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

Main Author: Johnson, Matthew, 1983-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The secret weapons : Enthusiasm ; Setting the right tone ; Respect ; The power of positivity
  • 2. Who are your students? ; Teaching common sense ; Students are fragile ; Teaching is a game of inches
  • 3. Relating to your students : Keeping lessons clear ; How to get the most from your students ; Student accountability, or you can lead a horse to water ... ; How to design a foolproof lesson ; How to deliver a foolproof lesson
  • 4. Managing your students : Idle threats and consequence scales ; Using your voice and body as teaching tools ; How to respond to unwanted behavior ; Trouble is complex
  • 5. Building your classroom foundation : Setting the ground rules ; Physically setting up your classroom ; Classroom rituals
  • 6. The tools of the trade : Lectures ; Discussions ; Group work
  • 7. Cheat sheets : How to respond to a question you don't have an answer for ; A student cheats ; When bad things happen in good classrooms ; Pressing the reset button on the classroom
  • 8. The tasks : Dealing with parents ; Teaching to everyone
  • 9. The traps : Just say no: The pitches ; The urge to be groovy ; Friendly fire
  • 10. The tricks : The advantages of being a new teacher ; The role of emotion in the classroom ; The use of technology ; Becoming an organizational champion.