Making your first year a success : a classroom survival guide for middle and high school teachers / Robert L. Wyatt III, J. Elaine White.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-135).

1. Surviving in School -- 2. Surviving Requires Working Well With Students -- 3. Surviving Requires Good Classroom Management -- 4. Surviving Includes Good Lesson Plans -- 5. Making Assessment Work -- 6. Making Technology Work for Enhanced Learning -- 7. Making Parent Communication Work -- 8. Making Yourself a Professional.

You've completed the course work, student teaching, and interviewing. The job is yours. Now what? The first weeks and months of a new teaching position can be the most demanding of your entire career. In this new edition of their bestseller, veteran educators Robert L. Wyatt III and J. Elaine White share a combined 50 years of teaching experience as well as insight and advice from hundreds of teachers in the field they have personally trained. Comprehensive yet concise, Making Your First Year a Success, Second Edition is expressly tailored to assist secondary teachers. Updated topics in this thoroughly revised text include; integrating technology into classroom activities; connecting lesson planning and standards; incorporating differentiation into the secondary classroom; dealing with stress and nurturing yourself emotionally and physically. Whether starting fresh with your first group of students or revitalizing your commitment to the profession you entered many years ago, this book will become the well-worn reference you turn to again and again for quick tips, practical applications, and words of encouragement.