identity? Your powers, weaknesses, nemeses? The teachers-as-superheroes metaphor provides a rich venue through which you can thoughtfully analyze your purpose and pedagogy.

This high quality, eye-catching book offers you an inspirational springboard for practical insight and application in the classroom. You'll gain ideas for surviving your first year, navigating social media as a teacher, interacting productively with colleagues and parents, using tech in the classroom, prioritizing self-care, harnessing your teacher "superpowers," and even dressing for teaching success. The school setting may not be as glamorous as the futurist skyscrapers, alien planets, or alternate universes we see in movies and comics, but the adventure is just as exciting--and best of all, it's real!

• Gain teaching insights, tips, and advice in an entertaining, superhero-inspired format
• Identify your teaching superpowers and weaknesses, and learn to lean on others when needed
• Explore the "universe" of teaching to understand where you fit in and how you can leave your legacy
• Equip yourself with the gadgets and gizmos you need to sharpen your skills and power up your classroom

Current and future K-12 educators--pick up Teaching Is for Superheroes!, put on your cape, and start saving the world, one class at a time.

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PRAISE FOR TEACHING IS FOR SUPERHEROES!

"Teaching Is for Superheroes! is as entertaining as it is informative. Bergman's wit, knowledge, and insight provide inspiration and support for teachers at all levels of experience looking to boost their teaching powers for themselves and for their students."
--TRACY EDMUNDS, M.Ed., Former Vice President for K-12 Education, Reading with Pictures

"Bergman seamlessly blends the two worlds of education and superheroes, making this a must-read for novice and veteran teachers alike. Through research, personal experiences, and practical application, Teaching Is for Superheroes! will inspire all educators to never stop fighting the good fight for their students."
--MALLORY KEEFE, 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year Finalist

"I'm not sure what impresses me more--Daniel Bergman's extensive knowledge of comic book superheroes or his understanding and experience within the field of education. Regardless, he has combined both here into an insightful and entertaining guide for new and old teachers alike. Even if you don't keep a grappling hook or a vial of Oceanic Repellent on your belt, you may have more in common with Batman than you think!"
--JOHN PEARSON, Author of Learn Me Good

"They say that teaching is tough. Not here, as you will read this book with a smile and a silly grin. Shazam."
--HARRY K. WONG, Author of The First Days of School

Author Biography

DANIEL J. BERGMAN, PhD, is a Professor and Program Chair of Science Education at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. Like Superman, he considers the Sunflower State his adoptive home. Unlike Superman, Dr. Bergman cannot leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Dr. Bergman previously taught middle and high school science in Nebraska and Iowa, and currently works with students and teachers from kindergarten to graduate school and every grade in between. As a fan of science, teaching, and superheroes, he is the ultimate SuperNerd. He writes about these passions at www.teachlikeasuperhero.blog and elsewhere.