Survival Kit for New Teachers: Empowering Beginning Educators for Classroom Success [Paperback]

Emma S. McDonald (Author), Dyan M. Hershman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2003

"A Road Map for Navigating the World of Teaching." Survival Kit for New Teachers: Empowering Educators for Classroom Success is an all new edition of the Survival Kit for New Teachers books. With 2 new chapters and 416 pages, veteran teachers share the secrets of effective teaching in a dynamic, easy-to-read, and practical manner. You will discover how to plan for the first day of school, get organized, plan engaging lessons, deflate discipline problems, develop a brain-based classroom, and more!

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The life of a new teacher is full of unfamiliar experiences and questions. Let's face it, who has time to stop and ask? What new educators need is a road map to navigate the world of teaching. Survival Kit for New Teachers: Empowering Educators for Classroom Success is that road map! This 416 page resource contains specific, hands-on advice geared especially for Elementary and Intermediate teachers. Written in a step-by-step easy-to-read format, this is the most practical and comprehensive resources available for new teachers. This book helps teachers save time and energy with tips, strategies, ideas, and reproducible forms for all areas of teaching within one book and right at their fingertips.

Within this resource you will discover how to: -Get a teaching job -Get organized before school starts -Plan for the first day of school -Develop a brain-based classroom -Implement proactive classroom management strategies -Plan engaging lessons -Deflate discipline problems before they happen -Motivate students to want to learn -Implement reading and writing skills across the curriculum -Implement effective teaching strategies in all subject areas -Develop effective student assessments -Incorporate technology in your classroom

About the Author

Emma McDonald and Dyan Hershman, experienced classroom teachers and educational consultants from Texas, are known for their unique teaching strategies and techniques that motivate both teachers and students. Going beyond theories, these educators provide proven practical strategies to help teachers improve student learning. McDonald and Hershman have worked with and educated both children and adults over the past fifteen years. Currently, both mentor new teachers and work as Consultants with the Teacher Certification and Preparation Program for the Region 10 Education Service Center. Their strategies have been featured in Instructor Magazine and have been widely used by both new and veteran teachers. McDonald and Hershman now share their "tools" for success with educators all across the United STates. They are well-known for their motivational, positive, practical, and energetic presentation style which inspires and encourages both new and veteran teachers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Inspiring Teachers Pub Inc; 3rd edition (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966714555
• ISBN-13: 978-0966714555
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,097,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A point-by-point and extremely practical resource, November 15, 2003

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This review is from: Survival Kit for New Teachers: Empowering Beginning Educators for Classroom Success (Paperback)

The collaborative effort of educators Dyan M. Hershman and Emma S. McDonald, Survival Kit For New Teachers is an expert, advice-packed, 416-page compendium filled from cover to cover with tips, tricks and techniques for the novice K-12 classroom instructor concerning everything from landing a teaching job; to undercutting classroom discipline problems before they turn ugly; developing a reliable method for grading students and recording those grades; adapting to and incorporating technology in the classroom, and a great deal more. A point-by-point and extremely practical resource, Survival Kit For New Teachers is easy to read, easy to use, and one of the most important additions any Teacher College librarian could make in behalf of graduating students with their newly acquired teaching certificates who are to be soon confronted with the real world experiences of teaching children in today's public and private school systems.