Helpful Books at the Kreitzberg Library
100 Ideas for Lesson Planning by
Lesson planning and preparation is one of the most important aspects of teaching. It is also one of the hardest aspects to learn. Student teachers, for example, often find it difficult to gauge how to pitch or pace a lesson. This book provides solutions. It not only provides easily understood practical ideas but also sets them in a coherent overall framework based on the ideas that planning and preparation are part of a total cyclical process involving pedagogy, curriculum, learning and assessment.Planning and preparation are personal matters related to an individual teacher but this does not mean that teachers cannot learn from each other or that thinking about planning and preparation is arbitrary. Coverage includes often neglected areas such as the affective curriculum, language across the curriculum, and homework.
Developing Emotionally Competent Teachers: Emotional Intelligence and Pre-service Teacher Education by
Classrooms are emotional places, filled at different times with enjoyment, excitement, anger, hurt and boredom. The teacher's skill in working with emotional information and in regulating their own and their pupils' emotion impacts upon what and how pupils learn. But what emotional competence do teachers need? Can they learn this in pre-service teacher education? And should this kind of ability even be categorised as emotional skill, competence or intelligence? Given recent policy initiatives in this area, these questions have become increasingly pressing. This book focuses on how pre-service student teachers develop the competence to work in and with the emotionally rich life of the classroom. Building on the concept of emotional intelligence, it examines the skills used by student teachers in perceiving and regulating emotions, generating particular emotional states to facilitate particular types of thinking, and understanding the processes of emotional change in their classroom. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data, it explores what pre-service teachers can be seen to have learned through an emotional competence training programme and how this impacted upon their teaching.
Into the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Starting Student Teaching by
Student teaching can be an endeavor fraught with anxiety. Those entering the classroom for the first time face the daunting challenge of translating coursework on the theory of teaching into real-world experience. Common questions for anxious student teachers include: Will I be a good teacher? Will I ever get control of my classroom? How can I do all of this grading and plan for next week at the same time? This helpful guide by teacher educator Rosalyn McKeown offers practical suggestions for student teachers, interns, and teacher candidates just starting out in a secondary school classroom.a This easy-to-read text enables new educators to rapidly advance their teaching skills early in their pre-service experiences. aaa After exploring the pitfalls of inexperience and providing helpful guidance on maintaining order in the classroom, McKeown focuses on teaching skills. She advises readers on writing objectives and lesson plans, creating interesting ways to start and end class, introducing variety into the classroom, lecturing, asking meaningful questions, and using visual aids. Among the other topics discussed are setting up a classroom, recognizing differences in learning styles, and developing an individual teaching style. Sidebars scattered throughout the text offer useful advice on everything from how to deal with stage fright and distracting noises from outside, to planning for block scheduling and avoiding the attributes of a boring teacher. aaa With McKeownOCOs own list of expectations for her classes, templates for hall passes and lesson plans, and scores of tips garnered from years of experience, "Into the Classroom" provides information a first-time teacher needs to enter the secondary classroom with confidence.
Student Teaching: A Journey in Narratives by
The journey of becoming a teacher is a complicated, emotional, and often intricate endeavor. Much has been written about pre-service teachers but rarely do we understand the journey through their own voices. Join nine pre-service teachers as they share their experiences, challenges, and victories through a series of powerful narratives. Committed to making the process more transparent for those embarking on a similar journey, the chapter authors share honest, personal, and heartfelt viewpoints about what it means to become a teacher. The nine pre-service teachers in this volume all participate.
Surviving Your Teaching Practice by
Get ready for your teaching career with this essential book, which will help you prepare for and make the most of your teaching practice in a variety of education settings.
Online Resources for Pre-Service Teachers
- New Teacher Resources from the National Education Association (NEA)This rich collection from the NEA offers articles and tips on a range of subjects -- from avoidable mistakes to salary schedules. These resources will answer many common questions of new teachers.
- New Teachers: Resources and Tips (Teaching Channel)In this series, you’ll find the videos, blogs, and other resources that will walk you through the steps you’ll need to take before the first day of school.
- New Teacher Survival Guides (Scholastic)New teachers! Use these monthly survival guides (more to come) to navigate your way through your first year of teaching. You'll find tips on managing your classroom, your students, your curriculum, and your time. Plus, lots of advice on talking to parents, working with colleagues, and advancing your career.
- Pre-service Educators (Education World)The Pre-service Educators Center offers a wide range of resources on assessment, classroom management, curriculum/standards, lesson planning, working with parents, finding a job, and more.
- Resources Toolkit for New Teachers (Edutopia)From classroom management to working with parents, lesson planning to learning environments, this compilation of blogs, videos, and other resources provides an array of tips and advice for teachers just starting out.