Julia G Thompson

The First-Year Teacher's Checklist

A Quick Reference for Classroom Success

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Produktbeschreibung

The First-Year Teacher's Checklist This easy-to-use reference--with hundreds of helpful, classroom-tested answers, ideas, techniques, and teaching tools--will help you on your way to a successful and productive school year. Designed to be flexible, the book offers a choice of ideas and approaches that best fit your classroom situation. Master teacher Julia Thompson shows you how to: * Develop successful relationships with students, colleagues, administrators, and parents * Manage professional responsibilities and develop career skills * Create an orderly classroom where students are courteous and respectful * Motivate students to become independent learners * Use proven strategies to prevent misbehavior * Design instruction that will appeal to every student * Set up a classroom for maximum comfort and learning * Thrive in the world of high-stakes testing "Thompson's work helps beginning teachers--even those with no prior teaching experience--to understand the basics of effective teaching. The First Year Teacher's Checklist makes it easy for educators who are just starting out to understand what it will take to become a successful teacher. I will definitely make this book required reading for my teacher interns." --BILL SNEAD, director of Alternative Certification Programs, Harris County Department of Education, Houston, Texas "A must-have resource for new teachers and interns. Easy to read, discuss, and implement, it will improve your instruction along with helping you manage your to-do lists, your classrooms, and all of the new tasks and items involved with your first year of teaching. Keep it handy!" --MIKE ROGERS, president, EverythingAboutLearning.com, a PEAK Learning Systems Company "New teachers and those who support their success will thrive on Julia's succinct delineation of the daily business of teaching." --LAYNE FERGUSON, teacher development specialist, Department of Teacher Leadership and Professional Development, Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9780470390047
• ISBN-10: 0470390042
• Artikelnr.: 25692800

Autorenporträt

Julia G. Thompson has been a public school teacher for more than 25 years. An active speaker, consultant, and teacher trainer, she publishes a website (juliagthompson.com) offering tips for teachers on a wide variety of topics. Thompson is the bestselling author of The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide and Discipline Survival Kit for the Secondary Teacher.

