Stories of beginning teachers
Subtitle: first year challenges and beyond
By: [edited by] Alysia D. Roehrig, Michael Pressley, and Denise A. Talotta.
Contributors: Roehrig, Alysia D., 1975-; Pressley, Michael.; Talotta, Denise A.
Series: Notre Dame advances in education
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Notre Dame, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: First year teachers -- Indiana -- Case studies.; Teachers -- Training of -- Indiana -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: Publisher's description: Stories of Beginning Teachers offers insight into the challenges and triumphs of beginning teachers, presenting both research findings and case studies on the challenges faced by new teachers. More than twenty categories and five hundred specific examples of potential problems and issues are cited in Part I of this book. Armed with such useful information about the most frequent, serious, and persistent challenges, Roehrig, Pressley, and Talotta assert, a young educator will be better prepared to teach and more likely to succeed. Part II contains stories of the teaching experience of participants in the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education. Included are nine vivid stories of the struggles and successes of new teachers reflecting on their first year, as well as sixteen shorter summaries of the daily lives of beginning teachers. Reading this book, a novice teacher will better understand student motivation, student learning, human development, classroom organization, classroom management, assessment techniques, and the administration of schools.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.