The New Teacher Toolbox: Proven Tips and Strategies for a Great First Year

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This edition is a concise yet complete guide for novice teachers, covering all the essentials for getting off to a good start. With new tips for everything from establishing an ideal classroom environment to making it through teacher evaluations, this revised edition of The New Teacher Toolbox helps you plan ahead with confidence, keep your perspective, and prepare for the unexpected.

Scott M. Mandel introduces techniques by grade level, making the book easy to read sequentially or as a reference for specific situations. Written in a conversational tone, this completely revised edition includes an expanded section on Internet use and provides field-tested strategies on how to:

Encourage student participation and critical thinking

Establish fair grading practices

Modify instructional methods and curricula for students with special needs

Increase parent involvement

Manage stress and maintain sanity

Even experienced teachers can benefit from the practical and straightforward advice in this guide. A must-have for any educator struggling with parent-teacher conferences, writing report cards, and communicating with TSAseverything new teachers need to know and are too afraid to ask!

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An extremely practical and user-friendly time-saver. Rather thanbeating around the bush with pages of statistics, philosophies, best practices, and methodologies, this toolbox cuts to the heart of real questions burninginside new teachers. New and experienced teachers can benefit from the quickfixes presented in this plentiful toolbox. --Leslie Gaillard
Mandel has written a very practical, informative manual for newteachers. His examples for attaining classroom standards, which incorporate avariety of activities for diverse students and for teaching test-taking skills, are right on target. For answers to fundamental questions and stress relief, Mandel s manual is a must!