Finding success the first year : a survivor's guide for new teachers /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Johnson, Matthew, 1983-
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010.
Description:	1 online resource (v, 259 p.)
Language:	English
Subject:	First year teachers -- Professional relationships. First year teachers -- In-service training. Mentoring in education. Teachers -- Training of. First year teachers -- In-service training. Mentoring in education. Teachers -- Training of. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11285112

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9781607097341 1607097346 9781607097327 (cloth : alk. paper) 160709732X (cloth : alk. paper) 9781607097334 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1607097338 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Summary:	With everything from answers to frequent new-teacher questions and warnings of common new teacher pitfalls to specific strategies and veteran tricks useful for clawing back precious hours of the day, Matthew Johnson gives clear tips and clear reasons for them in a straightforward, jargonless voice and a mixture of practicality and philosophy.
Other form:	Print version: Finding success the first year Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010. 9781607097327 (cloth : alk. paper)

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION; Unit One. THE SECRET WEAPONS; CHAPTER ONE. ENTHUSIASM; CHAPTER TWO. SETTING THE RIGHT TONE; CHAPTER THREE. RESPECT; CHAPTER FOUR. THE POWER OF POSITIVITY; Unit Two. WHO ARE YOUR STUDENTS?; CHAPTER FIVE. TEACHING COMMON SENSE; CHAPTER SIX. STUDENTS ARE FRAGILE; CHAPTER SEVEN. TEACHING IS A GAME OF INCHES; Unit Three. RELATING TO YOUR STUDENTS; CHAPTER EIGHT. KEEPING LESSONS CLEAR; CHAPTER NINE. HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM YOUR STUDENTS; CHAPTER TEN. STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OR YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER . . .; CHAPTER ELEVEN. HOW TO DESIGN A FOOLPROOF LESSON.

Similar Items