Teaching 101

Classroom Strategies for the Beginning Teacher
Second Edition
Teaching 101
April 2009 | 328 pages | Corwin
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"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:

  • Lesson planning
  • Classroom management
  • Differentiating instruction
  • Standards
  • Assessment and grading
  • Literacy
  • Cooperative learning
  • Inclusion
  • National Board certification

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

Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

Activity 1

  • 1. Why Does Teaching Matter?
  • Focus Questions
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 2

  • 2. What Makes a Good Teacher?
  • Focus Questions
  • Teaching Idea #1: Are You a Good Teacher?
  • Teaching Idea #2: Seven Research-Based Findings About the Qualities of an Effective Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #3: What Makes an Effective Teacher?
  • Teaching Idea #4: Three Approaches to Teaching
  • Teaching Idea #5: Four of the Most Essential Concepts That Affect Student Achievement
  • Teaching Idea #6: An Important Quality of a Good Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #7: Another Important Quality of a Good Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #8: A Final Quality of a Good Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #9: A Good Teacher Must Use Wait Time Effectively
  • Teaching Idea #10: Questioning Strategies
  • Teaching Idea #11: Good Teachers Incorporate Literacy Strategies Whenever Feasible, Five Literacy Strategies That Work
  • Teaching Idea #12: Good Teachers Encourage "Hands-On" and "Minds-On" Learning
  • Teaching Idea #13: Good Teachers Employ K-W-L
  • Teaching Idea #14: Good Teachers Get Parents on Their Side: 10 Ways
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 3

  • 3. Who Are the Students in My Class?
  • Focus Questions
  • Student Idea #1: What Do I Need to Know About My Students?
  • Student Idea #2: All Students Have Five Basic Needs
  • Student Idea #3: Children Need Attention and Much More . . .
  • Student Idea #4: Role of Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Social Class
  • Student Idea #5: Hatred, Bigotry, and Prejudice
  • Student Idea #6: Bullying
  • Student Idea #7: Students With Learning Disabilities
  • Student Idea #8: Are You a Culturally Relevant Teacher?
  • Student Idea #9: Different Ways of Learning
  • Student Idea #10: Differentiating Instruction, But How Can I Meet the Needs of All My Students?
  • Student Idea #11: The Challenge of Inclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 4

  • 4. How Should I Write Lesson Plans?
  • Focus Questions
  • Lesson Plan Idea #1: Understanding the Lesson Plan
  • Lesson Plan Idea #2: Essential Components and Criteria of a Successful Lesson
  • Lesson Plan Idea #3: Sample Lesson Plans
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 5

  • 5. Can I Effectively Manage My Classroom?
  • Focus Questions
  • Classroom Management Idea #1: Basic Terms and Elements
  • Classroom Management Idea #2: Developing Your Personal System of Discipline
  • Classroom Management Idea #3: A Sample Discipline Plan
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 6

  • 6. How Can I Help My Students Learn?
  • Focus Questions
  • Helping My Students Idea #1: Simple Strategies for the Early Grades
  • Helping My Students Idea #2: Simple Strategies on How to Improve Learning
  • Helping My Students Idea #3: Simple Strategies on How to Improve Study Skills
  • Helping My Students Idea #4: Simple Strategies on How to Read Material From a Chapter or Book
  • Helping My Students Idea #5: Cooperative Learning
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 7

  • 7. How Should I Assess and Grade My Students?
  • Focus Questions
  • Assessment Idea #1: Assessment Basics
  • Assessment Idea #2: Some Fundamental Principles of Assessment
  • Assessment Idea #3: Constructing Classroom Tests
  • Assessment Idea #4: Using Portfolio Assessment?
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 8

  • 8. How Can I Best Incorporate State and District Curriculum Standards?
  • Focus Questions
  • Standards Idea #1: What Is Curriculum Development?
  • Standards Idea #2: Testing and Standards Movement
  • Standards Idea #3: Suggestions for Implementing Standards
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 9

  • 9. How Can I Begin to Incorporate Technology Into My Teaching?
  • Focus Questions
  • Teachnology Idea #1: K–12 Technology Standards
  • Teachnology Idea #2: Profiles for Technology-Literate Students
  • Teachnology Idea #3: The Internet as a Teaching Tool
  • Teachnology Idea #4: Criteria for Evaluating World Wide Web Sites
  • Teachnology Idea #5: Criteria for Evaluating Software Programs
  • Teachnology Idea #6: Use of PowerPoint in the Classroom
  • Abstract and Rationale
  • My Year of the Rooster
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Closing Comments
  • Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography
  • Appendix B: Some of the Best Web Sites for Teachers
  • Appendix C: Self-Assessment Instrument
  • Appendix D: Teacher’s Suggestions Exchange Forum
  • References
  • Index

Additional materials

Description

"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:

  • Lesson planning
  • Classroom management
  • Differentiating instruction
  • Standards
  • Assessment and grading
  • Literacy
  • Cooperative learning
  • Inclusion
  • National Board certification

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

Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

Activity 1

  • 1. Why Does Teaching Matter?
  • Focus Questions
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 2

