05091nam 2200649 450 991079759090332120230721042550.01-4833-6167-51-4833-6384-8(CKB)3710000000458753(EBL)1660367(OCoLC)923707634(SSID)ssj0001531312(PQKBManifestationID)12647803(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001531312(PQKBWorkID)11463598(PQKB)11534770(MiAaPQ)EBC1994327(EXLCZ)99371000000045875320150824h20072007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSecrets to success for beginning elementary school teachers /Ellen Kottler, Nancy P. Gallavan ; cover designer, Michael DuboweThousand Oaks, California :Corwin Press,2007.©20071 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4129-1647-X 1-4129-1646-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Learning Your Way around the School""; ""Orient Yourself""; ""Make Friends with the Secretaries and Assistants""; ""Learn the Policies and Regulations""; ""Preview the Daily and Weekly Schedules""; ""Meet Your Grade Level Colleagues""; ""Inspect Your Classroom""; ""Introduce Yourself to the Custodians""; ""Familiarize Yourself with Safety""; ""Investigate Your Schoolâ€?s Traditions""; ""Acquaint Yourself with the Schoolâ€?s History""; ""Introduce Yourself to Others""; ""Take a Breath . . .""""Chapter 2 - Organizing Your Classroom""""Survey Your Space""; ""Establish Placement and Movement""; ""Arrange Learning Stations and Centers""; ""Consider Whiteboards and Bulletin Boards""; ""Check Equipment and Storage""; ""Locate Materials and Supplies""; ""Color Code Materials and Equipment""; ""Post Schedules and Procedures""; ""Position Baskets, Files, and Mailboxes""; ""Set up Your Desk""; ""Gather First-Aid Supplies""; ""Create an Inviting Sense of Place . . .""; ""Chapter 3 - Knowing Your Students""; ""Get Your Class List""; ""Send a Welcoming Postcard""""Gather Student Information""""Establish a Shared Learning Community""; ""Learn Your Studentsâ€? Cultural Backgrounds""; ""Focus on Gender Equity""; ""Explore Your Studentsâ€? Learning Styles""; ""Address Multiple Intelligences""; ""Investigate Studentsâ€? Needs and Special Services""; ""Identify Gifted and Talented Students""; ""Learn More as the Year Progresses""; ""Construct a School Supply List""; ""Prepare to Welcome Your Students""; ""Get Ready to Have Fun . . .""; ""Chapter 4 - Beginning and Ending School on the First Day""; ""Meet Your Students as They Arrive""""Take Your Students to Their New Classroom""""Help Your Students Move in""; ""Use Nametags to Learn Names""; ""Show Students around the Classroom and School""; ""Make Introductions""; ""Try Not to Do Too Much Too Soon""; ""Establish Procedures and Expectations""; ""Organize Classroom Helpers""; ""Introduce the Daily Schedule""; ""Give Students a Meaningful Activity""; ""Prepare a First Day Letter to Parents""; ""Review the Day before Going Home""; ""Look Forward to the Next Day . . .""; ""Chapter 5 - Developing Meaningful Curriculum""; ""Understand Key Concepts""""Clarify Goals and Objectives""""Follow a Curriculum Checklist to Fit Context""; ""Review National Standards and Purposes""; ""Access State Academic Expectations""; ""Learn School District Scope and Sequence""; ""Consider Your Schoolâ€?s Mission""; ""Design a Yearlong Plan""; ""Think about Content and Skills""; ""Align Curriculum with Instruction and Assessment""; ""Match the Curriculum to Your Students""; ""Take Time to Reflect, Evaluate, and Revise . . .""; ""Chapter 6 - Planning Instruction and Assessment""; ""Select a Lesson Plan Format""; ""Consider Your Studentsâ€? Needs""""Analyze Your Teaching Style""<font size=""2"">Invaluable for new elementary teachers, this guide covers classroom rules and routines, instruction/assessment techniques, navigating policies and procedures, and communicating effectively with parents and colleagues.</font>Elementary school teachingUnited StatesFirst year teachersUnited StatesTeacher orientationUnited StatesElementary school teachingFirst year teachersTeacher orientation371.102Kottler Ellen1472599Gallavan Nancy P.Dubowe MichaelMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797590903321Secrets to success for beginning elementary school teachers3742848UNINA