Finding Success the First Year: A Survivor's Guide for New Teachers
New teachers have it tough. They have a very difficult and complex job, and they must learn how to do it in front of a studio audience of unruly adolescents, anxious parents, and watchful administrators. To help new teachers navigate this daunting backdrop, Finding Success the First Year is here to act as a personal guide to the first year of teaching. This book was written by a new teacher navigating through his own first year, and it uses those experiences to serve as a foundation for a step-by-step guide on how to survive and thrive in that all important first year. With everything from answers to frequent new-teacher questions and warnings of common new teacher pitfalls to specific strategies and veteran tricks useful for clawing back precious hours of the day, Matthew Johnson gives clear tips and clear reasons for them in a straightforward, jargonless voice and a mixture of practicality and philosophy.
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Finding Success the First Year: A Survivor's Guide for New Teachers
New teachers have it tough. They have a very difficult and complex job, and they must learn how to do it in front of a studio audience of unruly adolescents, anxious parents, and watchful administrators. To help new teachers navigate this daunting backdrop, Finding Success the First Year is here to act as a personal guide to the first year of teaching. This book was written by a new teacher navigating through his own first year, and it uses those experiences to serve as a foundation for a step-by-step guide on how to survive and thrive in that all important first year. With everything from answers to frequent new-teacher questions and warnings of common new teacher pitfalls to specific strategies and veteran tricks useful for clawing back precious hours of the day, Matthew Johnson gives clear tips and clear reasons for them in a straightforward, jargonless voice and a mixture of practicality and philosophy.
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Finding Success the First Year: A Survivor's Guide for New Teachers
New teachers have it tough. They have a very difficult and complex job, and they must learn how to do it in front of a studio audience of unruly adolescents, anxious parents, and watchful administrators. To help new teachers navigate this daunting backdrop, Finding Success the First Year is here to act as a personal guide to the first year of teaching. This book was written by a new teacher navigating through his own first year, and it uses those experiences to serve as a foundation for a step-by-step guide on how to survive and thrive in that all important first year. With everything from answers to frequent new-teacher questions and warnings of common new teacher pitfalls to specific strategies and veteran tricks useful for clawing back precious hours of the day, Matthew Johnson gives clear tips and clear reasons for them in a straightforward, jargonless voice and a mixture of practicality and philosophy.
In the two short years of his career, Matthew Johnson has already experienced a variety of schools, taught most of grades 7–12, and striven to be a part of every little corner of school life. To learn more about Finding Success the First Year, and to get your hands on essential first-year teacher resources, please visit the author's website: www.matthewmjohnson.com.
Table of Contents
Part 1 IntroductionPart 2 Unit I Introduction: The Secret WeaponsChapter 3 EnthusiasmChapter 4 Setting the Right ToneChapter 5 RespectChapter 6 The Power of PositivesPart 7 Unit 2 Introduction: Who Are Your StudentsChapter 8 Teaching Common SenseChapter 9 Teaching Is a Game of InchesChapter 10 Fragile StudentsPart 11 Unit 3 Introduction: Relating to Your StudentsChapter 12 Keeping Lessons ClearChapter 13 How to Get the Most from Your StudentsChapter 14 Student Accountability or You Can Lead a Horse to WaterChapter 15 How to Design a Foolproof LessonChapter 16 How to Deliver a Foolproof LessonPart 17 Unit 4 Introduction: Managing Your StudentsChapter 18 Idle Threats and Consequence ScalesChapter 19 Using Your Voice and Body to Deliver MessagesChapter 20 How to Respond to Unwanted BehaviorChapter 21 Trouble is ComplexPart 22 Unit 5 Introduction: Building Your Classroom FoundationChapter 23 Setting Up the Ground RulesChapter 24 Physically Setting Up the ClassroomChapter 25 Classroom RitualsPart 26 Unit 6 Introduction: The Tools of the TradeChapter 27 LecturesChapter 28 DiscussionsChapter 29 Group WorkPart 30 Unit 7 Introduction: Cheat SheetsChapter 31 How to Respond to a Question You Don't Have an Answer ForChapter 32 A Student CheatsChapter 33 When Bad Things Happen in Good ClassroomsChapter 34 Pressing the Reset Button on the ClassroomPart 35 Unit 8 Introduction: The TasksChapter 36 Dealing With ParentsChapter 37 Teaching to EveryonePart 38 Unit 9 Introduction: The TrapsChapter 39 Just Say No: The PitchesChapter 40 The Urge to Be GroovyChapter 41 Friendly FirePart 42 Unit 10 Introduction: The TricksChapter 43 The Advantages of Being a New TeacherChapter 44 The Role of Emotion in ClassChapter 45 The Use of TechnologyChapter 46 Becoming an Organizational ChampionPart 47 Conclusion: A Final Word
Finding Success the First Year answers questions for new teachers that they haven't even had the time to ask. It is relevant and practical because it was written 'on the job' by a beginning teacher. This should be required summer reading for any new teachers. I will be recommending it to my students!
David West Brown
In Finding Success the First Year, Matthew Johnson delivers pragmatic teaching advice in concise, accessible prose. It's the kind of nuts-and-bolts guidance that is often overlooked in teacher training that beginning teachers—and experienced ones for that matter—will find invaluable.
Jeff Cammann
Being a first year teacher, I knew I had many unknown challenges ahead of me. After reading this book not only do I have an idea of what these challenges will look like, I also have different tools to handle these situations. This book is a must read for all beginning teachers