The Perfect Teacher How to make the very best of your teaching skills

by Leaman, Louisa

• ISBN13: 9780826497871
• ISBN10: 082649787X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The Perfect Teacher is a practical book for teachers of all levels of experience, which deals with the major issues of the profession, such as discipline, time management and teaching style, by showing teachers how other people see them.

Author Biography

Louisa Leaman is an experienced teacher and has taught in a variety of mainstream and special schools. She now combines teaching part-time with writing, lecturing and training. Her previous books include The Dictionary of Disruption. The Naked Teacher, Classroom Confidential and Managing Very Challenging Behaviour, all pu,.mblished by Continuum.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
You and your teaching style	p. 6
Teacher personality	p. 6
Communication skills	p. 11
Relationships with pupils	p. 17
Assertiveness and self-confidence	p. 25
Making learning happen	p. 31
Subject knowledge	p. 31
Planning and preparation	p. 36
Lesson content, style and pace	p. 41
Assessment	p. 49
Pupil motivation	p. 54
Special educational needs and differentiation	p. 59
Dealing with discipline	p. 65
Creating calm	p. 65
Whole-class low-level disruption	p. 70
Self-esteem	p. 76
Rewards and sanctions	p. 81
Establishing boundaries	p. 87
Resolving conflicts	p. 92
Organising the classroom	p. 99
Creating a learning space	p. 99
Setting up routines	p. 103
Time management and paperwork	p. 108
Working with teaching assistants and other staff	p. 112
School life beyond the classroom	p. 115
Coping with stress	p. 115
Communicating with parents	p. 119
Relationships with teaching colleagues	p. 122
Extra responsibilities	p. 126
Observations	p. 129
Final thoughts	p. 133
Index	p. 135
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