The successful teacher's survival kit : 83 simple things that successful teachers do to thrive in the classroom /: 83 simple things that successful teachers do to thrive in the classroom. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dale Ripley.
• Authors: Ripley, Dale, 1948-
• Contents: <p style="line-height:2;">Preface: Fish Discover Water Last ; ; <p style="line-height:2;">Acknowledgements ; ; <p style="line-height:2;">Introduction: Establishing Legitimacy ; ; <p style="line-height:2;">How to Get the Most from this Book ; ; <p style="line-height:2;">Section One: What You Need To Know and Do before School Even Starts ; ; <p style="line-height:2;">Introduction: The Importance of the Teacher and the Power of Positive Thinking ; ; <ol start="1" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="line-height:2;">The Question You MUST Answer First! <li style="line-height:2;">Do Your Christmas Shopping in the Summer! <li style="line-height:2;">The Stomach and the Brain – Have Food Available for Your Kids <li style="line-height:2;">Vomit, Coffee & Ketchup – Have a Change of Clothing Available for Yourself <li style="line-height:2;">Mints and Toothpaste – Essential Tools for Effective Teaching <li style="line-height:2;">The Best Teacher Prep Tool Ever Made – Large Capacity Flash Drives <li style="line-height:2;">Who’s the Boss? Probably the Principal <li style="line-height:2;">Without This – Nothing Else Really Matters: Lessons from a Student to a Teacher <li style="line-height:2;">Establish a Seating Plan That Allows Maximum Proximity to Your Students <li style="line-height:2;">Tick. Tick. Tick. <li style="line-height:2;">The Problem of Pens, Pencils, Paper . . . <li style="line-height:2;">How Sponge Activities Can Prevent All Kinds of Discipline Issues <li style="line-height:2;">Facebook, Twitter and Twits <li style="line-height:2;">The Only Three Ways to Teach a Child <li style="line-height:2;">No Matter Where You Go – There You Are <li style="line-height:2;">Is Teaching Really Your Gift? <li style="line-height:2;">Half Step, Full Step, Step and a Half: How Many Steps Will Your Kids Be Taking With You This Year? <p style="line-height:2;">Section Two: What You Need To Do With Your Students on The First Day And During The First Week Of School ; ; <p style="line-height:2;">Introduction ; ; <ol start="18" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="line-height:2;">You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression <li style="line-height:2;">Pizza and Movies: The Best Investments You May Ever Make <li style="line-height:2;">Why Procedures and Routines – The Way We Do Things in Our Classroom – Are Critical to Successful Teaching <li style="line-height:2;">Start Teaching the Curriculum on Day One <li style="line-height:2;">To Know Them Is To Love Them . . . Well, Most of the Time <li style="line-height:2;">Why Should the Kids Listen to You? The Importance of Establishing Legitimacy. <li style="line-height:2;">Fired Up? Ready to Go? <li style="line-height:2;">Let Horton the Elephant Be Your Role Model <li style="line-height:2;">Even Monkeys Know When Something is Unfair <li style="line-height:2;">When You Are Vastly Outnumbered, Fighting is Unwise <li style="line-height:2;">The Importance of Face <li style="line-height:2;">Never Look Back When Asking a Student to Follow You Out of the Classroom <li style="line-height:2;">Don’t Just Stand There – DO SOMETHING! <li style="line-height:2;">Knowledge Has Value <li style="line-height:2;">Did I Do That? Helping Students Keep Track of Their Achievements <li style="line-height:2;">Always Have a Plan B. <li style="line-height:2;">What Did You Learn in School Today? <p style="line-height:2;">Section Three: What You Need To Do During The First Month ; ; <p style="line-height:2;">Introduction ; ; <ol start="35" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="line-height:2;">Eyes Open; Ears Open; Mouth Closed <li style="line-height:2;">The Best Teachers You Will Ever Have <li style="line-height:2;">Secretaries, Custodians and Teacher Aides <li style="line-height:2;">Who Knew? Ten Minutes is a Huge Chunk of Time <li style="line-height:2;">Maybe Not 50 Shades of Gray – But 49 For Sure <li style="line-height:2;">What’s the Difference Between a Classroom and a Petri Dish? <li style="line-height:2;">Want to Avoid Classroom Chaos? Bait the Hook to Suit the Fish! <li style="line-height:2;">How to Train a Tiger – The Art of Negotiating with Your Students <li style="line-height:2;">Practice Saying, “I’m sorry” and really mean it <li style="line-height:2;">Getting the Elephant to Go Where You Want It to Go <li style="line-height:2;">You Don’t Want to Send Kids to the Principal’s Office – At Least, Not Often <li style="line-height:2;">When You Bring a Problem to Your Principal, Always Bring a Solution <li style="line-height:2;">When Your Students Tell You Stories about Their Families <li style="line-height:2;">How to Get Parents/Caregivers to Look Forward to Your Phone Calls <li style="line-height:2;">Parent’s/Caregiver’s and Emails – Managing Expectations <li style="line-height:2;">Don’t Confuse Activity with Achievement <li style="line-height:2;">What Do You Mean You Only Taught That Once? The 9 Laws of Learning <li style="line-height:2;">In Pursuit of Peppermints and PEZ™ <li style="line-height:2;">So You Reached the End of September – Time to Take a Good Look Around You <p style="line-height:2;">Section Four: What You Need To Do During the Rest of the Year ; ; <p style="line-height:2;">Introduction ; ; <ol start="54" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="line-height:2;">Great Teachers are Great Storytellers with Great Stories to Tell <li style="line-height:2;">Remember the Starfish Story – You Cannot Save Them All <li style="line-height:2;">You Must Learn to Adjust <li style="line-height:2;">Not My Circus – Not My Monkeys <li style="line-height:2;">Remember. . . There Is Always Enough Time To Do the Most Important Things <li style="line-height:2;">Learn to Make Staff Meetings Productive <li style="line-height:2;">Learn to Say “NO” Nicely <li style="line-height:2;">Make the 80 - 20 Rule Work for You <li style="line-height:2;">Become First a Good Animal <li style="line-height:2;">Who Do You Need to Forgive the Most? <li style="line-height:2;">If Your Name is Johnny, You Must be Bad <li style="line-height:2;">I Am Not My Older Brother . . . <li style="line-height:2;">Remember This About Your Students – They’re Not Done Yet <li style="line-height:2;">You Can’t Free a Fish from Water - Your Students Live at Home&
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (168 pages), (21 illustrations)
• Subjects: 371.102; Teacher effectiveness; First year teachers; Teacher orientation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781475847079; 1475847076
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