Inhaltsangabe

About This Book xvii
About the Author xviii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction 1
SECTION ONE BECOME A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR 5
Chapter 1 Professional Development Begins with You 7
List 1-1: Be Guided by the Principles of Professionalism 8
List 1-2: What Is Expected of You 9
List 1-3: How to Take Charge of Your Career 10
List 1-4: Set Professional Goals with These Easy Steps 11
List 1-5: Develop a Professional Demeanor 12
List 1-6: Master These Important Workplace Skills 13
List 1-7: Manage Your Time Wisely with These Strategies 14
List 1-8: How to Use Best Practices in Your Classroom 15
List 1-9: Strategies to Help You Prepare for Evaluations 16
List 1-10: Learn to Weather Career Ups and Downs 17
List 1-11: How to Build Your Confidence 18
List 1-12: Reflection: The Key to Becoming a Successful Educator 19
Chapter 2 Learn to Work with Other Educators 21
List 2-1: Schools Require Teamwork 22
List 2-2: Tips on Cultivating Professional Relationships 23
List 2-3: How to Fit In at School 24
List 2-4: Successful On-the-Job Communication Skills 25
List 2-5: Professional Courtesy 26
List 2-6: Suggestions for Working Well with Your Supervisors 27
List 2-7: Guidelines to Help You Develop Productive Relationships with
Mentors  28
List 2-8: Work in Partnership with Substitute Teachers 29
List 2-9: How to Deal with the Demands of Your Colleagues 30
List 2-10: Dealing with Difficult Colleagues 31
List 2-11: Join Other Educators in Online Learning Communities 32
Chapter 3 Create a Link Between Home and School 33
List 3-1: Benefits of a Positive Relationship with Parents or Guardians 34
List 3-2: Questions You Should Ask Your Students' Parents 35
List 3-3: What Parents Expect of  Their Child's Teacher 36
List 3-4: Tips on Establishing Productive School-Home Relationships 37
List 3-5: How to Make Constructive Home Contacts 38
List 3-6: Strategies for Managing Formal Parent Conferences Successfully 39
List 3-7: How to Handle Conf licts with Parents or Guardians 40
List 3-8: Courteous Interactions with Non-Nuclear Families 41
List 3-9: How to Manage Student Information 42
SECTION TWO CREATE A POSITIVE CLASS CULTURE 43
Chapter 4 Make Your Classroom a Productive Learning Environment 45
List 4-1: The Essentials of a Productive Learning Environment 46
List 4-2: The First Step: Evaluate the Room 47
List 4-3: Create a Safe Classroom 48
List 4-4: Arrange Your Classroom for Learning 49
List 4-5: Create Effective Seating Arrangements 50
List 4-6: How to Organize Your Own Work Area 51
List 4-7: Make Your Classroom Greener by Using Paper Wisely 52
List 4-8: Basic Teaching Supplies and Professional Documents You'll Need 53
List 4-9: Create a Student-Centered Environment 54
List 4-10: Inexpensive Bulletin Board Materials 55
List 4-11: Don't Just Decorate, Instruct! 56
List 4-12: Display Student Work 57
Chapter 5 Forge Positive Relationships with Students 59
List 5-1: Characteristics of an Appropriate Teacher-Student Relationship 60
List 5-2: What Students Expect of You 61
List 5-3: The Greatest Gift: High Expectations 62
List 5-4: Tips to Help You Gather Information About Your Students 63
List 5-5: Respect Your Students' Dignity 64
List 5-6: Strategies to Help Students Who Are Reluctant Learners 65
List 5-7: Strategies to Help Students with Special Needs 66
List 5-8: Strategies to Help Students with Attention Disorders 67
List 5-9: Teach Good Citizenship 68
List 5-10: Strategies to Make Every Child Feel Valuable 69
Chapter 6 Create Opportunities for Student Success 71
List 6-1: The Principles of Motivation 72
List 6-2: Positive Teacher Attitudes That Create Student Success 73
List 6-3: Questions to Help You Provide Opportunities for Success 74
List 6-4: Questions to Help You Provide Opportunities for Enjoyment 75
List 6-5: Questions to Help You Provide Opportunities for Students to Feel
a Sense of Belonging 76
List 6-6: Quick and Easy Motivation Strategies 77
List 6-7: Suggestions on Using Rewards and Praise Effectively 78
List 6-8: Appealing Tangible Rewards 79
List 6-9: How to Encourage Your Students 80
List 6-10: Suggestions for Incorporating Intrinsic Motivation in
Instruction 81
Chapter 7 Take a Proactive Stance to Prevent Misbehavior 83
List 7-1: Be Prepared: Know Why Students Misbehave 84
List 7-2: Prevent Misbehavior with These Common sense Strategies 85
List 7-3: Avoid These Discipline Mistakes 86
List 7-4: Support Student Self-Management 87
List 7-5: Make Things Run Smoothly with Classroom Procedures 88
List 7-6: Enforce Your School's Code of Conduct 90
List 7-7: Create and Teach Classroom Rules 91
List 7-8: Strategies to Help You Enforce Classroom Rules 92
List 7-9: Strategies to Help You Monitor Student Behavior 93
List 7-10: How to Redirect Students Who Are Off Task 94
List 7-11: Strategies to Prevent Cheating 95
List 7-12: Strategies for Creating Successful Seating Charts 96
List 7-13: Help Students Make Successful Transitions 97
List 7-14: How to Have Fun with Your Students 98
Chapter 8 Minimize Disruptions Caused by Misbehavior 99
List 8-1: Sound Discipline Principles 100
List 8-2: Misbehaviors You Should Handle Yourself 101
List 8-3: Don't Punish; Solve the Problem Instead 102
List 8-4: General Strategies to Minimize Disruptions 103
List 8-5: Be Alert to the Potential for Violence 104
List 8-6: How to Respond When Students Fight 105
List 8-7: How to Refer Students to an Administrator 106
