This easy-to-use reference—with hundreds of helpful,classroom-tested answers, ideas, techniques, and teachingtools—will help you on your way to a successful andproductive school year. Designed to be flexible, the book offers achoice of ideas and approaches that best fit your classroomsituation. Master teacher Julia Thompson shows you how to:
- Develop successful relationships with students, colleagues,administrators, and parents
- Manage professional responsibilities and develop careerskills
- Create an orderly classroom where students are courteous andrespectful
- Motivate students to become independent learners
- Use proven strategies to prevent misbehavior
- Design instruction that will appeal to every student
- Set up a classroom for maximum comfort and learning
- Thrive in the world of high-stakes testing
Julia G. Thompson has been a public school teacher for more than 25 years. An active speaker, consultant, and teacher trainer, she publishes a website (juliagthompson.com) offering tips for teachers on a wide variety of topics. Thompson is the bestselling author of The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide and Discipline Survival Kit for the Secondary Teacher.