So Now What? The New Elementary Teacher Survival Guide

by Dassa, Lori, Ed.D

• ISBN13: 9781256517887
• ISBN10: 1256517887
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-16
• Publisher: Pearson Learning Solutions

Summary

Welcome to the world of education….Teacher! You have a classroom filled with students and have the opportunity to run the show. You're about to take everything you have mastered and apply it to this class of students and all the future. Yes, you can now say, "I am the teacher, I have the degree, I have the students, and this is MY classroom." Now what are you going to do with all of this? You are filled with excitement but it is now mixed with fear because there is this one very important question on your mind… So, Now What? Welcome to the ultimate new teacher survival guide, So Now What?It is a tool to use, dog ear, highlight and refer to throughout your student teaching experience, your first year of teaching and the many years that are sure to follow. There are tricks of the trade, real-life examples, pictures and charts from current and experienced teachers in the field. Read the reassuring and helpful words of wisdom from those that came before you. Being a teacher is a constant learning process, now you have the perfect pocket guide, So Now What?

Author Biography

Dr. Lori Dassa has spent the last 7 years as a full time faculty member of the Florida Atlantic University,Teaching and Learning Department. Prior to this position she was an Elementary School Teacher with extensive experience ranging from kindergarten through fifth grade in addition to 2 years as a Reading Specialist. She is a wife and mother of 3 children who benefit from her knowledge and expertise in the field of education. Her hobbies include scrapbooking, travel, creative cooking and kangoo fitness.

Table of Contents

Finding a Job	p. 1
Home is Where the Heart is	p. 1
Finding a Home	p. 1
Making a Selection	p. 2
Hitting the Pavement	p. 3
Go Day	p. 3
Questions	p. 4
Your Questions	p. 4
After the Interview	p. 6
For the Future	p. 6
And the Principal Says	p. 7
WORKMAT-The Interview Practice	p. 10
Classroom Design	p. 11
Arrange and Rearrange	p. 11
Being the Furniture Designer	p. 12
Be the Interior Decorator	p. 15
Anchor Charts	p. 17
Post the Rules/Procedures	p. 19
Teacher and Librarian Too	p. 20
Create an Australia?	p. 23
Technology	p. 24
The Desk	p. 26
WORKMAT - MAP it Out	p. 28
The TEAM	p. 29
Places to Go, People to See	p. 29
There's No ôIö in Team	p. 29
The School Building	p. 29
Home Away From Home	p. 31
Give me a T. Give me an E. Give me an A. Give me a M	p. 32
B.F.F. (Best Friends Forever) Outside Your Team	p. 33
No Question is a Dumb Question Except	p. 34
WORKMAT-Team Cheat Sheet	p. 36
Management	p. 37
Smile or No Smile? That is the Question	p. 37
The Royal Family	p. 37
Climate…Take Away the Chill	p. 39
Rules to Live By	p. 39
My Job Is	p. 41
Schedules	p. 43
Preventing a Problem Before it Starts	p. 45
WORKMAT- Procedures	p. 48
The First Day	p. 49
Hello, My Name Is	p. 49
So Long, Farewell	p. 49
Dress for Success	p. 50
Show Them That You Care	p. 51
Musical Chairs	p. 52
Initiating Activity	p. 52
Nice To Meet You	p. 54
Proceed With Caution	p. 57
Take the Tour	p. 57
Schedules, Schedules, Schedules	p. 58
Back to Dismissal?	p. 59
Come Back Tomorrow	p. 59
Planning	p. 60
What Am I Supposed to Teach?	p. 60
The Importance of Planning	p. 60
What Do I Teach?	p. 60
Year Long Plan	p. 62
Unit Planning	p. 63
Process Versus Product	p. 65
Out of the Box	p. 65
What Else?	p. 67
Expectation for Learning	p. 69
Self Reflection	p. 69
Substitute Plans	p. 70
WORKMAT-Be SMARTT	p. 71
Diversity and Differentiating Instruction	p. 72
Making a Difference	p. 72
Diversity and Differentiation of Instruction	p. 72
What's the Label?	p. 72
Students are Individuals	p. 73
Culturally Relevant Practices	p. 74
What Can Teachers Do?	p. 74
Theories	p. 76
Putting Theories into Practice	p. 76
Bloom's Taxonomy	p. 76
Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK)	p. 77
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences	p. 78
Marzano's Framework	p. 79
Learning Goal Scales	p. 81
Slavin's Cooperative Learning	p. 83
WORKMAT 1- Let's Think	p. 85
WORKMAT 2 - Learning G-O-A-L!	p. 86
Teaching Styles and Techniques	p. 87
You've Got Style	p. 87
Square or Round?	p. 87
WORKMAT - Analysis Survey	p. 89
Results of Workmat	p. 90
Assertive and Formal	p. 91
Suggestive and Collaborative	p. 92
Facilitative	p. 92
Delegator	p. 92
I Know My Shape … Now what?	p. 93
Assertive/Formal Method	p. 93
Direct Instruction	p. 93
Suggestive/Collaborative Methods	p. 93
Demonstration	p. 93
Cooperative Learning	p. 94
Facilitative Methods	p. 94
Discussion Method	p. 94
Concept and Inquiry Based	p. 94
Delegator Methods	p. 94
Problem Based Learning	p. 94
Discovery Learning	p. 95
Centers	p. 96
The Center of My Universe	p. 96
Radical Rotations	p. 96
What is a Center?	p. 96
Let's Try Different	p. 97
Making a Fit	p. 98
Creating Centers	p. 98
Back to Radical Rotations	p. 100
Let's Get Visual	p. 100
Color Coding	p. 101
Alternative Rotations	p. 102
Label, Label, Label	p. 104
Center Rules	p. 105
Materials	p. 105
Time is of the Essence	p. 106
Over and Over	p. 107
Practice, Practice, Practice	p. 107
Monitoring Progress	p. 108
Keep it Fresh	p. 108
Assessment	p. 109
I'm Watching You	p. 109
What is Assessment	p. 109
The Objective and Assessment Link	p. 109
Assessment…Let's Break it Down	p. 110
Types of Assessment	p. 110
Alternative Assessment	p. 112
Affective Assessment	p. 113
Standardized Testing	p. 114
Teaching TO the Test	p. 114
Teaching FOR the Test	p. 115
WORKMAT - 2 Dummies, 1 Good, 1 Great	p. 116
Paperwork	p. 117
Piled High with Paperwork	p. 117
Attendance and Lunch Count	p. 117
Newsletter	p. 118
Classwork and Homework	p. 120
School-wide Papers	p. 122
Forms	p. 122
Student Records	p. 122
Graded Papers	p. 123
Meet the Parents	p. 124
Still More Paperwork	p. 125
Final Thoughts	p. 126
Time to Do it Over Again	p. 126
References	p. 127
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