The New Elementary Teacher’s Handbook

In her 40 years as an educator, Kathleen Feeney Jonson, Professor Emeritus, has been a teacher, taught director of staff development, principal, director of curriculum and instruction, and university faculty. She conducted numerous workshops for teachers and administrators on such topics as reading comprehension strategies, writing process, portfolio assessment, peer coaching, and beginning teacher assistance programs. Until her retirement in summer 2009, Jonson was professor of education and coordinator of the Master in Arts in Teaching Reading program at the University of San Franciscös School of Education. She published three books with Corwin Press, including The New Elementary Teacher¿s Handbook (1st edition 1997, 2nd edition 2001), Being an Effective Mentor: How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed (1st edition 2002, 2nd edition 2007), and 60 Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in Grades K-8 (2006).

Everything a new elementary teacher needs for getting started is right here!This comprehensive guide from veteran educators gives first-year teachers expansive classroom-tested strategies for those critical first days of school. Written in the reassuring tone of a mentor teacher, this research-based handbook walks the novice teacher through setting up your classroom, managing behavior, assessing students' performance, and partnering with families. Thoroughly updated, this new edition includes the latest tips on: Teaching with technologyDifferentiating instruction for students from diverse backgrounds, including English language learnersPlanning effective standards-based lessonsAchieving professional growth through job-embedded professional development

AcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. You Are Not Alone2. Organizing Your Classroom and Yourself3. Learner-Friendly Classroom Management4. Behavior Management and Discipline5. Preparing Lesson Plans that Engage Students6. Instructional Methodologies7. Assessing Student Learning and Performance8. Developing Partnership with Families9. Your Own Professional DevelopmentReferences and Suggested Reading