Classroom Advice for New Teachers: A Proactive Approach for Meeting the Daily Challenges of the Profession - Paperback

by Jeff Julian (Author)

This book offers new teachers a proactive approach to the entire spectrum of the profession, from making the decision to become a teacher, through applying, interviewing, setting up a classroom, accessing curriculum, creating lesson plans and a gradebook, presenting material effectively, creating a positive learning environment based on empathy and respect, connecting with students, colleagues, administrators, and parents, preventing cheating and bullying, maintaining order, and using educational technology, all the way to avoiding late-career burnout.

Author Biography

Jeff Julian has been a full-time teacher in western New York State for 32 years. He has spent the last 28 of those at his current school, with the last 27 as the head of his social-studies department. Throughout his career, Mr. Julian mentored new teachers in his department, wrote and implemented new curriculum for the state, made presentations to prospective teachers, and held training sessions for faculty members in effective instructional techniques. In addition to his full-time high-school teaching position, Mr. Julian also serves as an adjunct instructor, teaching public speaking in a college communications department.