Succeeding in the Secondary Classroom :

This resource provides useful teaching ideas for middle and high school teachers who want to excel during that all-important first year.

Preface

vii

What This Book Is About

vii

Acknowledgments

ix

About the Author

x

Before the First Days of School

1

(18)

Thinking About Your First Teaching Job

2

(1)

Classroom Design

2

(1)

School Policies

2

(4)

Important People to Know

6

(1)

Important Telephone Numbers

6

(1)

Some Questions Prior to the First Week of School

6

(5)

Dress for Success

11

(1)

Caring for Yourself

11

(1)

Paraprofessional Assistance

12

(1)

Special Education Students

13

(1)

English Language Learners

13

(1)

School Records

13

(1)

Value the Differences in Your Classroom

14

(1)

Mailboxes

14

(1)

Emergency Procedures

14

(1)

Parking Registration Policies

15

(1)

``To-Dos'' Before School Begins

15

(4)

The First Week of School

19

(18)

Class Procedures

23

(12)

First Day of School Celebration Award

35

(2)

Planning for Classroom Instruction

37

(22)

Classroom Instruction

38

(1)

Planning for Instruction

38

(21)

Student Recordkeeping

59

(14)

Communicating With Students

61

(1)

Classroom Records and Telephone Log

61

(2)

Student Contact

63

(1)

Student Assessment of the Course and Homework

63

(10)

Classroom Management and Discipline

73

(10)

Classroom Environment

73

(2)

Classroom Management

75

(8)

Working With Colleagues, Substitutes, and Paraprofessionals

83

(10)

Mentor Teacher

84

(1)

Support by a Veteran Teacher

84

(1)

Substitute Teachers

84

(4)

Communicating With Colleagues

88

(1)

Communicating With Paraprofessionals: Instructional Associates

89

(4)

Communicating With Parents

93

(18)

Parent Contact

94

(1)

Planning for Open House

94

(1)

Communicating With Mom and Dad

94

(13)

Mom and Dad Come to School

107

(4)

Finding Balance: Loneliness at the Chalkboard

111

(14)

School Politics

112

(1)

Department Politics

112

(1)

Parent Issues

112

(1)

School Changes in the Middle of the Semester

112

(3)

Student Politics

115

(3)

Evaluation

118

(4)

Professional Organizations

122

(1)

Professional Development Growth Plan

122

(1)

In Closing

123

(2)

Resource A: Professional Organizations

125

(2)

Resource B: Subject-Specific Organizations

127

(2)

Index

129

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