New Teacher Book : Finding Purpose, Balance, and Hope During Your First Years in the Classroom

by: Rethinking Schools LTD (editor)

New Teacher Book : Finding Purpose, Balance, and Hope During Your First Years in the Classroom

by: Rethinking Schools LTD (editor)

ISBN 13:
9780942961454
ISBN 10:
0942961455
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 09/10/2004
Publisher: Rethinking Schools Ltd
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Summary

Offers a collection of writings and reflections providing guidance for new teachers.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

(6)

``Undivided Attention''

(4)

Taylor Mali

Getting Off to a Good Start

Time to Learn

(9)

Kelley Dawson Salas

Q/A What are some ways I can start building a support system for myself?

(4)

Where We Might Begin with Teaching

(6)

William Ayers

Getting Your Classroom Together

(8)

Bob Peterson

Q/A What should I be thinking about when I am setting up my classroom?

(2)

Q/A Do I have to spend my own money on classroom supplies?

(2)

How I Survived My First Year

(8)

Bill Bigelow

Teaching for Social Justice

(3)

Herbert Kohl

How Jury Duty Saved My Career

(11)

Stephanie Walters

12 Tips for New Teachers

(3)

Larry Miller

Confronting White Privilege

(7)

Dale Weiss

Other Resources from Rethinking Schools

(4)

Another 24 Terrific Books

(9)

``What Am I Going to Teach?''

``Curriculum Is Everything That Happens'' / An Interview with Veteran Teacher Rita Tenorio

(5)

Q/A How can I start building community in my classroom?

(2)

``How Am I Going to Do This?'' Guidelines for Developing Curriculum

(9)

Q/A Where can I look for curriculum materials?

(2)

Q/A My students don't bring back their homework. Should I keep assigning it?

(2)

Q/A I hate the textbook I've been given to use. What can I do?

(2)

Q/A How can I help my students stay organized?

(1)

Dealing with Standardized Tests

(6)

Kelley Dawson Salas

Q/A Should I leave the school I'm in?

(5)

Reading Between the Bubbles: Teaching Students to Critically Examine Tests

(7)

Linda Christensen

Creating a Literate and Passionate Community

106

(9)

Tracy Wagner

Q/A How do I get started planning a teaching unit?

108

(4)

Q/A How can I get started using poems with my students?

112

(3)

Making Rules

115

(8)

Dale Weiss

Q/A How do I get a student to redo an assignment?

118

(5)

The Desecration of Studs Terkel: Fighting Censorship and Self-Censorship

123

(4)

Bill Bigelow

How to Teach Controversial Content and Not Get Fired

127

(6)

Kelley Dawson Salas

The Power of Songs in the Classroom

133

(4)

Bob Peterson

Getting to Know the Kids

Field Trip

137

(3)

Rebecca Constantino

Taking Multicultural, Anti-Racist Education Seriously / An Interview with Educator Enid Lee

140

(10)

Q/A What can I do when a student makes a racist or sexist remark?

142

(8)

``Brown Kids Can't Be in Our Club'': Raising Issues of Race with Young Children

150

(9)

Rita Tenorio

Working Effectively with English Language Learners

159

(5)

Bob Peterson

Kelley Dawson Salas

Helping Students Deal with Anger

164

(10)

Kelley Dawson Salas

Q/A What should I do if I suspect a student is a victim of abuse?

168

(2)

Q/A What do I do when I realize I've made a mistake with a child?

170

(4)

The Challenge of Classroom Discipline

174

(11)

Bob Peterson

Q/A Should I try to be a friend to my students?

176

(6)

Q/A How do I prepare for a substitute teacher?

182

(3)

The Best Discipline Is Good Curriculum

185

(6)

Kelley Dawson Salas

Q/A How can I prepare my students for a field trip?

186

(5)

Dealing with the World Beyond Your Classroom

Teaching in the Undertow

191

(8)

Gregory Michie

Moving Beyond Tired

199

(3)

S. J. Childs

Unwrapping the Holidays

202

(8)

Dale Weiss

Getting Students off the Track

210

(7)

Jessie Singer

``We Must Act as if All the Children Are Ours'' / An Interview with Parent Activist Lola Glover

217

(3)

So What Is a Teacher Union Anyway?

220

(5)

Stephanie Walters

Authors/Contributors

225

(4)

Index

229

New Teacher Book : Finding Purpose, Balance, and Hope During Your First Years in the Classroom

New Teacher Book : Finding Purpose, Balance, and Hope During Your First Years in the Classroom

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