Always a Lesson - Teacher Essentials for Classroom and Career Success
Verlag | Wiley & Sons |
Auflage | 2024 |
Seiten | 336 |
Format | 18,5 x 2,0 x 23,5 cm |
Gewicht | 624 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781394158805 |
Bestell-Nr | 39415880UA |
Step-by-step advice to help teachers master classroom management, lesson design, student engagement, and beyond
Always a Lesson: Teacher Essentials for Classroom and Career Success is the book that can turn every good teacher into a great teacher. The art and science of teaching can be difficult to navigate. There are moving pieces that change how teachers should approach instruction, like unique student needs year after year, curriculum changes, updated research on best practices and more. It's essential that teachers of all levels continue to learn and develop their craft so that they can best manage these moving pieces. Using personal stories and tangible next steps gained from her experience as a teacher and teacher leader, author Gretchen Bridgers can level-up your teaching, filling the gap left between traditional teacher-training programs and the real world.
With high teacher turnover rates in the wake of the great resignation that occurred post-COVID, teach ers need support more than ever. Always a Lesson offers a systematic process for strengthening the skillset of any teacher. The sequence of what teachers work on is the key to move through obstacles and increase effectiveness. No matter their level of expertise, Bridgers takes the stance that all teachers are learners. By applying the principles and strategies in this book, novice to veteran teachers will see a positive impact on student learning and their proficiency as an elite educator.
K-12 teachers, teacher mentors, instructional coaches, school administrators, and anyone else with an interest in improving teacher retention will thank their lucky stars for this book.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
PART ONE | THE BEGINNING, THE PATHWAY, AND THE FORMULA
Prologue: Where It All Began
Lessons from the Trenches
Introduction: The Teacher Essentials Pathway
How to Use This Book
How This Book Will Help You
Chapter 1: The Formula
More Than a Toolbox
The Teacher Success Pathway
PART TWO | BRICK 1: LESSON DESIGN
Chapter 2: Obstacles to Lesson Design
Less Time to Plan
Too Much to Plan
The Vortex "Plan"
Less Time to Collaborate
Chapter 3: Lesson Design Phase Overview
Backwards Design
Gradual Release
Chapter 4: Effective Design
Pacing/Time Management
Checks for Understanding (CFU)
Transition Routes
Teacher/Student Actions
Material Organization and Distribution
Differentiation
Chapter 5: Getting Started with Lesson Design
Lesson Plan Components
Sample Practice Script
Ch apter 6: Mastering Lesson Design, Part 1
Standard, Objective, and Assessment Example
Direct Instruction Example
Guided Practice Example
Independent Practice Example
Chapter 7: Mastering Lesson Design, Part 2
Creating In-Class Data Collection Procedures
Developing Your Own Systems and Habits
Lesson Design Scenario Practice
PART THREE | BRICK 2: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Chapter 8: Understanding Classroom Management
The Three R's of Classroom Management
The Impact of Classroom Management
Chapter 9: Getting Started with Classroom Management
R #1: Relationships
R #2: Routines
Chapter 10: Addressing Misbehaviors
Chapter 11: Mastering Classroom Management
R #3: Rope Students into Your Lesson
PART FOUR | BRICK 3: STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Chapter 12: Understanding Student Engagement
What Student Engagement Does
Why Student Eng agement Matters
Chapter 13: Getting Started with Student Engagement
Approaching Engagement from Three Directions
Building Engagement into Your Lesson
Chapter 14: Mastering Student Engagement
PART FIVE | BRICK 4: STUDENT CHOICE AND OWNERSHIP
Chapter 15: Understanding Student Choice and Ownership
Why Student Choice and Ownership Matters
Building-In Student Choice and Ownership
Chapter 16: Getting Started with Student Choice and Ownership
Characteristics of Student Choice
Chapter 17: Mastering Student Choice and Ownership
PART SIX | IMPLEMENTING YOUR NEW LEARNING
Chapter 18: Teacher Essentials Next Steps
Chapter 19: Ongoing Learning
Ongoing Learning Opportunities
Continuous Collaboration
Chapter 20: Conclusion
Appendix 1: Reproducibles
Appendix 2: Using This Book to Mentor Others
Book Study Questions
References