Becoming a win-win teacher
Subtitle: survival strategies for the beginning educator
By: Jane Bluestein
Edition: First Skyhorse Publishing edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781632205414
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Teacher effectiveness; First year teachers; Mentoring in education
Description: Becoming a successful teacher in today's fast-changing world can be a daunting challenge. Jane Bluestein addresses the issues new teachers face and provides practical ideas and honest cautions in a wide range of helpful topics, including what keeps so many schools rooted in win-lose philosophies and practices, personal assets that will increase the odds of your survival and success, and specific strategies for winning in a win-lose system. These valuable insights and strategies, backed by years of experience and research, help you: Establish your professional identity; Understand the culture, environment, and politics of today's schools; Build your own support team with mentors, administrators, and colleagues; Connect with students and create win-win classrooms; Take care of yourself and grow in your career. With activity sheets full of handy charts, self-assessment surveys, and planning pages, Becoming a Win-Win Teacher helps you become a welcome, established, and effective member of a school community -- without sacrificing your personality, intentions, or ideals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Originally published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, ©2010.