Road to Teaching: A Guide to Teacher Training, Student Teaching, and Finding a Job [Paperback]

Eric Hougan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 12, 2008

Maximize your teacher training, excel at student teaching, and find your ideal teaching job. This best-selling book gives beginning teachers and job seekers a wide variety of valuable strategies and expert advice, allowing for a smooth transition from student teacher to exemplary teacher. Use Road to Teaching as a tool to navigate the unique stages of becoming an educator and helping you standout in today's competitive job market.
 
Some of the beneficial tips include how to:

• Differentiate yourself through your coursework
• Go beyond No Child Left Behind Act's definition of "highly-qualified"
• Make positive impressions on principals
• Construct an effective education philosophy statement
• Create a positive relationship with your cooperating (master) teacher
• Establish effective classroom management
• Craft an outstanding resume
• Manage your job search efforts
• Build and leverage your network
• Perform well in your interview, and much more.

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About the Author

Eric Hougan, M.A., is a National Board Certified Teacher in Renton, Washington. In addition to writing, Eric founded RoadtoTeaching.com - a free online website that supports tens of thousands of educators a year. Eric, recognized as a top educator for this service, research, and leadership, received the Phi Delta Kappa International 2008-9 Emerging Leader Award.

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (February 12, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419669079
• ISBN-13: 978-1419669071
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eric Hougan is a nationally recognized teacher, advocate, and writer. He completed his Master of Arts in Teaching from National-Louis University in Chicago, IL, and is a National Board Certified Teacher in Washington. As a strong advocate on educational issues, Eric is a board member for two not-for-profit organizations that empower underrepresented students to enter into teaching and law.

Eric is also an author, writing Road to Teaching: A Guide to Teacher Training, Student Teaching, and Finding a Job. He is the site author for one of the web's fastest growing resources for teachers - roadtoteaching.com. He also is the guest writer for other edu-blogs. For his school and community efforts, Eric was recently recognized as a 2008-9 Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Emerging Leader. Currently, Eric is a Ph.D. student studying educational leadership and policy at University of Washington.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource, July 5, 2008

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R. Yocum (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Road to Teaching: A Guide to Teacher Training, Student Teaching, and Finding a Job (Paperback)

This book came in handy as a student teacher and when applying for teaching jobs. I appreciated the strategies on how to jump-start my student teaching on a positive note by creating relationships with my students and CT. Even though I have now completed my student teaching, I will continue to use many of the book's classroom management and discipline tips in my own classroom, such as the question & answer box and bellnote activity. I recommend this to any student teacher."

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was very useful, February 17, 2008

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L. Hawker (St. Petersburg, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Road to Teaching: A Guide to Teacher Training, Student Teaching, and Finding a Job (Paperback)

This book was very useful. I would recommend it to anyone interested in teaching. A pretty easy read, with a lot of good information that you can apply to daily life.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book to get you started, July 10, 2009

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Laura Hoak-kagey (Kent, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Road to Teaching: A Guide to Teacher Training, Student Teaching, and Finding a Job (Paperback)

I bought this book right before my student teaching, and while I didn't use it so much before my student teaching (despite there being a whole section dedicated to the pre-service teacher), it came in handy for what to expect during student teaching and what to do after. There is a website for the book that gives you extremely helpful information, such as the most asked interview questions, to help you prepare and land a job.

If you need some help with the unspoken "rules" of student teaching, or some tips to get a job, this book will help you. Establishing networks in bigger districts is a little harder to do, but those sections may work for smaller districts where there is only one high school, etc.