Mary C. Clement has published 14 books and 140 articles in the fields of teacher hiring and new teacher support. She is a professor of teacher education at Berry College, in Georgia, and earned her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

A comprehensive overview of how to be successful in teaching from managing a classroom to understanding how to effectively engage students in meaningful instruction, to assessment and the use of technology, this work is a welcome addition to the literature for newer teachers. This book is unique in that the content moves from the theories of teaching and learning to stories, questions and examples that relate to the practical application of those theories. With its approachable and supportive tone, the book helps the novice teacher to understand how to plan instruction yet maintain flexibility and embrace the diversity of personalities and learning styles among their students. It is a great resource for anyone embarking on a teaching career.

• PrefaceIntroductionSuccessful TeachersPrepare Personally and ProfessionallyWhat Preparation Do Successful Teachers Have?Preparation To Get, And Keep, A Teaching JobKnow Educational PsychologyWhy Educational Psychology?DevelopmentLearningMotivationEngage Students In Meaningful, Relevant, and Rigorous InstructionThe Four Steps of Classroom ManagementOrganize and Manage a ClassroomOrganize the RoomProcedures and RoutinesRules and ConsequencesPlan for TeachingCurriculum is What We TeachPlanning What to TeachA 10-step Lesson Plan – Any Subject or Grade LevelA Four-Step Lesson PlanUse Effective Methods and StrategiesAssess Prior Interest and Knowledge (APIK)Method #1: Lecture and PresentationMethod #2 – Concept AttainmentMethod # 3: Demonstrations and ModelingMethod #4: Teaching with QuestionsMethod #5: DiscussionsMethod #6 – Group WorkMethod # 7: Teaching with ProjectsMethod #8 – Lab WorkMethod #9 – Teaching with GamesUse Technology for an AdvantageSimple Uses of TechnologyComputers for Practice, Reinforcement, and AssessmentGuidelines and IdeasWhat Might the Future Hold?Assess Student WorkA Review of the Vocabulary of AssessmentInformal, Formative AssessmentsAssess to ObjectivesCreating TestsTurning Assessments into GradesWhen and How to Share Assessment DataProgram and Schoolwide AssessmentsMeet the Needs of All StudentsStudent DiversityTeaching Students with Special NeedsGifted Students and Their Special NeedsTeaching English Language Learners (ELLs)Communicate with All StakeholdersCommunication with Parents and FamiliesScript for Parent Phone Call HomeCommunicating with ColleaguesCommunication with AdministratorsCommunication Outside of the ClassroomManage Time and StressTime ManagementStress ManagementGrow as ProfessionalsWhat Does It Mean to be a Professional?Mentoring and Being MentoredThe Support of a Professional AssociationProfessional Learning CommunitiesBecoming a Teacher LeaderThe Stages of a Teacher’s CareerMoving into AdministrationMoving into Higher EducationKnow Why They TeachReading About Inspirational EducatorsAbout ReflectionThe Rest of My StoryReferencesAbout the Author

Mary C. Clement has published 14 books and 140 articles in the fields of teacher hiring and new teacher support. She is a professor of teacher education at Berry College, in Georgia, and earned her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

A comprehensive overview of how to be successful in teaching from managing a classroom to understanding how to effectively engage students in meaningful instruction, to assessment and the use of technology, this work is a welcome addition to the literature for newer teachers. This book is unique in that the content moves from the theories of teaching and learning to stories, questions and examples that relate to the practical application of those theories. With its approachable and supportive tone, the book helps the novice teacher to understand how to plan instruction yet maintain flexibility and embrace the diversity of personalities and learning styles among their students. It is a great resource for anyone embarking on a teaching career.

