BOOKS FOR BEGINNING EDUCATORS
The Beginning Teacher's Manual, a book full of advice and ideas for new teachers on all the things a new teacher has to master in the first few weeks, like classroom discipline. Available from NSDC for $60. See NSDC info under "Organizations" elsewhere on this site.
The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher, by Harry Wong, 352 pages for $24.95 from Harry K. Wong Publications, 1030 W. Maude Ave. #507, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Fax (408) 732-2206
Handbook of Skills Essential to Beginning Teachers, M. Goethals & R. Howard, (1985). Lanham. MD; University Press of America.
Keys to the Classroom, is a great teacher guide for the first month of school. Includes setting the learning environment, establishing daily routines, sample letters in English & Spanish and activities & songs in English & Spanish. Paperback available for $27.95 + $2 handling from Corwin Press, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, Ca 91320-2218, (805499-9774 or e-mail, order@corwin.sagepub.com
The New Elementary Teacher's Handbook, this seems to deal with just about everything from maintaining discipline toorganizational ideas, and assessment. Paperback available for $29.95 + $2 handling from Corwin Press, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, Ca 91320-2218, (805499-9774 or e-mail, order@corwin.sagepub.com
New Teachers Helping New Teachers: Preservice Peer Coaching, a book, looks great, at http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/bks/newteach.html
New Teacher's Survival Guide, by a new teacher. Includes traits of effective teachers, dealing with discipline, getting a job, picking a school, etc. At- http://www.dun.org/sulan/teacher/default.htm
Profile of a Beginning Teacher, by American Assn. of Colleges for Teacher Educ. List the desired characteristics. At - http://www.ualr.edu/~coedept/STHNDBK/PROFILE.HTML
Time-Saving Tips For Teachers. A book to help teachers to become more efficient in their use of time for communications, planning, assessment, etc. How to maximize help by volunteers, subs, and parents. Paperback available for $29.95 + $2 handling from Corwin Press, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, Ca 91320-2218, (805499-9774 or e-mail, order@corwin.sagepub.com