Classroom Teacher's Survival Guide: Practical Strategies, Management Techniques, and Reproducibles for New and Experienced Teachers

by Ronald L. Partin

Book Overview

For a new or experienced teacher, here is a repertoire of ready-to-use tips and strategies for solving everday problems in organizing and managing the classroom, working with students, maintaining classroom control, interacting with parents and school staff, and coping with the daily stresses of teaching. Included are proven suggestions, techniques and reproducibles to save time and handle problems in a variety of specific areas such as classroom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130844748
• ISBN13: 9780130844743
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.9"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 12

Customer Reviews

Must Read

I don't understand why this book has three negative reviews. Perhaps the formatting could be improved, but this book is an outstanding resource applicable to all teaching situations. I teach biology at a state university and I have found the sections on creating a supportive learning environment, building a learning community, and alternatives to lecturing particularly helpful. Many of the pedagogical suggestions work better for my smaller classes (under 30 students), but I have applied some of Dr. Partin's suggestions into my large lectures (200 students), such as guided imagery and cooperative learning. There is a section called "In Search of Educational Excellence" that gives an overview of educational research. This section should be read and understood by every consumer of educational research. This includes K-12 teachers, administrators, parents who have a child in any school, and all voting citizens. Some research in education is garbage and Dr. Partin explains what rigorous empirical research should look like. My research is in science education and what we know about learning is in concert with Dr. Partin's recommendations: provide a constructivist learning environment and encourage active learning. However, this book is not just a pedagogical guide, it offers suggestions for interacting with students, parents, colleagues, and administration. New and veteran teachers will find specific activities to try and guidelines for writing and implementing lessons. This book is absolutely crammed full of resources.

Great for all but especially special education teachers

This Classroom Teacher's Survival Guide has such eclectic utility that one could use it for substituting, teaching regular education, teaching teachers to teach and for me I have used it numerous times in special education. No matter if you are new or experienced, there is something that can be utilized in the classroom setting. I have even loaned it to my administration Recommend this to anyone who wishes to have a great resource at their fingertips!!!!! I am a high school teacher in Cerritos, California teaching in the Resource Class with extremely bright special ed students.

Best practices for all teachers

Easy to read with many bulleted points, this book is helpful to first-year teachers as well as those who have been teaching for longer. I find that every now and then I need to look at something new to re-energize myself for better planning and more effective teaching. This book does that. It offers best practices in behavior management, time management, lesson planning, effective teaching, and assessment. It also contains helpful lists of professional organizations, professional journals, computer software sources, and instructional materials suppliers. While other authors spend so much time focusing on procedures, this author gives you helpful procedural information but focuses on explaining how you can build relationships with students and make learning an active endeavor. He even encourages you to smile while you're doing it.

Second Edition

This guide is a comprehensive and user-friendly reference filled with practical strategies and tips for solving the everyday problems you face while organizing and managing a classroom. It's designed so that you can pick and choose from among the smorgasbord of ideas to find exactly what you need for your unique classroom situation. This second edition specifically addresses the changes that have occurred in education since the first edition was published: the standards-based, high-stakes testing environment, the role of the Internet in learning, the increase on the time demands of teachers, and the call for greater teacher accountability. It's great for both beginning and experienced teachers.

A repertoire of great ideas for the new or experienced teach

I would recomend this to any other teacher who can read. I am a new teacher myself and need some help here and there (oh there I go humoring myself again, I need help all the time)and this book sugests how to handel everyday problems and many other necessary things!! I love the part labeled "coping with the Daily Stresses of Teaching" and it also tells information like getting parents involed which can be terribly hard to get going!! It has many good reproducibles that can be used anytime!!! I also just can't get over how well the spiral-bound book is so easy to tote! I again would recomend this to any teacher that can read!!!!!!! To sum it is I feel I don't need to say more than "Great Book"!!