  • 2. What Makes a Good Teacher?
  • Focus Questions
  • Teaching Idea #1: Are You a Good Teacher?
  • Teaching Idea #2: Seven Research-Based Findings About the Qualities of an Effective Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #3: What Makes an Effective Teacher?
  • Teaching Idea #4: Three Approaches to Teaching
  • Teaching Idea #5: Four of the Most Essential Concepts That Affect Student Achievement
  • Teaching Idea #6: An Important Quality of a Good Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #7: Another Important Quality of a Good Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #8: A Final Quality of a Good Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #9: A Good Teacher Must Use Wait Time Effectively
  • Teaching Idea #10: Questioning Strategies
  • Teaching Idea #11: Good Teachers Incorporate Literacy Strategies Whenever Feasible, Five Literacy Strategies That Work
  • Teaching Idea #12: Good Teachers Encourage "Hands-On" and "Minds-On" Learning
  • Teaching Idea #13: Good Teachers Employ K-W-L
  • Teaching Idea #14: Good Teachers Get Parents on Their Side: 10 Ways
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 3

  • 3. Who Are the Students in My Class?
  • Focus Questions
  • Student Idea #1: What Do I Need to Know About My Students?
  • Student Idea #2: All Students Have Five Basic Needs
  • Student Idea #3: Children Need Attention and Much More . . .
  • Student Idea #4: Role of Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Social Class
  • Student Idea #5: Hatred, Bigotry, and Prejudice
  • Student Idea #6: Bullying
  • Student Idea #7: Students With Learning Disabilities
  • Student Idea #8: Are You a Culturally Relevant Teacher?
  • Student Idea #9: Different Ways of Learning
  • Student Idea #10: Differentiating Instruction, But How Can I Meet the Needs of All My Students?
  • Student Idea #11: The Challenge of Inclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 4

  • 4. How Should I Write Lesson Plans?
  • Focus Questions
  • Lesson Plan Idea #1: Understanding the Lesson Plan
  • Lesson Plan Idea #2: Essential Components and Criteria of a Successful Lesson
  • Lesson Plan Idea #3: Sample Lesson Plans
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 5

  • 5. Can I Effectively Manage My Classroom?
  • Focus Questions
  • Classroom Management Idea #1: Basic Terms and Elements
  • Classroom Management Idea #2: Developing Your Personal System of Discipline
  • Classroom Management Idea #3: A Sample Discipline Plan
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 6

  • 6. How Can I Help My Students Learn?
  • Focus Questions
  • Helping My Students Idea #1: Simple Strategies for the Early Grades
  • Helping My Students Idea #2: Simple Strategies on How to Improve Learning
  • Helping My Students Idea #3: Simple Strategies on How to Improve Study Skills
  • Helping My Students Idea #4: Simple Strategies on How to Read Material From a Chapter or Book
  • Helping My Students Idea #5: Cooperative Learning
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 7

  • 7. How Should I Assess and Grade My Students?
  • Focus Questions
  • Assessment Idea #1: Assessment Basics
  • Assessment Idea #2: Some Fundamental Principles of Assessment
  • Assessment Idea #3: Constructing Classroom Tests
  • Assessment Idea #4: Using Portfolio Assessment?
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 8

  • 8. How Can I Best Incorporate State and District Curriculum Standards?
  • Focus Questions
  • Standards Idea #1: What Is Curriculum Development?
  • Standards Idea #2: Testing and Standards Movement
  • Standards Idea #3: Suggestions for Implementing Standards
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities

Activity 9

  • 9. How Can I Begin to Incorporate Technology Into My Teaching?
  • Focus Questions
  • Teachnology Idea #1: K–12 Technology Standards
  • Teachnology Idea #2: Profiles for Technology-Literate Students
  • Teachnology Idea #3: The Internet as a Teaching Tool
  • Teachnology Idea #4: Criteria for Evaluating World Wide Web Sites
  • Teachnology Idea #5: Criteria for Evaluating Software Programs
  • Teachnology Idea #6: Use of PowerPoint in the Classroom
  • Abstract and Rationale
  • My Year of the Rooster
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Closing Comments
  • Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography
  • Appendix B: Some of the Best Web Sites for Teachers
  • Appendix C: Self-Assessment Instrument
  • Appendix D: Teacher’s Suggestions Exchange Forum
  • References
  • Index

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Classroom Strategies for the Beginning Teacher


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"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:

  • Lesson planning
  • Classroom management
  • Differentiating instruction
  • Standards
  • Assessment and grading
  • Literacy
  • Cooperative learning
  • Inclusion
  • National Board certification

