The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher
The best-selling book ever on classroom management and teaching for student achievement with over 3.6 million copies sold. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that can be applied at any time of the year at any grade level, pre-K through college.\ \ The book is used in thousands of school districts, in over 116 countries, and in over 2,027 college classrooms. It's practical, yet inspiring. But most important, it...
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The best-selling book ever on classroom management and teaching for student achievement with over 3.3 million copies sold. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that can be applied at any time of the year at any grade level, pre-K through college.The book is used in thousands of school districts, in over 100 countries, and in over 2,000 college classrooms. It's practical, yet inspiring. But most important, it works!The new 4th edition includes updated research, photos, and more examples of "how-to" along with an implementation DVD, "Using THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL" featuring Chelonnda Seroyer.This is the most requested book for what works in the classroom for teacher and student success.
Unit A - Basic Understandings __The TeacherThe successful teacher must know and practice the three characteristics of an effective teacher. 1. Why You Need to Succeed on the First Days of School 2. What Is an Effective Teacher? 3. How You Can Be a Happy First-Year Teacher 4. How to Close the Student Achievement Gap 5. Why You Should Use Proven, Research-Based Practices Unit B - First Characteristic __Positive ExpectationsThe effective teacher has positive expectations for student success. 6. Why Positive Expectations Are Important 7. How to Help All Students Succeed 8. How to Dress for Success 9. How to Invite Students to Learn 10. How to Increase Positive Student Behavior Unit C - Second Characteristic __Classroom ManagementThe effective teacher is an extremely good classroom manager. 11. How to Have a Well-Managed Classroom 12. How to Have Your Classroom Ready 13. How to Introduce Yourself to Your Class 14. How to Arrange and Assign Seating 15. How to Start a Class Effectively 16. When and How to Take Roll 17. How to Maintain an Effective Grade Record System 18. How to Have an Effective Discipline Plan 19. How to Teach Students to Follow Classroom Procedures 20. How Procedures Improve the Opportunity to Learn Unit D - Third Characteristic __Lesson MasteryThe successful teacher knows how to design lessons to help students achieve. 21. How to Create an Effective Assignment 22. How to Test for Student Learning 23. How to Assess for Student Learning 24. How to Enhance Student Learning UnitE - Future Understandings __The ProfessionalThe teacher who constantly learns and grows becomes a professional educator. 25. How to Develop a Culture of Effective Teachers Epilogue How to Develop a Culture of Effective TeachersIndex Back of Book "Using THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL"The DVD features Chelonnda Seroyer as she walks you through how she implements The First Days of School in her classroom.
