Secrets for Secondary School Teachers [microform] : How To Succeed in Your First Year / Ellen Kottler, Jeffrey A. Kottler and Cary J. Kottler
- Bib ID:
- 5619872
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Kottler, Ellen
- Description:
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- [Washington D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998
- 123 p.
- ISBN:
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- 9780803966048
- 0803966040
- Summary:
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This book presents practical strategies to help secondary teachers succeed in their first year of teaching. The 16 chapters include the following: (1) Learning Your Way Around the School (getting oriented, making friends, learning rules and traditions, meeting others); (2) Organizing Your Room (taking inventory and assessing flow, movement, space, equipment, and supplies); (3) Knowing Your Students (collecting information, planning special events, and being aware of student cultures); (4) Dressing for Success (first impressions, spirit days, and images); (5) Beginning and Ending Your Class on the First Day (first contact, movement, setting rules, class syllabus, getting to work, and closure); (6) Managing Paperwork (attendance, grades, and paperwork); (7) Avoiding Boredom--Theirs and Yours (attitudes, values, and student motivation); (8) Eating Lunch (choices and consequences); (9) Connecting with Students (being accessible, listening, reaching out, and intervening); (10) Communicating with Parents (calls home, parent relationships, open house, and ongoing contact); (11) Dealing with Difficult Students (avoiding confrontation, establishing a discipline policy, and taking action); (12) Getting Involved in Activities (as activity advisor, class sponsor, and athletic coach); (13) Networking with Professionals (support system, consultations, research, and team teaching); (14) Using a Substitute (providing information and lesson plans); (15) Taking Care of Yourself To Minimize Stress (evaluation and other sources of stress); and (16) Planning for Your Future (teacher-student relationships, travel, continuing education, professional organizations, and self-reflection). (SM)
- Notes:
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- Availability: Corwin Press, Inc., A Sage Publications Company, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320; World Wide Web: http://www.corwinpress.com (paper $18.95, cloth $43.95).
- Practitioners.
- Teachers.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Beginning Teacher Induction
- Beginning Teachers
- Classroom Design
- Classroom Techniques
- Collegiality
- Coping
- Discipline
- Parent Teacher Cooperation
- Secondary Education
- Secondary School Teachers
- Stress Management
- Student Behavior
- Student Motivation
- Substitute Teachers
- Success
- Teacher Collaboration
- Teacher Improvement
- Teacher Student Relationship
- Other authors/contributors:
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1998
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