Gary Hopkins, Editor-in-Chief, Education World, August 1998
No college program can prepare new teachers for the enormity of the task ahead. But the year will be made more manageable if the new teacher is prepared to take on a few mountains. That's why every teacher needs a "bag of tricks" -- a "survival kit"! Not long ago, teachers Emma McDonald and Dyan Hershman were new teachers. They remember those days well; they know what all first-year teachers go through! That's why the two veteran teachers have put together the Survival Kit for New Teachers. This "survival kit's" 200-plus, spiral-bound pages are packed full of practical ideas and strategies for beginning teachers. Even the most experienced teachers will find the "kit" to be a useful teaching tool! Hershman and McDonald, both teachers in the Dallas area, cover just about every problem a teacher might encounter in Year One, or Year Twenty-Five. Useful and workable ideas, tips, strategies, and activities are offered in response to teacher questions and comments such as: * What questions do I need to ask to help me get a better start? * How do I talk to parents or hold a conference? * My education classes didn't teach me this! * How am I supposed to grade this? What is a rubric? * I'm so frazzled. Somebody help me, please! And if a new teacher gets stuck, can't find the solution to a question or problem, all he or she needs to do is email the question to the authors of Survival Kit for New Teachers! Just go to the book's Web site at http://www.inspiringteachers.com and click on Ask a Mentor. A response will come back "as quick as a student being called for recess!"
Book Description
Don't just survive...THRIVE with Survival Kit for New Teachers! Finally! A book that shows new teachers how to survive their first year in the classroom with organization, efficiency and great results! This book will make teachers and schools more successful through improved parent communication, student learning, and teacher effectiveness. Spiral bound and tabbed for easy use! Survival Kit for New Teachers includes everything a new teacher will need for a successful first year of teaching! This handbook is a complete resource with tips, instructions, and reproducible pages ready to use in the classroom! Just look at all of the important topics covered:
How to get a job; What to do before school starts; Getting organized; Managing the Classroom; Disciplining students; Writing successful lesson plans; How to communicate with parents; Holding a parent-teacher conference; Starting a Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies program; Team building activities; Integrated Learning Ideas; Different ways to assess and grade students; How to motivate students; How to help special education and ESL students; and Using technology in the classroom!
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