Authors: Robert Rubinstein
ISBN-13: 9781563081248, ISBN-10: 1563081245
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Date Published: November 1994
Edition: 1st Edition
Rubinstein's stimulating ideas are accompanied by practical classroom-tested strategies and suggestions for new ways of thinking and teaching. The emphases are on understanding young people and instilling in them the burning desire to learn, both in the classroom and in life. Sections of the book discuss who you are as a teacher, multicultural awareness, teaching approaches, teen and student life today, interpersonal communication skills, creative thinking, testing and assessment, dealing with parents, staff issues and teamwork, public relations, stress reduction, and changes in colleges of education. Grades 5-8.
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | ||
1 | You As a Teacher | 1 |
2 | In the Classroom | 17 |
3 | The Times Teens Live in Today | 21 |
4 | Our Students | 31 |
5 | Let's Communicate | 43 |
6 | Teaching! | 55 |
7 | Why Do We Test? | 77 |
8 | The Positive Parent Connection | 95 |
9 | Staff Relations | 113 |
10 | Dealing with Job Stress | 131 |
11 | We Are Public Relations! | 141 |
12 | Teaching Future Teachers to Teach | 151 |
13 | In the Future | 157 |
Index | 161 | |
About the Author | 169 |