Description |
x, 134 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127) and index. |
Summary |
Offers new secondary school teachers practical advice and strategies to help them manage their classroom, survive the first days of school, plan for classroom instruction, communicate with parents, and work with colleagues. |
Contents |
Before the first days of school : Thinking about your first teaching job ; Classroom design ; School policies ; Important people to know ; Important telephone numbers ; Some questions prior to the first week of school ; Dress for success ; Caring for yourself ; Paraprofessional assistance ; Special education students ; English language learners ; School records ; Value the differences in your classroom ; Mailboxes ; Emergency procedures ; Parking registration policies ; "To-dos" before school begins -- The first week of school : Class procedures ; First day of school celebration award -- Planning for classroom instruction : Classroom instruction ; Planning for instruction -- Student recordkeeping : Communicating with students ; Classroom records and telephone log ; Student contact ; Student assessment of the course and homework -- Classroom management and discipline : Classroom environment ; Classroom management -- Working with colleagues, substitutes, and paraprofessionals : Mentor teacher ; Support by a veteran teacher ; Substitute teachers ; Communicating with colleagues ; Communicating with paraprofessionals: instructional associates -- Communicating with parents : Parent contact ; Planning for open house ; Communicating with Mom and Dad ; Mom and Dad come to school -- Finding balance: loneliness at the chalkboard : School politics ; Department politics ; Parent issues ; School changes in the middle of the semester ; Student politics ; Evaluation ; Professional organizations ; Professional development growth plan ; In closing. |
Subject |
High school teachers -- United States.
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High school teaching -- United States.
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Middle school teachers -- United States.
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First year teachers -- United States.
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First year teachers. (OCoLC)fst00925790
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High school teachers. (OCoLC)fst00956247
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High school teaching. (OCoLC)fst00956279
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Middle school teachers. (OCoLC)fst01020546
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Berufsrolle (DE-588)4005931-5
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High school (DE-588)4159840-4
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Middle school (DE-588)4169776-5
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Enseignant débutant.
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Enseignement secondaire.
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Perfectionnement professionnel.
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Pratique professionnelle.
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United States.
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Lehrer.
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Genre/Form |
Guide (Descripteur de forme)
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Other Form: |
Online version: Arnold, Harriett. Succeeding in the secondary classroom. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©2001 (OCoLC)679367268 |
ISBN |
0803967942 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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9780803967946 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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0803967950 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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9780803967953 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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