1st Edition
Day One and Beyond Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachers
By Rick Wormeli
Copyright 2003
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Your teacher training may have provided sound theory and a collection of instructional techniques, but it's often the practical details that can make day-to-day survival difficult in your first days, weeks, and years of teaching. For new teachers or those just new to the middle-school environment, here is an invaluable resource from the author of Meet Me in the Middle that will help you walk in... Read more
Introduction; 1: The Unique Nature of Middle School Teaching; 2: What to Do on the First Day and in the First Week; 3: Discipline; 4: The Physical Classroom; 5: Grade Books, Tardies, Absences, and Other Record Keeping; 6: Grouping; 7: Teaming; 8: Dealing with Homework; 9: Parents; 10: Substitute-Teacher Plans; 11: Our Own Professional Development; 12: Relating to Students
Biography
Rick Wormeli is a National Board Certified Teacher and a columnist for Middle Ground magazine. The winner of Disney’s American Teacher Award for English in 1996, Rick is an internationally known speaker on secondary education, innovation, and teacher professionalism. His other books include Fair Isn’t Always Equal (Stenhouse 2006), Day One and Beyond (Stenhouse 2003), and Meet Me in the Middle (Stenhouse 2001).
