Sweating the Small Stuff: Answers to Teachers' Big Problems / Edition 1

by Joanne C. Wachter Ghio

Overview

Reduce your stress — develop the crucial ability to know what needs attention (and what doesn't).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803967892
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/16/1998
Series:	1-off Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 Months

About the Author

Joanne C. Wachter is a writer and consultant with expertise in education. Her teaching experience includes elementary school and middle school stints as a classroom teacher and language arts supervisor.

Table of Contents

Sweating the Small Stuff
Setting Up Your Classroom
Planning
Implementing Lessons
Promoting Positive Behavior
Handling Student Speeches, Projects, and Presentations
Being Aware of the Talents, Needs, and Styles of Your Students
Questioning
Assessing and Grading Process
Assigning Homework
Catching Up Absentees
Handling the Paperwork
Planning for Substitutes
Using Volunteers
Managing Field Trips
Handling Classroom Parties, Plays, and Special Events
Making Parent Contacts Productive
Getting Along with Administrators
Avoiding Burnout
Serving on Committees
Making the Most of Professional Development
Presenting at Faculty Meetings or Conferences
Interviewing for a New Position
Relax