• PrefaceIntroductionSuccessful TeachersPrepare Personally and ProfessionallyWhat Preparation Do Successful Teachers Have?Preparation To Get, And Keep, A Teaching JobKnow Educational PsychologyWhy Educational Psychology?DevelopmentLearningMotivationEngage Students In Meaningful, Relevant, and Rigorous InstructionThe Four Steps of Classroom ManagementOrganize and Manage a ClassroomOrganize the RoomProcedures and RoutinesRules and ConsequencesPlan for TeachingCurriculum is What We TeachPlanning What to TeachA 10-step Lesson Plan – Any Subject or Grade LevelA Four-Step Lesson PlanUse Effective Methods and StrategiesAssess Prior Interest and Knowledge (APIK)Method #1: Lecture and PresentationMethod #2 – Concept AttainmentMethod # 3: Demonstrations and ModelingMethod #4: Teaching with QuestionsMethod #5: DiscussionsMethod #6 – Group WorkMethod # 7: Teaching with ProjectsMethod #8 – Lab WorkMethod #9 – Teaching with GamesUse Technology for an AdvantageSimple Uses of TechnologyComputers for Practice, Reinforcement, and AssessmentGuidelines and IdeasWhat Might the Future Hold?Assess Student WorkA Review of the Vocabulary of AssessmentInformal, Formative AssessmentsAssess to ObjectivesCreating TestsTurning Assessments into GradesWhen and How to Share Assessment DataProgram and Schoolwide AssessmentsMeet the Needs of All StudentsStudent DiversityTeaching Students with Special NeedsGifted Students and Their Special NeedsTeaching English Language Learners (ELLs)Communicate with All StakeholdersCommunication with Parents and FamiliesScript for Parent Phone Call HomeCommunicating with ColleaguesCommunication with AdministratorsCommunication Outside of the ClassroomManage Time and StressTime ManagementStress ManagementGrow as ProfessionalsWhat Does It Mean to be a Professional?Mentoring and Being MentoredThe Support of a Professional AssociationProfessional Learning CommunitiesBecoming a Teacher LeaderThe Stages of a Teacher’s CareerMoving into AdministrationMoving into Higher EducationKnow Why They TeachReading About Inspirational EducatorsAbout ReflectionThe Rest of My StoryReferencesAbout the Author

Mary C. Clement has published 14 books and 140 articles in the fields of teacher hiring and new teacher support. She is a professor of teacher education at Berry College, in Georgia, and earned her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

A comprehensive overview of how to be successful in teaching from managing a classroom to understanding how to effectively engage students in meaningful instruction, to assessment and the use of technology, this work is a welcome addition to the literature for newer teachers. This book is unique in that the content moves from the theories of teaching and learning to stories, questions and examples that relate to the practical application of those theories. With its approachable and supportive tone, the book helps the novice teacher to understand how to plan instruction yet maintain flexibility and embrace the diversity of personalities and learning styles among their students. It is a great resource for anyone embarking on a teaching career.

• PrefaceIntroductionSuccessful TeachersPrepare Personally and ProfessionallyWhat Preparation Do Successful Teachers Have?Preparation To Get, And Keep, A Teaching JobKnow Educational PsychologyWhy Educational Psychology?DevelopmentLearningMotivationEngage Students In Meaningful, Relevant, and Rigorous InstructionThe Four Steps of Classroom ManagementOrganize and Manage a ClassroomOrganize the RoomProcedures and RoutinesRules and ConsequencesPlan for TeachingCurriculum is What We TeachPlanning What to TeachA 10-step Lesson Plan – Any Subject or Grade LevelA Four-Step Lesson PlanUse Effective Methods and StrategiesAssess Prior Interest and Knowledge (APIK)Method #1: Lecture and PresentationMethod #2 – Concept AttainmentMethod # 3: Demonstrations and ModelingMethod #4: Teaching with QuestionsMethod #5: DiscussionsMethod #6 – Group WorkMethod # 7: Teaching with ProjectsMethod #8 – Lab WorkMethod #9 – Teaching with GamesUse Technology for an AdvantageSimple Uses of TechnologyComputers for Practice, Reinforcement, and AssessmentGuidelines and IdeasWhat Might the Future Hold?Assess Student WorkA Review of the Vocabulary of AssessmentInformal, Formative AssessmentsAssess to ObjectivesCreating TestsTurning Assessments into GradesWhen and How to Share Assessment DataProgram and Schoolwide AssessmentsMeet the Needs of All StudentsStudent DiversityTeaching Students with Special NeedsGifted Students and Their Special NeedsTeaching English Language Learners (ELLs)Communicate with All StakeholdersCommunication with Parents and FamiliesScript for Parent Phone Call HomeCommunicating with ColleaguesCommunication with AdministratorsCommunication Outside of the ClassroomManage Time and StressTime ManagementStress ManagementGrow as ProfessionalsWhat Does It Mean to be a Professional?Mentoring and Being MentoredThe Support of a Professional AssociationProfessional Learning CommunitiesBecoming a Teacher LeaderThe Stages of a Teacher’s CareerMoving into AdministrationMoving into Higher EducationKnow Why They TeachReading About Inspirational EducatorsAbout ReflectionThe Rest of My StoryReferencesAbout the Author