Rookie Teaching for Dummies (For Dummies) by W. Michael Kelley

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Navigate politics, paperwork, and legal issues Find your instructional style and make learning fun for your students! Gain the upper hand on your first day of school! This friendly guide reveals what they didn’t teach you in your education classes, offering practical advice and... read more

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Memorable Quotes

“In this remarkable day of firsts, during my first period class, the first time I ever called roll, the first kid in the first row responded to his name being called by puking all over the place. I had absolutely no idea what to do and was as genuinely surprised as the kid was. "Go grab a paper towel and clean that mess up," I told the quivering 11-year-old boy sitting on the gym floor in front of me. "Are you kidding?" he said. "There's no way I'm touching that!" Thank goodness there was another gym teacher present. She came over with a big smile on her face and whispered to me, "We don't make kids clean up their own vomit in middle school. Call the cutodian, and tell him what happened. Then send the kid to the nurse, and she'll send him home."”
Mr. Kelley on his first day of his first substitute-teaching assignment as a gym teacher

First Sentence

It took me a long time to learn how to drive a car with a manual transmission.

Introduction

Part I: What They Didn't Teach You in College
Chapter 1: What Have You Gotten Yourself Into?
Chapter 2: Dealing with Society's Nutty Notions about Teaching
Chapter 3: How Things Have Changed in the Classroom

Part II: Managing Your Classroom
Chapter 4: Finding Your Way Around
Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Classroom
Chapter 6: The First Day of School
Chapter 7: Keeping Your Kids Under Control
Chapter 8: Picking Your Fights
Chapter 9: Avoiding Sexual Harassment

Part III: Delievering Instruction
Chapter 10: Finding Your Style
Chapter 11: Making Learning Fun
Chapter 12: Managing Assessment

Part IV: Meet the Supporting Cast
Chapter 13: Getting to Know Your Administrators
Chapter 14: Getting to Know Your Co-Workers
Chapter 15: Getting to Know Parents
Chapter 16: Getting to Know Students

Part V: Duties Other than Teaching
Chapter 17: Implicit and Explicit Duties
Chapter 18: Navigating the Sea of Paperwork
Chapter 19: Heath and First-Aid Issues

Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 20: Ten Things That Always Happen to Rookie Teachers
Chapter 21: The Ten Biggest Rookie Blunders
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Use Technology in Your Classroom
Chapter 23: Ten Great World Wide Web Resources for Rookie Teachers

Index