This book helps new teachers and experienced ones find solutions to common classroom challenges. It presents 25 real scenarios along with What's Effective, What's NOT Effective, and Bottom Line strategies for handling the most common teacher challenges. Ideal for high-interest staff development workshops or new teacher induction programs, this book shows teachers how get students to do what you want them to do deal with disrespectful student behaviors and handle "I don't care" attitudes deal with parents and difficult co-workers solve other common teaching challenges. REAL Teachers, REAL Challenges, REAL 25 Ways to Handle the Challenges of the Classroom Effectively is for new teachers who need common-sense answers to common teaching challenges, experienced teachers who seek to become even more effective, and all teachers who believe in treating their students with professionalism and dignity, and commit themselves to becoming the kind of educator that every student deserves.
Annette L. Breaux is an education author and speaker. Her expertise is in student achievement, classroom management, and new teacher induction. She developed the FIRST Program, an induction program for new teachers adopted.
Breaux has been a classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, and teacher induction coordinator.