Your First Year of Teaching : Guidelines for Success

Kellough, Richard D.

ISBN 10: 0136130461 / ISBN 13: 9780136130468

Published by Pearson Education, Limited, 2007

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 41853561-6

Synopsis:

Your First Year of Teaching: Guidelines for Success is a collection of strategies on how to succeed and thrive during your first year of teaching.  This brief, practical text presents guidelines on how to manage your first day, differentiate instruction, cope with high-stakes testing, deal with parents and colleagues, set a homework policy, manage disruptive behavior, and other challenges.  This is a book you should keep close at hand for a year that promises to be both challenging and exhilarating.

From the Back Cover:

Your First Year of Teaching: Guidelines for Success is a collection of strategies on how to succeed and thrive during your first year of teaching.  This brief, practical text presents guidelines on how to manage your first day, differentiate instruction, cope with high-stakes testing, deal with parents and colleagues, set a homework policy, manage disruptive behavior, and other challenges.  This is a book you should keep close at hand for a year that promises to be both challenging and exhilarating.

 

NEW TO THE FOURTH EDITION

• Expanded and Revised sections on:

Accommodating Student Differences: Recognizing and Working with Specific Learners

Motivational Ideas: Build your Repertoire

Parent and Guardian Contacts and Involvement: Leaving No Parent/Guardian Behind

• Additional Teaching in Practice scenarios dealing with:

Games in the classroom and the underperforming student

Using blogs to encourage student writing

A high school physics teacher who knew very little about physics

A teacher making significant changes in her classroom atmosphere

• New topics include:

Field Trip: Planning for Success

Physical Education

Teachable Moments: Be Ready to Recognize, Catch and Run with Them

Value Difference: Avoid Being Judgmental

• Updated References and Recommended Readings

Bibliographic Details

Title: Your First Year of Teaching : Guidelines for...
Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 4 Edition.