Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120)
Contents:
1. Surviving in School Your Own Classroom Looking At and Setting Up Your New Environment Learning School Policy and Procedures Creating an Inviting Environment by Attitude and Demeanor Welcoming Students Another Scenario Making Space Inviting Show Students' Work Display Learning Materials Shared Rooms and Shared Display Areas Getting to Know Your Colleagues Getting to Know Your Mentor Getting to Know Other Staff Members Discovering the "Thou Shalt/Thou Shalt Nots" Listening Carefully and Observing Closely Finding Your Niche 2. Surviving Requires Working Well With Students Examining Postmodernism in Thinking About Students Recognizing Different Types of Students "At-Risk" Students Need Attention Employed Students Have Special Needs The Studious Need Help Popular Students are "At Risk" The New "At-Risk" Student Teaching Special Needs Students Special Needs Students on Field Trips Special Needs Students Provide Unique Challenges Welcoming Students With Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Cooperative Learning and Individualized Lessons Where Do You Start? Establishing Mutual Trust Journals Reveal Warm Thoughts Let Students Know They Can Succeed 3. Surviving Requires Good Classroom Management Designing Classroom Management Talk to Other Teachers Think About What You Want to Happen Daily in Your Classroom Collect Homework at the Beginning of Class Determine What You Will Not Tolerate Be Aware of Consequences Punishing You as Well as the Student Is Detention an Option? Talk With Parents Don't Take Behavior Problems Personally Devise a Method for Documentation Further Record Keeping Be Aware of Confidentiality Requirements How to Handle an Eligibility List Should Students Mark Each Other's Papers? Positive Ways to Make Your Classroom Management Plan Work Rewarding Good Behavior Encouraging Self-Discipline Dealing With Possible Violence 4. Surviving Includes Good Lesson Plans Creating a Master Plan Writing Lesson Objectives Bloom's Taxonomy Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Level Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Level Cognitive Domain: Application Level Cognitive Domain: Analysis Level Cognitive Domain: Synthesis Level Cognitive Domain: Evaluation Level Affective Domain Psychomotor Domain Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Verbal/Linguistic Logical/Mathematical Visual/Spatial Bodily/Kinesthetic Musical/Rhythmic Naturalistic Existential Interpersonal Intrapersonal The Lesson Plan Format Finding Your Own Format 5. Making Assessment Work Standardization in Assessment Understanding Two Kinds of Assessment Using Summative Evaluations Overcoming Apathy Making Lessons Authentic and Using Alternative Assessment Using Portfolios as an Alternative Assessment Using Direct Assessment Making a Rubric Work for Assessment Using Peer Judgments So What About Assessment? 6. Making Technology Work for Enhanced Learning Students Become Actively Involved Students May Ask Questions Global Connections Cooperative Efforts in the Classroom The Computer as a Teaching Tool How Does a New Teacher Get Involved? Computer Software Television, Videos, and Audio Tapes Word Processing Overhead Transparencies Technological Changes 7. Making Parent Communication Work Making Time for Communication Plan for Positive Communication Making Yourself Available Making Parent and Teacher Expectations Mesh Making Parent-Teacher Conferences Pleasant Making the Best of a Bad Situation Making Telephone Conferences Effective Making Parents Aware of Failing Grades Making Students and Parents Responsible Making Parent Communication a Positive Experience 8. Making Yourself a Professional Developing the Attitude of a Professional An Attitude of Hope Acting as a Pr
