Author : Catherine Creighton Martin
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,14 MB
Release : 2015
Category : First year teachers
ISBN : 9780865865068
This book offers practical guidance on such topics as roles and responsibilities, school environment and culture, classroom organization and management, collaboration with other professionals, and individual professional development.
Author : Bonnie S. Billingsley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 11,86 MB
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1118095685
What every special education teacher needs to know to survive and thrive A Survival Guide for New Special Educators provides relevant, practical information for new special education teachers across a broad range of topic areas. Drawing on the latest research on special educator effectiveness and retention, this comprehensive, go-to resource addresses the most pressing needs of novice instructors, resource teachers, and inclusion specialists. Offers research-based, classroom-tested strategies for working with a variety of special needs students Covers everything from preparing for the new school year to behavior management, customizing curriculum, creating effective IEPs, and more Billingsley and Brownell are noted experts in special educator training and support This highly practical book is filled with checklists, forms, and tools that special educators can use every day to help ensure that all special needs students get the rich, rewarding education they deserve.
Author : Julia G. Thompson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 15,80 MB
Release : 2009-05-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 0470493313
The best-selling First Year Teacher's Survival Kit gives new teachers a wide variety of tested strategies, activities, and tools for creating a positive and dynamic learning environment while meeting the challenges of each school day. Packed with valuable tips, the book helps new teachers with everything from becoming effective team players and connecting with students to handling behavior problems and working within diverse classrooms. The new edition is fully revised and updated to cover changes in the K-12 classroom over the past five years. Updates to the second edition include: • New ways teachers can meet the professional development requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act • Entirely new section on helping struggling readers, to address the declining literacy rate among today’s students • Expanded coverage of helpful technology solutions for the classroom • Expanded information on teaching English Language Learners • Greater coverage of the issues/challenges facing elementary teachers • More emphasis on how to reach and teach students of poverty • Updated study techniques that have proven successful with at-risk students • Tips on working effectively within a non-traditional school year schedule • The latest strategies for using graphic organizers • More emphasis on setting goals to help students to succeed • More information on intervening with students who are capable but choose not to work • Updated information on teachers’ rights and responsibilities regarding discipline issues • Fully revised Resources appendix including the latest educational Web sites and software
Author : Mary Kemper Cohen
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,33 MB
Release : 2005
Category : First year teachers
ISBN : 9780131701564
This Merrill/CEC text is the perfect resource for all teachers--special educators, general education classroom teachers, and paraeducators--working in traditional or inclusive school settings. Brief and inexpensive, this book helps teachers and other professionals "survive" and succeed in today's changing classrooms. Since its publication, CEC has distributed more than 60,000 copies of this guidebook--a must-have for all educators!
Author : Roger Pierangelo, Ph.D.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 25,88 MB
Release : 2012-06-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 1118429052
Written for educators who work with special children and teens, this second edition of a best-selling classic offers a practical guide to every facet of the special education teacher’s job, from teaching in a self-contained classroom or resource room to serving on a multidisciplinary team. This easy-to-follow format, takes you step by step through the various stages required to understand the referral process, parent intakes and conferences, evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, remediation, placement, individual education plans, classroom management, medication, educational law, and more.
Author : Melissa Kelly
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,21 MB
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 1440500398
Being a great teacher is more than lesson plans and seating charts. In this revised and expanded new edition of the classic bestseller, you learn what it takes to be the very best educator you can be, starting from day one in your new classroom! Filled with real-world life lessons from experienced teachers as well as practical tips and techniques, you'll gain the skill and confidence you need to create a successful learning environment for you and your students, including how to: Organize a classroom Create engaging lesson plans Set ground rules and use proper behavior management Deal with prejudice, controversy, and violence Work with colleagues and navigate the chain of command Incorporate mandatory test preparation within the curriculum Implement the latest educational theories In this book, veteran teacher Melissa Kelly provides you with the confidence you'll need to step into class and teach right from the start.
Author : Rebecca Branstetter
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 16,31 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1118027779
A practical and accessible guide for helping school psychologists meet their everyday challenges In this newest addition to the Jossey-Bass "Survival Guide" series, popular blogger Rebecca Branstetter offers help for school psychologists who must often travel to multiple school sites, deal with students with severe disabilities, meet with concerned parents, and manage school crises. The book is filled with practical advice, proven strategies, and useful tools, complete with reproducible forms, letters, and checklists for busy professionals. Filled with the tools, strategies, and ideas for school psychologists who must deal with the myriad challenges of working with a diverse group of students, often in multiple locations Another book in the popular Jossey-Bass "Survival Guide" Series Rebecca Branstetter is an experienced school psychologist and popular blogger ("Notes from the School Psychologist": studentsgrow.blogspot.com) This vital resource offers a down-to-earth guide for both novice and seasoned school psychologists.
Author : Ronald L. Partin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 24,37 MB
Release : 2009-10-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 0470453648
An updated edition of the best-selling book for teacher success in the classroom Designed for new and experienced teachers alike, this thoroughly revised and updated edition offers a value-packed, practical source of ready-to-use tips and strategies for meeting the challenges teachers face everyday while organizing and managing a classroom. The third edition includes entirely new sections on teaching English language learners, inquiry-based learning, building positive teacher-student relationships, wrapping up the school year, and much more. The book also features many new forms, pre-written letters, checklists, and reproducibles, along with bonus forms and reproducibles that are available for free download from the web. Includes tools and techniques proven to help teachers succeed in the classroom Contains new sections on teaching English language learners, teacher-student relationships, inquiry-based learning, and more Many handy reproducible forms, handouts, and checklists Includes access to free downloadable bonus material on the web, including pre-written letters, reproducible forms, and worksheets
Author : Peter W. D. Wright
Publisher :
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,63 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN :
Aimed at parents of and advocates for special needs children, explains how to develop a relationship with a school, monitor a child's progress, understand relevant legislation, and document correspondence and conversations.
Author : James R. Delisle
Publisher : Free Spirit Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,49 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Gifted children
ISBN : 9781575421162
Describes six strategies for designing, building, implementing, sustaining, and growing a new or existing gifted program, and includes real-life examples, recommended books and organizations, a glossary, and reproducibles.
