The Survival Guide for New Special Education Teachers

The Survival Guide for New Special Education Teachers

Author: Catherine Creighton Martin

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780865865068

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This book offers practical guidance on such topics as roles and responsibilities, school environment and culture, classroom organization and management, collaboration with other professionals, and individual professional development.


A Survival Guide for New Special Educators

A Survival Guide for New Special Educators

Author: Bonnie S. Billingsley

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-04-01

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1118095685

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What every special education teacher needs to know to survive and thrive A Survival Guide for New Special Educators provides relevant, practical information for new special education teachers across a broad range of topic areas. Drawing on the latest research on special educator effectiveness and retention, this comprehensive, go-to resource addresses the most pressing needs of novice instructors, resource teachers, and inclusion specialists. Offers research-based, classroom-tested strategies for working with a variety of special needs students Covers everything from preparing for the new school year to behavior management, customizing curriculum, creating effective IEPs, and more Billingsley and Brownell are noted experts in special educator training and support This highly practical book is filled with checklists, forms, and tools that special educators can use every day to help ensure that all special needs students get the rich, rewarding education they deserve.


First Year Teacher's Survival Guide

First Year Teacher's Survival Guide

Author: Julia G. Thompson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-05-18

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 0470493313

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The best-selling First Year Teacher's Survival Kit gives new teachers a wide variety of tested strategies, activities, and tools for creating a positive and dynamic learning environment while meeting the challenges of each school day. Packed with valuable tips, the book helps new teachers with everything from becoming effective team players and connecting with students to handling behavior problems and working within diverse classrooms. The new edition is fully revised and updated to cover changes in the K-12 classroom over the past five years. Updates to the second edition include: • New ways teachers can meet the professional development requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act • Entirely new section on helping struggling readers, to address the declining literacy rate among today’s students • Expanded coverage of helpful technology solutions for the classroom • Expanded information on teaching English Language Learners • Greater coverage of the issues/challenges facing elementary teachers • More emphasis on how to reach and teach students of poverty • Updated study techniques that have proven successful with at-risk students • Tips on working effectively within a non-traditional school year schedule • The latest strategies for using graphic organizers • More emphasis on setting goals to help students to succeed • More information on intervening with students who are capable but choose not to work • Updated information on teachers’ rights and responsibilities regarding discipline issues • Fully revised Resources appendix including the latest educational Web sites and software


Survival Guide for the First-Year Special Education Teacher

Survival Guide for the First-Year Special Education Teacher

Author: Mary Kemper Cohen

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780131701564

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This Merrill/CEC text is the perfect resource for all teachers--special educators, general education classroom teachers, and paraeducators--working in traditional or inclusive school settings. Brief and inexpensive, this book helps teachers and other professionals "survive" and succeed in today's changing classrooms. Since its publication, CEC has distributed more than 60,000 copies of this guidebook--a must-have for all educators!


Making Your First Year a Success

Making Your First Year a Success

Author: Robert L. Wyatt III

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2007-02-15

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1452294445

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"Provides tools that give new teachers the confidence to face complex classroom challenges. When teachers have a successful first year, they are more likely to return and continue making a difference for children." —Catherine H. Payne, Principal W.R. Farrington High School, Honolulu, HI "Provides specific and practical advice, from how to create wonderful lessons to dealing with difficult parents, all geared to the needs of new secondary teachers." —Catherine Kilfoyle Duffy, English Department Chair Three Village Central School District, Stony Brook, NY A practical guide to overcoming the challenges of your first year. You′ve completed the course work, student teaching, and interviewing. The job is yours. Now what? The first weeks and months of a new teaching position can be the most demanding of your entire career. In this new edition of their bestseller, veteran educators Robert L. Wyatt III and J. Elaine White share a combined 50 years of teaching experience as well as insight and advice from hundreds of teachers in the field they have personally trained. Comprehensive yet concise, Making Your First Year a Success, Second Edition is expressly tailored to assist secondary teachers. Updated topics in this thoroughly revised second edition include: Integrating technology into classroom activities Connecting lesson planning and standards Incorporating differentiation into the secondary classroom Dealing with stress and nurturing yourself emotionally and physically Whether starting fresh with your first group of students or revitalizing your commitment to the profession you entered many years ago, this handbook will easily become the well-worn reference you turn to again and again for quick tips, practical applications, and words of encouragement.


The Everything New Teacher Book

The Everything New Teacher Book

Author: Melissa Kelly

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-03-18

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1440500398

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Being a great teacher is more than lesson plans and seating charts. In this revised and expanded new edition of the classic bestseller, you learn what it takes to be the very best educator you can be, starting from day one in your new classroom! Filled with real-world life lessons from experienced teachers as well as practical tips and techniques, you'll gain the skill and confidence you need to create a successful learning environment for you and your students, including how to: Organize a classroom Create engaging lesson plans Set ground rules and use proper behavior management Deal with prejudice, controversy, and violence Work with colleagues and navigate the chain of command Incorporate mandatory test preparation within the curriculum Implement the latest educational theories In this book, veteran teacher Melissa Kelly provides you with the confidence you'll need to step into class and teach right from the start.


The Special Educator's Survival Guide

The Special Educator's Survival Guide

Author: Roger Pierangelo, Ph.D.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-06-27

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1118429052

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Written for educators who work with special children and teens, this second edition of a best-selling classic offers a practical guide to every facet of the special education teacher’s job, from teaching in a self-contained classroom or resource room to serving on a multidisciplinary team. This easy-to-follow format, takes you step by step through the various stages required to understand the referral process, parent intakes and conferences, evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, remediation, placement, individual education plans, classroom management, medication, educational law, and more.


The Principal's Survival Guide

The Principal's Survival Guide

Author: Susan Stone Kessler

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Published: 2015-03-15

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 157542519X

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This hands-on school leadership guide for new and veteran principals and administrators offers practical advice for leading a school successfully. Want honest student input? Try texting. Got a group of angry parents? Arrange one-on-one meetings—you’ll avoid a mob scene and give each family the attention it deserves. Trying to make a teacher feel appreciated? Shoot a quick email after stopping by his classroom and describe something cool you saw him do. It takes ten seconds but has a big impact. These tips and hundreds more are the collective wisdom of three experienced principals who know how to connect with kids, staff, families, and stakeholders, and help students succeed.


The Classroom Teacher's Survival Guide

The Classroom Teacher's Survival Guide

Author: Ronald L. Partin

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-10-19

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0470453648

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An updated edition of the best-selling book for teacher success in the classroom Designed for new and experienced teachers alike, this thoroughly revised and updated edition offers a value-packed, practical source of ready-to-use tips and strategies for meeting the challenges teachers face everyday while organizing and managing a classroom. The third edition includes entirely new sections on teaching English language learners, inquiry-based learning, building positive teacher-student relationships, wrapping up the school year, and much more. The book also features many new forms, pre-written letters, checklists, and reproducibles, along with bonus forms and reproducibles that are available for free download from the web. Includes tools and techniques proven to help teachers succeed in the classroom Contains new sections on teaching English language learners, teacher-student relationships, inquiry-based learning, and more Many handy reproducible forms, handouts, and checklists Includes access to free downloadable bonus material on the web, including pre-written letters, reproducible forms, and worksheets


Wrightslaw

Wrightslaw

Author: Peter W. D. Wright

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13:

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Aimed at parents of and advocates for special needs children, explains how to develop a relationship with a school, monitor a child's progress, understand relevant legislation, and document correspondence and conversations.