Teaching Skills For Dummies

Being a good teacher is a difficult goal to achieve, being largely dependent on a huge variety of skills outside of the main curriculum. Teaching Skills For Dummies focuses on these soft skills of teaching, from maintaining discipline to creating engaging lesson plans and monitoring performance. This essential guide promises to help teachers gain the respect of their pupils, manage potential confrontations and ultimately get the best out of both their careers and their students. Teaching Skills For Dummies includes information on: Developing Your Teaching Style Teaching a Class Managing a Class Dealing with Different Kinds of People Succeeding Beyond the Classroom Don t let the title fool you; this is an essential guide and resource for any aspiring teacher. Sue Cowley uses her experience and insight to provide a comprehensive and informative resource, packed with excellent advice and brilliant suggestions for making both teaching and learning effective. A must for any teacher s bookshelf! - Peter Hadfield, Principal lecturer in Education, University of Bedfordshire

Being a "good teacher" is a difficult goal to achievebeing largely dependent on a huge variety of skills outside of themain curriculum. Teaching Skills For Dummies focuses onthese 'soft' skills of teaching, from maintainingdiscipline to creating engaging lesson plans and monitoringperformance. This essential guide promises to help teachers gainthe respect of their pupils, manage potential confrontations andultimately get the best out of both their careers and theirstudents.Teaching Skills For Dummies includes information on:* Developing Your Teaching Style* Teaching a Class* Managing a Class* Dealing with Different Kinds of People* Succeeding Beyond the Classroom"Don't let the title fool you; this is anessential guide and resource for any aspiring teacher. Sue Cowleyuses her experience and insight to provide a comprehensive andinformative resource, packed with excellent advice and brilliantsuggestions for making both teaching and learning effective. A mustfor any teacher's bookshelf!" Peter Hadfield, Principal lecturer in Education, University ofBedfordshire

Introduction 1Part I: Developing Your Teaching Style 9Chapter 1: Building Your Teaching Skills 11Chapter 2: Understanding Teaching Styles - and Developing One That Works for You 27Chapter 3: Making the Most of Your Communication Skills 43Part II: Teaching a Class 59Chapter 4: Preparing and Teaching High-Quality Lessons 61Chapter 5: Getting (and Keeping) a Class Engaged 81Chapter 6: Getting the Most Out of Your Students 97Part III: Managing a Class 121Chapter 7: Structuring Your Teaching and Your Teaching Space 123Chapter 8: Building Better Behaviour 149Chapter 9: Creating a Positive Classroom Atmosphere 171Chapter 10: Handling Challenging Situations 189Part IV: Dealing with Different Kinds of People 209Chapter 11: Getting to Know Your Students 211Chapter 12: Working as Part of a Team 237Chapter 13: Building Bonds with Parents 257Part V: Succeeding Beyond the Classroom 277Chapter 14: Climbing the Paper Mountain 279Chapter 15: Getting Involved in Extra-Curricular Activities 293Chapter 16: Evaluating and Furthering Your Teaching Skills 305Part VI: The Part of Tens 315Chapter 17: Ten Great Ways to Engage with a Group 317Chapter 18: Ten Key Strategies for Handling Difficult Behaviour 325Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Dealing with Stress 333Chapter 20: Ten Best Book and Website Resources for Teachers and Trainers 339Index 343