Your First Year - How to Survive and Thrive As a New Teacher
Author(s): Todd Whitaker; Madeline Whitaker Good; Katherine Whitaker
Teaching Professional Development
Learn all the essentials for making your first year of teaching a success! In this exciting new book, internationally renowned educator Todd Whitaker teams up with his daughters--Madeline, an elementary teacher, and Katherine, a secondary teacher--to share advice and inspiration. They offer step-by-step guidance to thriving in your new role and overcoming the challenges that many new teachers face. Topics include: Learning classroom management skills such as building relationships and maintaining high expectations and consistency Setting up your classroom and establishing procedures and rules Planning effective lessons and making your instructional time an engaging experience Managing your own emotions in the classroom and dealing effectively with misbehavior Working with peers, administrators, and parents to build support and foster collaboration The book is filled with specific examples and vignettes from elementary, middle, and high school classes, so you'll gain helpful strategies no matter what grade level and subject area you teach. You'll also find out how to make tweaks or hit the "reset" button when something isn't going as planned. Things may not always go perfectly your first year, but the practical advice in this book will help you stay motivated on the path to success! Bonus: As you read the book, get even more out of it by discussing it with others. Free study guides for practicing teachers and student teachers are available as eResource downloads from our website (www.routledge.com/products/9781138126152).
Product Information
Todd Whitaker is a leading presenter in the field of education and a professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri. He has written over 60 books including the bestseller What Great Teachers Do Differently.
Madeline Whitaker Good is at the University of Missouri working toward a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. She taught elementary and middle school for five years.
Katherine Whitaker is the Director of Board Development for the Missouri School Boards' Association. She taught both middle and high school mathematics for ten years in Kansas City, Missouri.
Section I Before the Students Arrive: Structure, Structure, Structure 1. Setting Up and Organizing Your Classroom Furniture Materials 2. Developing Your Procedures 3. Developing Your Rules 4. Lesson Planning and Instruction Lesson Planning: Down to the Minute Instruction: Focus on Engagement But What About Curriculum? Section II The Students Are Here... Now What? 5. Classroom Management: Prepare Your Mindset Relationships High and Clear Expectations Consistency Can We Maintain Consistency, But Still Change?6 Revisiting Expectations 7. Managing Your Students Managing Yourself When Students Follow the Rules When Students Don't Follow the Rules8 Creating Your Management System Planned Consequence System Implementing Consequences Individual Case Study The "What If" Situations A Final Note 9. Mid-Flight Corrections Tweaking: Be Your Own Control Group The Reset Button Section III Working with Adults 10. Working with Administrators Administrative Support 11. Working with Peers Peer Support 12. Don't Be Afraid to Repair: Students, Co-Workers, Principal 13. Parents: Friend Not Foe The Best They Can Build Relationships Before You Need Relationships What Do I Say When I Call a Parent? 14. The Empowerers The Empowerers and Navigating the Waters Finding Your Empowerer What About Everyone Else? 15. Be a Sponge Soaking It Up Observing Others Attending Meetings Getting Observed Yourself Don't Be Afraid to Say No Section IV Reflect, Refine, and Grow 16. It Always Starts with You Trust Your Gut 17. What's Next? You'll Start Year Two Undefeated Reflection Guide
General Fields
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- : Routledge
- : Routledge
- : 500.0
- : 01 May 2023
- : 229mm x 152mm x 229mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Todd Whitaker; Madeline Whitaker Good; Katherine Whitaker
- : Hardback
- : 371.102
- : 140
- : JNMT
