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Sweating the Small Stuff

Answers to Teachers' Big Problems

By: Joanne Wachter Ghio

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.

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Product Details

Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9780803967892
Published By: Corwin
Year: 1998
Page Count: 128
Publication date: December 16, 1998

Price: $34.95

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Description

Get off to a great start in your classroom and with your students - but don't spend hours doing so! This book sweats the small stuff for you. Think of it as "the expert at your side, " full of the best ways to do things. Use the quick little tips called "try it today" and make big problems itty-bitty ones. Workbook format: 8+" x 11"

Author(s)

Joanne Wachter Ghio

Joanne C. Wachter is a writer and consultant with expertise in education. Her teaching experience includes elementary school and middle school stints as a classroom teacher and language arts supervisor.

Table of Contents

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

Other Titles in: Classroom Management & Student Behavior | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles

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