Finding success the first year : a survivor's guide for new teachers / Matthew Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Matthew, 1983-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

First year teachers--Professional relationships.

First year teachers.

First year teachers--In-service training.

Mentoring in education.

Teachers--Training of.

Teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With everything from answers to frequent new-teacher questions and warnings of common new teacher pitfalls to specific strategies and veteran tricks useful for clawing back precious hours of the day, Matthew Johnson gives clear tips and clear reasons for them in a straightforward, jargonless voice and a mixture of practicality and philosophy.

Contents:

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; Unit One. THE SECRET WEAPONS; CHAPTER ONE. ENTHUSIASM; CHAPTER TWO. SETTING THE RIGHT TONE; CHAPTER THREE. RESPECT; CHAPTER FOUR. THE POWER OF POSITIVITY; Unit Two. WHO ARE YOUR STUDENTS?; CHAPTER FIVE. TEACHING COMMON SENSE; CHAPTER SIX. STUDENTS ARE FRAGILE; CHAPTER SEVEN. TEACHING IS A GAME OF INCHES; Unit Three. RELATING TO YOUR STUDENTS; CHAPTER EIGHT. KEEPING LESSONS CLEAR; CHAPTER NINE. HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM YOUR STUDENTS; CHAPTER TEN. STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OR YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER . . .; CHAPTER ELEVEN. HOW TO DESIGN A FOOLPROOF LESSON

CHAPTER TWELVE. HOW TO DELIVER A FOOLPROOF LESSONUnit Four. MANAGING YOUR STUDENTS; CHAPTER THIRTEEN. IDLE THREATS AND CONSEQUENCE SCALES; CHAPTER FOURTEEN. USING YOUR VOICE AND BODY AS TEACHING TOOLS; CHAPTER FIFTEEN. HOW TO RESPOND TO UNWANTED BEHAVIOR; CHAPTER SIXTEEN. TROUBLE IS COMPLEX; Unit Five. BUILDING YOUR CLASSROOM FOUNDATION; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. SETTING THE GROUND RULES; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. PHYSICALLY SETTING UP YOUR CLASSROOM; CHAPTER NINETEEN. CLASSROOM RITUALS; Unit Six. THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE; CHAPTER TWENTY. LECTURES; CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. DISCUSSIONS

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. GROUP WORKUnit Seven. CHEAT SHEETS; CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. HOW TO RESPOND TO A QUESTION YOU DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR; CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. A STUDENT CHEATS; CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE. WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN GOOD CLASSROOMS; CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX. PRESSING THE RESET BUTTON ON THE CLASSROOM; Unit Eight. THE TASKS; CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN. DEALING WITH PARENTS; CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT. TEACHING TO EVERYONE; Unit Nine. THE TRAPS; CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE. JUST SAY NO: THE PITCHES; CHAPTER THIRTY. THE URGE TO BE GROOVY; CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE. FRIENDLY FIRE; Unit Ten. THE TRICKS

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO. THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING A NEW TEACHERCHAPTER THIRTY-THREE. THE ROLE OF EMOTION IN THE CLASSROOM; CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR. THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY; CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE. BECOMING AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHAMPION; A FINAL WORD; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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ISBN:

979-82-16-20671-2

1-282-82082-6

9786612820823

1-60709-734-6

OCLC:

701236283