Taming the Time Stealers: Tricks of the Trade From Organized Teachers [Paperback]

Mildred C. Gore (Author), John F. Dowd (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0803968442 | ISBN-13: 978-0803968448 | Publication Date: April 20, 1999 | Edition: 1

Practical ideas from real classroom teachers help you manage the multitude of diverse tasks that make up a busy school day.

 

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Review

"In an attempt to help their students improve, the authors surveyed well-organized teachers about their "Time Stealer Tamers" to share with the aspiring teachers. Here they share their useful suggestions with a wider audience."

(G. E. Pawlas, University of Central Florida CHOICE, 2000 )

About the Author

M. C. (Millie) Gore is Hardin Distinguished Professor in the Special Education Program of the Department of Counseling, Kinesiology, and Special Education at the Gordon T. and Ellen West College of Education at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is the author or coauthor of several books, including the Corwin title (with John F. Dowd) Taming the Time Stealers: Tricks of the Trade From Organized Teachers. Gore received undergraduate and master’s degrees from Eastern New Mexico University and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Corwin Press; 1 edition (April 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803968442
• ISBN-13: 978-0803968448
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,413,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Teasure for Teachers, September 27, 2000

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Richard Upright (Greensboro, North Carolina United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taming the Time Stealers: Tricks of the Trade From Organized Teachers (Paperback)

I read this book as part of a teacher-research project for the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University. The titleof the project was "The Classroom Setting." I found this short, easy-to-read book very helpful. Hundreds of practical ideas are described; many make you wonder why you didn't think of them years ago. Good diagrams and pictures make the text even more relevant. More ideas could have been added, though. Again, it is quite short. Yet, for a teacher concerned with classroom arrangement and design, it is excellent.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Organize your physical and instructional environments, January 13, 2008

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Kirsten Pomerantz "Eat To Live!" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taming the Time Stealers: Tricks of the Trade From Organized Teachers (Paperback)

I checked this book out from the library as one of several books I am reviewing for assistance in getting ready to return to teaching. I was a VERY new teacher when I took time off, so I am still looking for a lot of organizational help, but I also have some classroom experience.

For a compulsively organized person, the first half of the book provides dozens of excellent organizational tips. Most of them are not earth-shattering, but that is part of its usefulness--basic, often overlooked, tips and tools are covered in a very succinct way.

The second part of the book covers organizing instruction, de Bono's Thinking Hats (which was entirely new to me), working with special needs students and working with parents.

If not a must have, this book is at least a must read for all instructors who don't feel like organizational experts already!