• Teaching 101: Classroom Strategies for the Beginning Teacher, 2nd Edition

Teaching 101: Classroom Strategies for the Beginning Teacher, 2nd Edition

Author(s) Jeffrey Glanz
ISBN10 1412967155
ISBN13 9781412967150
Format Paperback
Pages 328
Year Publish 2009 April

Synopsis

Updated Edition of Bestseller!

"One of the richest books I have ever read for beginning teachers. Even veteran teachers will get a lot out of it. I really wish I had a book like this when I was a student teacher."
Julie Wakefield, Social Studies Teacher
Robert McQueen High School, Sparks, NV

Reflect on the art of teaching to develop your skills and expand your horizons!

The noble profession of teaching plays a vital role in inspiring students to achieve excellence. This new edition of one of the most comprehensive introductions to teaching available provides essential knowledge and actively engages new teachers in practice to become an exceptional teacher.

Easy to understand and practical, this wide-ranging guide provides tools such as questions and activities at the end of each chapter, Web sites and vital readings for further study, and a self-assessment instrument to help readers succeed in their first year. The second edition includes more information on curriculum development and technology, more sample lesson plans, a new section on bullying, new activity sheets, and many checklists with immediate application procedures. The book is packed with helpful suggestions on topics such as:

  1. Lesson planning
  2. Classroom management
  3. Differentiating instruction
  4. Standards
  5. Assessment and grading
  6. Literacy
  7. Cooperative learning
  8. Inclusion
  9. National Board certification

Teaching 101 is an invaluable resource that teachers can reference throughout their careers to expand their skills and perspectives.

About The Author:

Jeffrey Glanz currently holds the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values in the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education at Yeshiva University in New York City. Glanz was dean of Graduate Studies and chair of the Education Department at Wagner College in New York City. Prior to that he was executive assistant to the president at Kean University and was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association. He was also the recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the same year. Glanz has authored, coauthored, edited, and coedited twenty volumes on various educational topics, including the 7-book What Every Principal Should Know about Leadership series with Corwin. He is a national speaker on topics including supervision, leadership, and self-improvement strategies for educators.