Secrets for secondary school teachers : how to succeed in your first year / Ellen Kottler, Jeffrey A. Kottler, Cary J. Kottler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kottler, Ellen, author.

Kottler, Jeffrey A., author.

Kottler, Cary J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

First year teachers.

High school teachers.

Teacher orientation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, Inc., 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this updated version of the bestseller, you will learn tangible ways to supercharge your teaching skills while avoiding the pitfalls common to beginning teachers.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Learning Your Way around the School""; ""Orient Yourself""; ""Make Friends with the School Secretaries""; ""Rules and Regulations""; ""Meeting Your Department""; ""Your Classroom""; ""Custodians""; ""Building Orientation""; ""Safety Concerns""; ""School Traditions""; ""Lunch Options""; ""Meeting Others""; ""Induction Programs""; ""Take a Breath""; ""Chapter 2 - Organizing Your Room""; ""Inventory Resources""; ""Flow and Movement""; ""Bulletin Boards, Wall Space, and the Ceiling""; ""Equipment Checklist""

""Supplies Checklist""""Makeup Work""; ""First-Aid Supplies""; ""Supplies for Traveling Teachers""; ""Other Considerations""; ""Chapter 3 - Knowing Your Students""; ""Collecting Information""; ""Introductions""; ""Students� Cultures""; ""Gender""; ""Sexual Orientation""; ""Diverse Abilities""; ""Learning Styles""; ""Multiple Intelligences""; ""Gifted and Talented Students""; ""Special Events""; ""Student Relationships""; ""Chapter 4 - Dressing for Success""; ""First Impressions""; ""Clothing Considerations""; ""Spirit Days""; ""Image""; ""Clothing as an Instructional Tool""

""Chapter 5 - Beginning and Ending Your Class on the First Day""""First Contact""; ""Movement""; ""Setting the Rules""; ""Some Sample Rules""; ""Theories and Models of Classroom Discipline""; ""Class Syllabus""; ""Get to Work""; ""Ending the Period""; ""Time Considerations""; ""A Cheat Sheet""; ""Chapter 6 - Developing Plans for Instruction and Assessment""; ""Long-Term Planning""; ""Unit Planning""; ""Daily Lesson Plans and Assessments""; ""Integrating Input from Testing""; ""Final thoughts on Planning""; ""Chapter 7 - Managing Time and Paperwork""; ""Attendance""; ""Grades""

""Paperwork Considerations""""The Mailbox""; ""Planning and Calendars""; ""In the Beginning""; ""Forms""; ""Organize Your Work Space""; ""Managing Time""; ""At the End""; ""Chapter 8 - Avoiding Boredom�Theirs and Yours""; ""Capturing and Maintaining Interest""; ""Attitude and Values""; ""Chapter 9 - Eating Lunch""; ""Choices, Choices""; ""The Consequences of the Decision""; ""Final Advice""; ""Chapter 10 - Connecting with Students""; ""Being Visible and Accessible""; ""Listen, Don�t Talk""; ""Reach out to Students""; ""Some Quick Interventions""

""Things to Consider When Connecting with Students""""Connecting with Difficult Students""; ""Chapter 11 - Communicating with Parents""; ""The Importance of Parent Involvement""; ""Building Parent Relationships""; ""Contacting Parents""; ""Open House""; ""Face-to-Face Contacts""; ""Ongoing Contact""; ""Understanding Limited Responses from Parents""; ""Recruiting Parents as Allies""; ""Chapter 12 - Dealing with Difficult Students""; ""Classroom Management""; ""Guidelines for Engaging Students""; ""Students with Attention Deficits""; ""Avoid Direct Confrontation""

""Implementing a Discipline Policy""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781483362816

1483362817

OCLC:

923707655