List 8-8: Control Your Reactions When Students Misbehave 107
List 8-9: Questions to Ask Yourself When Students Misbehave 108
SECTION THREE BE A DYNAMIC TEACHER 109
Chapter 9 Plan Effective Instruction 111
List 9-1: Your Goal: An Active Learning Community 112
List 9-2: Steps in Planning Instruction 113
List 9-3: How to Create Unit Plans 114
List 9-4: How to Create Daily Plans 115
List 9-5: How to Assess Your Students' Prior Knowledge 116
List 9-6: Adapt Instruction to Meet the Needs of All Learners 117
List 9-7: Create Enduring Understanding with Essential Questions 118
List 9-8: Include Activities That Will Appeal to Your  Students 119
List 9-9: Use Resources That Take Students Beyond the Text 121
List 9-10: How to Plan for Nontraditional Schedules 122
List 9-11: How to Create Backup Plans 123
List 9-12: How to Adapt Lessons for Less- Proficient Learners 124
Chapter 10 Deliver Effective Instruction 125
List 10-1: Your Enthusiasm Creates Students' Success 126
List 10-2: Strategies to Help Make Instruction Relevant 127
List 10-3: How to Build Background Knowledge 128
List 10-4: Incorporate High-Level Thinking Skills 129
List 10-5: Gear Your Instruction to Students' Preferred Learning Styles 130
List 10-6: Suggestions on How to Use Technology for Instruction 131
List 10-7: Tips on Making Effective Electronic Presentations 132
List 10-8: Tips on Making Interesting Presentations 133
List 10-9: How to Make Your Handouts Appealing 134
List 10-10: How to Prepare for Traditional Field Trips 135
List 10-11: Virtual Field Trips 136
List 10-12: Tips on Making Homework a Success 138
List 10-13: Tips on Using Collaborative Activities in Class 139
List 10-14: How to Help Groups Control Their Noise Levels 141
List 10-15: Strategies for Using Games to Help Students Learn 142
List 10-16: Ask Questions the Right Way 143
List 10-17: Strategies to Focus Attention at the Start of Class 144
List 10-18: Use the End of Class to Reinforce Learning 145
List 10-19: Strategies for Increasing Students' Retention Through Review
146
List 10-20: Promote Academic Success by Teaching Study Skills 147
List 10-21: Create Helpful Study Guides 148
Chapter 11 Assess Your Students' Progress 149
List 11-1: Types and Purposes of Assessments 150
List 11-2: Alternative Assessments 151
List 11-3: How to Manage Portfolios 152
List 11-4: How to Create Beneficial Tests 153
List 11-5: Traditional Question Types 154
List 11-6: The Versatile Multiple-Choice Question 155
List 11-7: What to Do If Many Students Fail a Test 156
List 11-8: Constant Informal Assessment 157
List 11-9: How to Give Constructive Feedback 158
List 11-10: Strategies for Student Success on Standardized Tests 159
List 11-11: Attitudes That Will Help You Keep Testing in Perspective 160
List 11-12: Keeping Up with Grading Paperwork 161
SECTION FOUR LOOK TO THE FUTURE 163
Chapter 12 Twenty-First Century Issues for All Teachers 165
List 12-1: Education of Students Who Are Not Native Speakers of English 166
List 12-2: Growing Concern over Literacy 167
List 12-3: The No Child Left Behind Act 168
List 12-4: Project-Based Learning 169
List 12-5: Laptops for All 170
List 12-6: The Internet as a Teaching Resource 171
List 12-7: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences 173
List 12-8: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 174
List 12-9: The Theory of Constructivism 175
List 12-10: Proliferation of Gangs 176
List 12-11: Response to Intervention: Early Identification and Assistance
for Students with Learning Difficulties 177
SECTION FIVE HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS 179
Chapter 13 Resources to Help You Become a Better Teacher 181
List 13-1: Professional Organizations for Teachers 182
List 13-2: Resources on Classroom Management and Discipline 183
List 13-3: Resources to Help with Teaching, Instruction, and Lesson
Planning 184
List 13-4: Resources on Assessment 187
List 13-5: Resources to Help with Time Management, Organization, and
Workplace Skills 188
List 13-6: Resources to Help You Work Well with Others 189
List 13-7: Resources for Classroom Arrangement and Decoration 190
Chapter 14 Resources to Help You Work with Students 191
List 14-1: Resources to Help You Connect with Your Students 192
List 14-2: Resources on Helping Students with Special Needs 193
List 14-3: Resources on Improving Student Literacy 195
Index 197
 

Rezensionen

"Thompson's work helps beginning teachers?even those with no priorteaching experience?to understand the basics of effective teaching.The First Year Teacher's Checklist makes it easy foreducators who are just starting out to understand what it will taketo become a successful teacher. I will definitely make this bookrequired reading for my teacher interns."
?Bill Snead, director of Alternative Certification Programs, HarrisCounty Department of Education, Houston, Texas

"A must-have resource for new teachers and interns. Easy toread, discuss, and implement, it will improve your instructionalong with helping you manage your to-do lists, your classrooms,and all of the new tasks and items involved with your first year ofteaching. Keep it handy!"
?Mike Rogers, president, EverythingAboutLearning.com, a PEAKLearning Systems Company

"New teachers and those who support their success will thrive onJulia's succinct delineation of the daily business ofteaching."
?Layne Ferguson, teacher development specialist, Department ofTeacher Leadership and Professional Development, Prince George'sCounty Public Schools, Maryland