ERIC Number: ED493736
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Oct
Pages: 120
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: ISBN-1-5788-6504-2
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The Faculty Parking Lot Is Not for Planning: Becoming an Effective First-Year Teacher
Conro, James L.
Rowman & Littlefield Education
This book is a result of a study on best practices used by teachers. The author presents a comprehensive discussion of how successful teachers handle classroom management and details strategies increasing student achievement, teaching for retention and transfer, assessing student understanding, and more. Features include: (1) Real-life classroom examples; (2) Do's and don'ts of classroom management; (3) Six critical components of teaching and learning; and (4) Observations of successful teachers in action. The contents of this book include: (1) Classroom Management; (2) Four Essential Components; (3) Teaching to the Objective; (4) Teaching for Retention; (5) Teaching for Transfer; (6) Evaluation; (7) Effective Teaching Research; and (8) Putting It Together.
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Student Relationship, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Responsibility, Labor Turnover, Teacher Persistence, Case Studies, Student Behavior, Teaching Skills, Teacher Competencies, Educational Research, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Retention (Psychology), Transfer of Training, Comprehension, Student Evaluation
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Publication Type: Books; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators
Language: English
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