Description |
ix, 119 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Finding the "Right" School -- Chapter 2 Preparation...The Days, Weeks, and (Sometimes) Months Before -- Chapter 3 A Support System is Critical -- Chapter 4 Without This, You'll Never Make It -- Chapter 5 Establishing Your Philosophy on Teaching, -- Grading, Discipline, and Classroom Management -- Chapter 6 Final Thoughts on Preparation -- Chapter 7 24 Hours and Counting -- Chapter 8 How To Begin And What You Should Say to -- Your First Class -- Chapter 9 What if Things Aren't Going as Planned? -- Chapter 10 Disciplining Your Students: React, but -- Don't Overreact -- Chapter 11 Specific Discipline Problems and How to -- Handle Them -- Chapter 12 Another Effective Discipline Technique -- Chapter 13 One of the Most Difficult Times Is Right Before Spring Break -- Chapter 14 What's The Best Way to Teach Your Subject? -- Chapter 15 What You Can Expect From Your Principal And Assistant Principal -- Chapter 16 What You Can Expect From Other Teachers -- Chapter 17 The Types Of Kids You'll Be Teaching -- Chapter 18 Open House (i.e. Back-To-School-Night) -- Chapter 19 Parent-Teacher Conferences -- Chapter 20 How To Handle Parent Phone Calls -- (Both Positive and Negative) -- Chapter 21 In-Service Days and Educational -- Seminars/Workshops Can Be a -- Waste of Your Time -- Chapter 22 Peaks and Valleys...Enjoying the -- Good Days While Surviving the Bad -- Ones -- Chapter 23 Helpful Hints -- Chapter 24 Final Thoughts |
Summary |
"This book includes sections on how to find and prepare for a job, what to do and say on your first day, and how to handle various discipline situations that could arise the first year. Any prospective teacher who reads this book will reap immediate benefits. Whether during your job search, planning stage, first day in the classroom, or first year as a whole, Kitchen offers practical, humorous, and motivational advice that new teachers can use to survive their first year."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Includes index |
Subject |
First year teachers -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Teacher effectiveness -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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LC no. |
2003015228 |
ISBN |
1578860296 paperback |
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