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`A life-oriented plan to prepare teachers to really enjoy their chosen profession...Educators, School Board members, parents, and interested community leaders should make Burke′s book a must-read′ - Father John E Walsh, Pastor, St John Brebeuf Parish, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Radio Talk Show Host CJAD 800 AM Montreal

`Should be a part of every teacher college or university based teacher training curriculum, and available in the faculty libraries and school administration resource shelves of every school building in every school district in the country′ - James A Cox, Editor-in-Chief The Midwest Book Review

The purpose of this planning guide is to help teachers, both new and experienced, become successful educators. It accomplishes this by first presenting a summary of the research on successful teaching, and showing teachers how to incorporate this knowledge into their own work in the classroom. The book discusses how to design effective curriculum, prevent and manage student discipline problems, make the most of limited time and resources, handle parent pressures, and much more. In addition, this comprehensive guide goes beyond the day-to-day planning and execution of teaching tasks and shows teachers how to build and maintain a thriving teaching career. Teachers can learn how to take control not only of their classrooms, but also of their careers and their lives. Each chapter starts with a list of objectives, and ends with a summary. The book includes valuable planning grids and matrixes that each teacher can customize for immediate classroom use. ucators who wish to support and develop children′s thinking.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Preface
• About the Author
• Introduction: The Successful Teacher: What Research Tells Us
• Section I The First Steps
• 1 Take Care of Yourself
• 2 Identify and Understand Expectations
• 3 Know Your Resources
• Section II Your Action Plans
• 4 Determine Your Goals
• 5 Your Schedule: The Framework for Your Action Plans
• 6 Develop an Instructional Plan
• 7 Develop a Climate Plan
• 8 Revisit Your Schedule
• Section III Your Momentum
• 9 Implement and Assess Your Plans
• 10 Become a Reflective Practitioner
• Epilogue. Enabling Successful Teaching: What Educational Leaders at All Levels Must Know
• Resources for Successful Teaching
• Bibliography
• Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Lisa Maria Burke, M. Ed., is a teacher, trainer, and author. She has taught in both regular education and inclusion settings as well as teaching reading resource, college, and continuing education courses. Lisa also has worked as an instructional resource teacher, supporting teachers as a curriculum and instruction specialist. Lisa's workshops and seminars for teachers focus on effective teaching, especially planning and instructional strategies. Her successful publications 7 Steps to Stress Free Teaching: A Stress Prevention Planning Guide for Teachers and 7 Steps to Stress Free Teaching Plan Book (Edu-cators' Lighthouse, 1999) were precursors of The Teacher's Ultimate Planning Guide. She is a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the International Reading Association, and the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society. She may be reached via e-mail at LMB9@yahoo.com.