Craft & Compass: Successfully Customize and Navigate Your First Years as a Teacher - Softcover

Bradbury, Troy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1977883109 ISBN 13: 9781977883100

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Teaching and being a teacher are not the same thing. Teaching is amazing, but being a teacher requires much more than most new teachers realize. Too many teachers are leaving because they are not prepared to meet the demands of today's classroom. Being a teacher is a custom job, it needs to be learned, practiced, reflected upon, and constantly improved; it needs be crafted throughout your career. Navigating your first couple of years without a compass is complicated, difficult, and often, new teachers are left to do this alone. The book covers how to customize classroom management, authentic delivery of instruction, and how to integrate content that is both rigorous and relevant. It also focuses on building 21st century skills and global education. Additionally, the book covers how to separate who you are as a teacher and your life outside the classroom to help prevent burnout and leaving the profession within those first years. This book is an honest look at teaching today and what it means to become a teacher that is prepared to meet the challenges of today's classroom.

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About the Author

Troy Bradbury has been teaching for almost 20 years. He is currently the AP Capstone program coordinator and the AP Seminar and AP Research teacher at Eleanor Roosevelt high school in Greenbelt, Maryland. Before transitioning into AP Capstone, Troy was an English teacher and AP Language and Composition teacher. He is the site-coordinator for the University of Maryland’s College of Education Professional Develop School and a mentor teacher training both undergraduate students and graduate students for the last 16 years. Dedicated to advancing global education and the promotion of 21st century skills, Troy has also been a part of various international teacher exchange programs including the World Affairs Council teacher exchange program in South Africa, the Teachers for Global Classrooms (IREX) exchange in Brazil, and the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund exchange. He is also College Board Teacher Consultant for AP Seminar and a National Board Certified Teacher. He lives in Maryland with his family. Find out more at Compassteachered.com

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1977883109
• ISBN 13: 9781977883100
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 188