1000 Best New Teacher Survival Secrets

by Kandace Martin, Kathy Brenny

Overview

Secrets for your first year and beyond

Experienced educators Kathleen Brenny and Kandace Martin show you how to:

—Effectively organize your classroom

—34 secrets to surviving your first week

—Prepare your students for standardized tests

—Document progress and grading

—Work effectively with ESL students

—Understand the legal requirements of working with students with special needs

—Survive parent-teacher conferences

—Manage stress and stay healthy

—Create a safe school environment for your students

Covers important issues across all grade levels

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402205507
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	09/01/2005
Series:	1000 Best
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.84(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Kathleen Brenny has a BA in education and a masters and specialist degree in administration. She owns and operates the Children's Learning Center, and was a principal at Kuemper Catholic School in Carroll, Iowa. Ms. Brenny has served on numerous educational committees at a local, state and federal level, as well as presented at state and national conferences concerning safe school issues, assessment, early childhood, and English Language Learners. She is presently a school improvement consultant and lives in Sac City, Iowa.

Kandace Martin has been a secondary English teacher, middle school administrator, university instructor, and a staff development consultant. Throughout her thirty years in education she has supervised student teachers, taught elementary and secondary education majors, and developed and facilitated an induction and mentoring program for teachers in over fifty school districts. She has also written and presented papers at several national and state conferences. Mrs. Martin lives in Webster City, Iowa.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: Getting Started

Chapter Two: Classroom Management

Chapter Three: Developing Lessons

Chapter Four: Teaching the Lesson

Chapter Five: Assessing Student Learning

Chapter Six: Utilizing Resources

Chapter Seven: Working with ESL Students

Chapter Eight: Students with Special Needs

Chapter Nine: Reach out to Parents and the Community

Chapter Ten: Maintaining Professionalism

Chapter Eleven: Personal Management

Chapter Twelve: Safety in Schools

Appendix

Index

About the Authors