• Ten Things New Teachers Need to Succeed, 2nd Edition

Ten Things New Teachers Need to Succeed, 2nd Edition

Author(s) Robin J. Fogarty
ISBN10 1412938937
ISBN13 9781412938938
Format Paperback
Pages 80
Year Publish 2007 August

Synopsis

Bestseller!

What are ten things that help new teachers get off to a good start?

How can educators excel in this complex, demanding, and ultimately rewarding profession?

These answers, along with high impact strategies, can be found in this must-have resource.

Filled with words of wisdom, practical advice, and action steps to achieve success in those critical first years, this powerful little booklet distills the teaching and consulting experience of an international author and teacher of teachers.

It includes:

  1. High-impact strategies for novice and veteran practitioners
  2. How-to for communicating with parents
  3. Techniques for planning for the unexpected
  4. A unique format for teacher teams to discuss one chapter a month
  5. Action steps to achieve success in the crucial first years

This handy guide is a quick reference tool on everything from writing rubrics to communicating with parents to planning for the unexpected. Teams of new and experienced teachers can grow together by discussing and applying a chapter a month over a year.

About The Author:

Robin Fogarty is president of Robin Fogarty and Associates, Ltd., an educational publishing/consulting company. A leading proponent of the thoughtful classroom, she has trained educators throughout the world in curriculum, instruction, and assessment strategies. Fogarty has taught at all levels, from kindergarten to college, served as an administrator, and consulted with state departments and ministries of education in the United States, Puerto Rico, Russia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Great Britain, Singapore, Korea, and the Netherlands. She has published articles in Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan and the Journal of Staff Development. Fogarty has written How to Differentiate Learning (Corwin Press, 2007), Literacy Matters (Corwin Press, 2006), and From Staff Room to Classroom: Planning and Coaching Professional Learning (Corwin Press, 2006). Fogarty received her doctorate in curriculum and human resource development from Loyola University, Chicago.