First-year Teacher`s Survival Guide

First-year Teacher`s Survival Guide

Author:

Thompson, Julia G.

Description: The best-selling First Year Teacher's Survival Kit gives new teachers a wide variety of tested strategies, activities, and tools for creating a positive and dynamic learning environment while meeting the challenges of each school day. Packed with valuable tips, the book helps new teachers with everything from becoming effective team players and connecting with students to handling behavior problems and working within diverse classrooms.

The new edition is fully revised and updated to cover changes in the K-12 classroom over the past five years. Updates to the second edition include:

New ways teachers can meet the professional development requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act

Entirely new section on helping struggling readers, to address the declining literacy rate among today's students

Expanded coverage of helpful technology solutions for the classroom

Expanded information on teaching English Language Learners

Greater coverage of the issues/challenges facing elementary teachers

More emphasis on how to reach and teach students of poverty

Updated study techniques that have proven successful with at-risk students

Tips on working effectively within a non-traditional school year schedule

The latest strategies for using graphic organizers

More emphasis on setting goals to help students to succeed

More information on intervening with students who are capable but choose not to work

Updated information on teachers rights and responsibilities regarding discipline issues

Fully revised Resources appendix including the latest educational Web sites and software.

Product Details
Pages:	433
Publisher:	Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
Language:	English
Contributors...
Author:	Thompson, Julia G.

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ISBN-10: 0787994553
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