The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide (eBook)

Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools & Activities for Meeting the Challenges of Each School Day

Julia G. Thompson (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2018 | 4. Auflage
544 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-47030-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The Updated Fourth Edition of the Award-Winning Book that Offers Beginning Educators Everything They Need in Order to Survive and Thrive!

Designed for new educators, this award-winning book covers the basic strategies, activities, and tools teachers need to know in order to succeed in the classroom. Now it its fourth edition, The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide contains new and updated material on essential topics including: classroom management (how to prevent or minimize disruptions), sustaining professional growth, differentiated instruction, nurturing a growth mindset, and much more.

The fourth edition also offers downloadable forms and worksheets, and video instruction on key topics. In addition, this must-have guide:

* Offers ideas for dealing with homework and instructional concerns from parents and guardians

* Includes suggestions for helping new professionals maintain a successful work-life balance

* Contains guidelines to classroom technology and ideas for using digital tools to create engaging lessons

* Proposes proven strategies for forging positive, supportive relationships with students

* Presents recommendations for successfully managing the most common discipline problems

This must-have guide is filled with the information and tips new teachers need in order to face classroom situations with confidence.

Autor

Julia G. Thompson served as a classroom teacher for forty years; she currently works as a consultant and teacher trainer. Through her blog (juliagthompson.blogspot.com) and Twitter handle (@TeacherAdvice) she offers tips for teachers on a wide variety of topics. She can also be reached through her website (www.juliagthompson.com).

Inhalt

I. Learn the Skills Necessary to Become a Professional Educator

Section One: Begin Your Professional Growth 1

Section Two: Develop Professional Productivity Skills 31

Section Three: Collaborate with Colleagues in Your School Community 65

II. Establish a Productive Classroom Environment

Section Four: Become a Capable Classroom Leader 81

Section Five: Start the School Year Productively 125

Section Six: Cultivate Positive Classroom Relationships 161

III. Teach the Whole Child

Section Seven: Meet the Needs of All Students 201

Section Eight: Adapt Instruction through Differentiated Instruction 237

IV. Use Effective Instructional Practices

Section Nine: Design and Deliver Effective Instruction 273

Section Ten: Measure Student Progress with Summative Assessments 329

V. Create a Well-Managed Discipline Climate

Section Eleven: Policies, Procedures, and Rules: The Framework of Classroom Management 355

Section Twelve: Prevent or Minimize Discipline Problems 373

Section Thirteen: Handle Discipline Problems Effectively 395

Section Fourteen: How-to Quick Reference Guide to Common Classroom Discipline Problems 451

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.3.2018
• Reihe/Serie: J-B Ed: Survival Guides
• Reihe/Serie: J-B Ed: Survival Guides
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Schlagworte: Bildungswesen • Education • K-12 / Lehren u. Lernen • Teaching & Learning (K-12)
• ISBN-10: 1-119-47030-7 / 1119470307
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-47030-4 / 9781119470304