The New Teacher's Handbook
Tailored for novice teachers of kindergarteners through high schoolers, this handbook explores the most common challenges inexperienced teachers face and offers techniques to overcome them successfully. While practical topics such as classroom organization, student discipline, and lesson plans are addressed, the often unmentioned realm of the politics of teaching is also discussed, with advice on how to deal effectively with administrators and parents.
Bullet points, sidebars, helpful hints, appendixes, and frequently asked questions are included, making this resource instructional as well as motivational.
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Children's Literature—"Written by a teacher with 30 years experience teaching at all levels, this book is designed to help the new teacher plan a positive program of action as a professional instead of reacting to the school climate he or she may encounter. . There are tons of good suggestions to help inexperienced teachers, and the emphasis on planning, writing things down and being adaptable are probably the most valuable."
Baltimore Teacher's Association—"Exactly the kind of information new teachers need and want to know."
Patricia Foerster, President, Maryland State Teacher's Association—"Provides practical tools that assist new teachers in being successful in the classroom."
Wayne M. Trainor, Ph.D., Educational Foundations & Curriculum Studies School of Teacher Education, College of Education & Behavioral Sciences, University of Northern Colorado—"It truly addresses new teacher attitudes and orientations along with the nuts and bolts of starting up a career in teaching - a hard balance to achieve, but done so well by Bender. What a resource!"
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