Sweating the Small Stuff
Answers to Teachers' Big Problems
- Joanne Wachter Ghio - Educational consultant, Baltimore, MD
128 pages | Corwin
This survival guide for primary teachers gives practical advice on the common
questions all new teachers have. The author has addressed such issues as promoting positive behaviour, different learning styles, and grading and assessment, as well as paperwork, substitutes, volunteers, field trips, and communicating with both parents
and administrators.
Sweating the Small Stuff
Setting Up Your Classroom
Planning
Implementing Lessons
Promoting Positive Behavior
Handling Student Speeches, Projects, and Presentations
Being Aware of the Talents, Needs, and Styles of Your Students
Questioning
Assessing and Grading Process
Assigning Homework
Catching Up Absentees
Handling the Paperwork
Planning for Substitutes
Using Volunteers
Managing Field Trips
Handling Classroom Parties, Plays, and Special Events
Making Parent Contacts Productive
Getting Along with Administrators
Avoiding Burnout
Serving on Committees
Making the Most of Professional Development
Presenting at Faculty Meetings or Conferences
Interviewing for a New Position
Relax