Overview

Transparent Teaching of Adolescents is a philosophy, method, and timely application of strategies that span the school year. A collaborative effort from all over the globe, the dialogue between this teacher and her former students presents both the wholeness of teaching and a model of how to build rapport, engage high school students in their experience, and enrich learning at the secondary level of education.

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Author:   Mindy Keller-Kyriakides ,  Stacey Bruton ,  AnnMarie Dearman ,  Victoria Grant
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield Education
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781610489157

ISBN 10:   1610489152
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   14 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Understanding and Visualizing the Ideal Class Chapter 2 Who are You, Anyway? Chapter 3 How You Convey Persona Chapter 4 Your Classroom Management Begins Now Chapter 5 Making Thematic Lemonade from Cloned Lemons Chapter 6 Birds, Bees, Procedures, and Discipline Chapter 7 In the Eye of the Pre-Service Storm Chapter 8 Judgment Day Chapter 9 The First Week Chapter 10 Learning v. Teaching Chapter 11 Sticking to Your Rule and Procedures Chapter 12 A Class of Thinkers: Socrates in Action Chapter 13 Creating and Using Teacher Evaluations Chapter 14 We are Such Stuff as Grades are Made on Chapter 15 Final Approach and Landing Chapter 16 Teacher Triage and Final Thoughts Notes Bibliography About the Authors Index

Reviews

In over twenty years of working with new teachers, I,ve reviewed many books written to describe how to teach successfully. These books, even those that tell stories about the students, rarely include the real voices of students. As a result, for too many new teachers, the students are abstracts - not real. In this book, real students speak and give new teachers, even veteran teachers, and insights into how to create a classroom that works for both students and teachers. Kids need to be heard and listened to before a teacher can be successful. This book is a must-read for first year teachers or teachers who want to reexamine their teaching practices. -- Kathleen K. Huie, Director of Teacher Development, 1992 Florida Teacher of the Year, Retired I just finished Transparent Teaching. All of the problems teachers experience, such as handling profanity and discipline, are attacked with clarity and suggestion, with models to improve and to fix. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUCH A BLESSING IN MY FIRST YEAR! I would have stayed in teaching. -- Veronica Cronin, writer and photographer The most influential instructional guides are only valuable from those who have been there, done that. I wish that everyone in public schools really subscribed to the notions-as Keller so effortlessly did in our classes-that the students and their parents are customers, and above all, people. -- Tekisha Roberts, Director of Operations and former student Transparent Teaching provides exceptional guidance for teachers in how to shape the image they present to their students. It uses a classroom-validated method and means to avoid micro-managing, help students reach autonomy, and instill mutual trust. That is what I took from our classes, and this book is the key to inviting students to feel that same acceptance and engagement in the high school classroom. - -- Erin Rohan, attorney and former student Mutual respect between students and teacher is the heart and soul of Keller's philosophy. The clear respect for her students permeates every facet of the class experience, ultimately resulting in successful teaching and learning. If teachers use these strategies, they will increase their effectiveness tenfold. -- Shawn Fahy, MSW It is brilliant. Raw honesty. Clever, applicable, and reflective. -- Maria Mosley, Executive Director, Public Charter School, 33 years in Education

In over twenty years of working with new teachers, I've reviewed many books written to describe how to teach successfully. These books, even those that tell stories about the students, rarely include the real voices of students. As a result, for too many new teachers, the students are abstracts -- not real. In this book, real students speak and give new teachers, even veteran teachers, and insights into how to create a classroom that works for both students and teachers. Kids need to be heard and listened to before a teacher can be successful. This book is a must-read for first year teachers or teachers who want to reexamine their teaching practices. -- Kathleen K. Huie, Director of Teacher Development, 1992 Florida Teacher of the Year, Retired I just finished Transparent Teaching. All of the problems teachers experience, such as handling profanity and discipline, are attacked with clarity and suggestion, with models to improve and to fix. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUCH A BLESSING IN MY FIRST YEAR! I would have stayed in teaching. -- Veronica Cronin, writer and photographer The most influential instructional guides are only valuable from those who have been there, done that. I wish that everyone in public schools really subscribed to the notions--as Keller so effortlessly did in our classes--that the students and their parents are customers, and above all, people. -- Tekisha Roberts, Director of Operations and former student Transparent Teaching provides exceptional guidance for teachers in how to shape the image they present to their students. It uses a classroom-validated method and means to avoid micro-managing, help students reach autonomy, and instill mutual trust. That is what I took from our classes, and this book is the key to inviting students to feel that same acceptance and engagement in the high school classroom. -- -- Erin Rohan, attorney and former student Mutual respect between students and teacher is the heart and soul of Keller's philosophy. The clear respect for her students permeates every facet of the class experience, ultimately resulting in successful teaching and learning. If teachers use these strategies, they will increase their effectiveness tenfold. -- Shawn Fahy, MSW It is brilliant. Raw honesty. Clever, applicable, and reflective. -- Maria Mosley, Executive Director, Public Charter School, 33 years in Education

Author Information

Mindy Keller graduated summa cum laude from Florida Atlantic University and began teaching in 1998. Her career spans from teaching remedial to advanced courses in English as well as required and elective courses in Theatre and Debate within both traditional and virtual environments. In conversation with former students: Stacey Bruton earned her Bachelor's degree in Secondary English Education from the University of South Florida in 2009. She currently works as an Intensive Reading teacher at a Title 1 school in Tampa, FL. AnnMarie Dearman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Florida Atlantic University in 2007, graduating summa cum laude. She works as a home school coordinator and as a tutor, where she enjoys the challenges of working with all grade levels in person and via the internet. Victoria Grant earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida in 2004. After several years working as a second grade teacher, she is now a stay-at-home mom. Crystal Jovae Mazur is a costume and jewelry designer, residing in Chicago. She attended Florida State University, earning a B.A. in Theatre Studies. While there, she continued to perform and write, but found her passion in costume design, studying all applications of design and construction. Daniel Powell illustrates and writes for zerolevel.com, and he is both author and artist for the webcomic, Gunman. Daniel has attended Indian River State College, where he has furthered his education in the areas of English and History. Christina Salvatore earned her Bachelor's degree in English with a focus in Creative Writing and a minor in Journalism from Florida State University in 2007. Since graduating, she obtained a job as a Regional Office Manager for an insurance agency in Tallahassee, Florida.

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