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Author:   Sean O'Flynn ,  Harry Kennedy ,  Michelle Macgrath
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138166936

ISBN 10:   1138166936
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   02 February 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Book Structure; Acknowledgement; Preface to the English edition; Preface to Parts 1 and 2 Part 1 On becoming a teacher: Application and interview; New to the school; Initial class contact; The start-up routine; Desperate measures!; Timing the lesson; Asking and taking questions; Making announcements and giving instructions; Pacing; Tests; Tolls of the trade; 'With-it-ness'; Homework; Files; Cover lessons; Staff meetings; The staffroom; Parents' evenings; School reports; Extracurricular activities; Educational visits. Part 2 Communicating authority in the classroom: Combating behaviour problems; Confidence; Dealing with trouble; Detention; School Code of Discipline; Exclusion; Triangulation; Meeting the parents; Recording; Emotional clarity; Coercive classroom management style. Preface to Part 3 Part 3 Enabling approaches to classroom management: The role of self-esteem in classroom management; Things teachers can do to raise the self-esteem of students; Teaching a 'difficult' class; Some suggestions when teaching a 'difficult' class; Maintaining relationship with students; Constructive confrontation; You're not listening to me!; Motivation; Some characteristic traits of children from troubled homes; Strategies 'low achievers' use for coping with school; Some suggestions on taking mixed ability classes; Specific learning difficulties: dyslexia and dyspraxia. Part 4 Teaching as a career: Phases in the teaching career; Minding ourselves; Strategies for thriving in the job. References; Appendices

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