The purpose of this book is to help beginning teachers and to refresh veteran teachers of K-12 grades to handle many of the situations that confront all teachers and to guide teachers toward a love for their craft and their students. If you have been in teaching and are not as enthusiastic or as effective as you need to be, this small book will highlight the basics of the art of teaching. These thirty insights for new teachers will help the teacher navigate many of the issues that will arise during your years as an educator. You won't find these insights peppered with fancy educational jargon. What you will find are realistic situations that all teachers encounter, and some food for thought on how to maneuver day-to-day classroom experiences.
Curt Richards is a retired public school teacher. He has taught various science courses for 37 years ranging from middle school to college. During his career Richards has mentored numerous teachers and practice teachers
Introduction: The Heart of a Teacher Chapter One: Monitor and Adjust Chapter Two: Classroom Management-Rules and Correction Chapter Three: Teaching to Various Learning Styles Chapter Four: Everyone Learns at a Different Rate Chapter Five: Make the Material Relevant Chapter Six: Consider the Needs of the Student Chapter Seven: The Teachable Moment: Time To Be Flexible Chapter Eight: Be a Servant Leader Chapter Nine: There Is Something Important About a Name Chapter Ten: Timing Is Important Chapter Eleven: Help Build a Better Brain Through Repetition and Spacing Chapter Twelve: Forgetting Has Its Place in Learning Chapter Thirteen: Curiosity and Gap Instruction Chapter Fourteen: Teaching Machines Versus Humans Chapter Fifteen: Journaling Has Its Place in Any Subject Chapter Sixteen: Front Door-Back Door Chapter Seventeen: Peer Learning-Each One, Teach One Chapter Eighteen: Teacher-Centered Versus Student-Centered Chapter Nineteen: Use Your Energy Wisely Chapter Twenty: Redirection versus Rejection Chapter Twenty-one: Develop More Than One Passion Chapter Twenty-two: Stay Current Chapter Twenty-three: Classroom Organization and Displays Chapter Twenty- four: Professionalism Chapter Twenty-five: Nonverbal Cues Chapter Twenty-six: Documentation Chapter Twenty-seven: Parent Conferences Chapter Twenty-eight: Teacher Burnout and Rewiring Your Brain Chapter Twenty-nine: Morning Person Chapter Thirty: Relationships with Fellow Teachers Appendix A: Insightful Teacher Experiences Losing My Marbles Passing Papers Never Turn Your Back Let's Go Outside What's in a Name? A Lot! Things My Contract Does NOT Say Whoa, Nellie! Another Field Trip Who Threw the Pickle? I Screamed, You Screamed, We All Screamed! Snow Day! These Kids Today Appendix B: List of Remember Statements from the Chapters About the Author
