Product Description

This practical handbook offers research-based strategies to improve classroom teaching, support professional development, and strengthen relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #790731 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 232 pages

Review

"No matter where you are in your teaching career, this book will take you places you have been, will be, and wish to be. I have found some strategies that I can’t wait to try!"

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"All teachers will benefit from these strategies, especially new teachers who will rely on the research to back up these commonsense techniques that they will utilize throughout their career in education."

(Laura Whitten, EMAP/BTSA Director )

"No matter where you are in your teaching career, this book will take you places you have been, will be, and wish to be. I have found some strategies that I can’t wait to try!"

(Stephen Sroka, Adjunct Assistant Professor )

About the Author
Cathy D. Hicks is currently the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) induction coordinator for the San Dieguito Union High School District in Southern California. She oversees an induction program supporting beginning teachers. She serves on the executive board of the California Association of School Health Educators (CASHE) and is an adjunct faculty member of California State University San Marcos. She is the coauthor of four books: What Successful Teachers Do: 91 Research Based Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers (Corwin Press, 2003), What Successful Mentors Do (Corwin Press, 2005), What Successful Teachers Do in Inclusive Classrooms (Corwin Press, 2005), and What Successful Teachers Do in Diverse Classrooms (Corwin Press, 2006). She is a frequent presenter on educational topics at both the state and national level. She taught physical education and health at both the middle and high school level for over 25 years. During that time she was involved in the California State Mentor Teacher Program and mentored new teachers in her district for more than 17 years. Her energy, enthusiasm, and passion for teaching and supporting new teachers reinforce the career path she chose in elementary school. She believes the most effective teachers are the ones who never settle for “good enough,” but continue to grow, stretch, reflect, create, collaborate, and take risks throughout their teaching careers.

Neal A. Glasgow has been involved in education on many levels for many years. His experience includes serving as a secondary school science and art teacher both in California and New York, as a university biotechnology teaching laboratory director and laboratory technician, and as an educational consultant and frequent speaker on many educational topics. He is the author or coauthor of ten books on educational topics: What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families: Fifty Research-Based Strategies for Teachers and Administrators (2008), What Successful Literacy Teachers Do: 70 Research-Based Strategies for Teachers, Reading Coaches, and Instructional Planners (2007), What Successful Teachers Do in Diverse Classrooms: 71 Research-Based Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers (2006); What Successful Teachers Do in Inclusive Classrooms: 60 Research-Based Strategies That Help Special Learners (2005); What Successful Mentors Do: 81 Researched-Based Strategies for New Teacher Induction, Training, and Support (2004); What Successful Teachers Do: 91 Research-Based Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers (2003); Tips for Science Teachers: Research-Based Strategies to Help Students Learn (2001); New Curriculum for New Times: A Guide to Student-Centered, Problem-Based Learning (1997); Doing Science: Innovative Curriculum Beyond the Textbook for the Life Sciences (1997); and Taking the Classroom to the Community: A Guidebook (1996).

 

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Customer Reviews

helpful
This book is very good at giving strategies that can be utilized in a classroom setting. It will be something that I will refer to often in my teaching. This book will be very helpful and it is a very interesting read.

Great for any teacher
I have this book and truly enjoyed using it. It sounds pretty intense but it is easy to read. As a teacher who has taught at almost every level, I can say that the strategies are very sound and accurate. Whether it is an advantage or disadvantage, the book only briefly covers the research they used to develop these strategies. It does hit all the major high points and points out some pitfalls. This is outstanding for a beginning teacher or a quick review for a vetran.

Great refresher!
This book helped me remember all the useful things they taught me in my Teacher Licensure program. I've been homeschooling my kids but plan to return to the classroom soon; this book provides some excellent stragtegies on how to help students at school.