To teach with soft eyes : reflections on a teacher/leader formation experience

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To teach with soft eyes : reflections on a teacher/leader formation experience / Richland College, Dallas County Community College District ; Rica Garcia, editor.

Physical Description: 150 pages : portraits ; 22 cm
Publisher: Mission Viejo, Calif. : League for Innovation in the Community College, ©2000.

General Note:: "The League for Innovation in the Community College and Richland College ... are indebted to the Fetzer Institute for the development of this monograph"--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:: Preface / David Sluyter -- Foreword / Parker Palmer -- Our story / Rica Garcia -- Heron-to-gull leadership / Stephen K. Mittelstet -- The journey or the destination? / Bill Neal -- Back to the future with savoir-faire? / Bettie Tully -- The symphonic winds of teaching / Sara Perez-Ramos -- From Neiman-Marcus to meditation / Mary Frances Gibbons -- A personal journey in a public arena / Barbara Corvey -- Safe space / Sally Jackman -- The "Nocebo" effect in academia / Thomas A. McLaughlin -- The "wows" of biology / Adriana Cobo-Frenkel -- Opening a learning space with humor / Fred Newbury -- I'm in my element / Becki Williams -- Eye of the storm : keeping centered amid conflict / Martha Timberlake Vines -- The first day of class / Sue Jones -- The courage to listen / Susan Barkley -- Sam I am / Sam Tinsley -- The practice of mindfulness / Lee Paez -- Who are you, and what are you doing here? / Herlinda Martinez Coronado -- Connections : my student/my self / Kay Coder -- As we pass, we pass along / Mike Miles -- A time to grow / Al Schroeder -- Dat's story / Fred Martinez -- Where everybody knows my name / Dru Bookout -- A stained glass design / Elaine Sullivan -- The faces of peace / Scott Branks del Llano.