Product Description

Teaching is a lifelong challenge, but the first few years in the classroom are typically among a teacher's hardest. This collection of writings and reflections--some by new teachers, others by veterans with decades of experience to share--offers practical guidance on how to effectively navigate the school system, how to form rewarding professional relationships with colleagues, and how to connect in meaningful ways with students and families from all cultures and backgrounds. This book is ideal for teacher education courses, new teacher induction programs, mentoring programs, and alternative certification programs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #86401 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

Review
"The New Teacher Book puts to rest the false dichotomy between academic excel lance and teaching for social justice. It is highly motivating of new teachers and inspirational for us "old" teachers, who will be reminded of the joy, activism, and caring with which we began teaching." --Jill Moss Greenberg, past executive director of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)

Customer Reviews

Humane, compassionate teaching for the 21st century
This book -- and the organization that sponsored it -- is truly forward-thinking in how the authors, all veteran teachers, view teaching, learning, and students. And considering how short it is, it's amazingly comprehensive. It covers many aspects of teaching, especially humane and productive discipline, making classrooms safe places for all learners, justice and inclusivity with regard to gender, race, etc., and many references to other more specialized books and resources for those who want to teach justly, fairly, and compassionately.

As a person who will be teaching high school for the first time this fall, I feel more confident and excited to teach after having read "The New Teacher's Book". (I may have more to say after the first few months of teaching, and putting these ideas into practice.)

A great resource for new teachers!
I am currently working on my Master's in Teaching and Curriculum and this book was required reading...It has been a wonderful resource and it is very engaging!

Okay buy.
Took a long time for shipping, and book had pages that were not attached to the spine. Still had the pages but not attached.