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The New Teacher Handbook: A Survival Guide for the First Year and Beyond
(Available at Barnes & Noble, not Amazon.)
HOW CAN I BE A GREAT TEACHER?
Being a great teacher is more than lesson plans and seating charts. In this revised and expanded new edition of the classic bestseller, you learn what it takes to be the very best educator you can be, starting from day one in your new classroom!
Filled with real-world life lessons from experienced teachers as well as practical tips and techniques, you'll gain the skill and confidence you need to create a successful learning environment for you and your students, including how to:
* Organize a classroom
* Create engaging lesson plans
* Set ground rules and use proper behavior management
* Deal with prejudice, controversy, and violence
* Work with colleagues and navigate the chain of command
* Incorporate mandatory test preparation within the curriculum
* Implement the latest educational theories
In The New Teacher Handbook, veteran teacher Melissa Kelly provides you with the confidence you'll need to step into class and teach right from the start.
HOW CAN I BE A GREAT TEACHER?
Being a great teacher is more than lesson plans and seating charts. In this revised and expanded new edition of the classic bestseller, you learn what it takes to be the very best educator you can be, starting from day one in your new classroom!
Filled with real-world life lessons from experienced teachers as well as practical tips and techniques, you'll gain the skill and confidence you need to create a successful learning environment for you and your students, including how to:
* Organize a classroom
* Create engaging lesson plans
* Set ground rules and use proper behavior management
* Deal with prejudice, controversy, and violence
* Work with colleagues and navigate the chain of command
* Incorporate mandatory test preparation within the curriculum
* Implement the latest educational theories
In The New Teacher Handbook, veteran teacher Melissa Kelly provides you with the confidence you'll need to step into class and teach right from the start.
312 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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January 1, 2018
If I were to describe this book in one word, it would be unnecessary. If you have taken a general pedagogy course, then you have covered most of the topics in this book, which, I expect, most of the audience for this text has. There are many generalities with this book, including trying to make points for both those in elementary and secondary education. However, most of the time, it just comes off as general platitudes and suggestions that I could come up with off the top of my head.
The only good point I can find are the chapters that deal with how you should behave and work with your colleagues. This was generally interesting, and was something that I did not learn in school (probably because it has to do with the real world). Still, if you are going into education, then I would skip this overall. You are going to learn far more than you ever would in this book. I you are a parent who happened to pick this book up, or someone who wants to appreciate more about the education profession, then maybe you should pick this up. But that would be a big maybe. I give this book a two out of five.
The only good point I can find are the chapters that deal with how you should behave and work with your colleagues. This was generally interesting, and was something that I did not learn in school (probably because it has to do with the real world). Still, if you are going into education, then I would skip this overall. You are going to learn far more than you ever would in this book. I you are a parent who happened to pick this book up, or someone who wants to appreciate more about the education profession, then maybe you should pick this up. But that would be a big maybe. I give this book a two out of five.
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