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


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Activity 1
  • 1. Why Does Teaching Matter?
  • Focus Questions
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Activity 2
  • 2. What Makes a Good Teacher?
  • Focus Questions
  • Teaching Idea #1: Are You a Good Teacher?
  • Teaching Idea #2: Seven Research-Based Findings About the Qualities of an Effective Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #3: What Makes an Effective Teacher?
  • Teaching Idea #4: Three Approaches to Teaching
  • Teaching Idea #5: Four of the Most Essential Concepts That Affect Student Achievement
  • Teaching Idea #6: An Important Quality of a Good Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #7: Another Important Quality of a Good Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #8: A Final Quality of a Good Teacher
  • Teaching Idea #9: A Good Teacher Must Use Wait Time Effectively
  • Teaching Idea #10: Questioning Strategies
  • Teaching Idea #11: Good Teachers Incorporate Literacy Strategies Whenever Feasible, Five Literacy Strategies That Work
  • Teaching Idea #12: Good Teachers Encourage "Hands-On" and "Minds-On" Learning
  • Teaching Idea #13: Good Teachers Employ K-W-L
  • Teaching Idea #14: Good Teachers Get Parents on Their Side: 10 Ways
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Activity 3
  • 3. Who Are the Students in My Class?
  • Focus Questions
  • Student Idea #1: What Do I Need to Know About My Students?
  • Student Idea #2: All Students Have Five Basic Needs
  • Student Idea #3: Children Need Attention and Much More . . .
  • Student Idea #4: Role of Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Social Class
  • Student Idea #5: Hatred, Bigotry, and Prejudice
  • Student Idea #6: Bullying
  • Student Idea #7: Students With Learning Disabilities
  • Student Idea #8: Are You a Culturally Relevant Teacher?
  • Student Idea #9: Different Ways of Learning
  • Student Idea #10: Differentiating Instruction, But How Can I Meet the Needs of All My Students?
  • Student Idea #11: The Challenge of Inclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Activity 4
  • 4. How Should I Write Lesson Plans?
  • Focus Questions
  • Lesson Plan Idea #1: Understanding the Lesson Plan
  • Lesson Plan Idea #2: Essential Components and Criteria of a Successful Lesson
  • Lesson Plan Idea #3: Sample Lesson Plans
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Activity 5
  • 5. Can I Effectively Manage My Classroom?
  • Focus Questions
  • Classroom Management Idea #1: Basic Terms and Elements
  • Classroom Management Idea #2: Developing Your Personal System of Discipline
  • Classroom Management Idea #3: A Sample Discipline Plan
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Activity 6
  • 6. How Can I Help My Students Learn?
  • Focus Questions
  • Helping My Students Idea #1: Simple Strategies for the Early Grades
  • Helping My Students Idea #2: Simple Strategies on How to Improve Learning
  • Helping My Students Idea #3: Simple Strategies on How to Improve Study Skills
  • Helping My Students Idea #4: Simple Strategies on How to Read Material From a Chapter or Book
  • Helping My Students Idea #5: Cooperative Learning
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Activity 7
  • 7. How Should I Assess and Grade My Students?
  • Focus Questions
  • Assessment Idea #1: Assessment Basics
  • Assessment Idea #2: Some Fundamental Principles of Assessment
  • Assessment Idea #3: Constructing Classroom Tests
  • Assessment Idea #4: Using Portfolio Assessment?
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Activity 8
  • 8. How Can I Best Incorporate State and District Curriculum Standards?
  • Focus Questions
  • Standards Idea #1: What Is Curriculum Development?
  • Standards Idea #2: Testing and Standards Movement
  • Standards Idea #3: Suggestions for Implementing Standards
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Activity 9
  • 9. How Can I Begin to Incorporate Technology Into My Teaching?
  • Focus Questions
  • Teachnology Idea #1: K–12 Technology Standards
  • Teachnology Idea #2: Profiles for Technology-Literate Students
  • Teachnology Idea #3: The Internet as a Teaching Tool
  • Teachnology Idea #4: Criteria for Evaluating World Wide Web Sites
  • Teachnology Idea #5: Criteria for Evaluating Software Programs
  • Teachnology Idea #6: Use of PowerPoint in the Classroom
  • Abstract and Rationale
  • My Year of the Rooster
  • Conclusion
  • Follow-Up Questions/Activities
  • Closing Comments
  • Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography
  • Appendix B: Some of the Best Web Sites for Teachers
  • Appendix C: Self-Assessment Instrument
  • Appendix D: Teacher’s Suggestions Exchange Forum
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

“Provides many practical, pertinent, and useful ideas. These easy-to-implement ideas will help new teachers feel more secure and in charge.”
Nancy L. Cook, Associate Professor of Education, Hope College
“Contains excellent examples, vignettes, cases, and stories. Student teachers want to hear real-life stories and examples from those in the field, and this book delivers. The authors turn technical and theoretical concepts into practical applications in an easy-to-understand style. A must-read for every student who wants to become a teacher and every first-year teacher in the field.”
Jennifer Crissman Ishler, Assistant Professor of Education, Pennsylvania State University
“I intend to recommend this book to my school’s leadership committee for use during teacher induction. The opportunities for reflection make this an excellent resource and self-evaluation tool for educators as well as administrators. The concise presentation of material also makes it a useful and realistic read for busy educators.”
Elena Vo, Lead ESOL Teacher, Glenn C. Jones Middle School, Buford, GA
“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
“This book should be read three times: as course material for student teachers, during the first year of teaching, and again in the third year of teaching when experience will allow you to consider more perspectives as you form your own answers to the questions addressed in the book.”
Jennifer Wilson, Third-Grade Teacher, Grant Ranch School, Littleton, CO

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