The New Elementary Teacher's Handbook

<p><strong><em>Everything a new elementary teacher needs for getting started is right here!</em></strong></p><p>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:</p><ul> <li>Teaching with technology</li> <li>Differentiating instruction for students from diverse backgrounds including English language learners</li> <li>Planning effective standards-based lessons</li> <li>Achieving professional growth through job-embedded professional development</li></ul>