Mary C. Clement, an associate professor of teacher education at Berry College in Georgia, also taught high school foreign languages for eight years.

[The author] does ad admirable job of describing what excellent high school teaching often entails. In short, First Time in the High School Classroom is a substantive, succinct, and lucid book that her audience should find helpful. I...recommend [this book] to anyone looking for a comprehensive, yet concise guide.

• Part 1 IntroductionChapter 2 1 Curriculum PlanningChapter 3 2 Planning of Lessons, Units, and SyllabiChapter 4 3 Methods for Teacher PresentationsChapter 5 4 Methods for Guiding Student Talk and ThoughtChapter 6 5 Methods for Guiding Student Production of WorkChapter 7 6 Technology and TeachingChapter 8 7 Homework, Assessment, and GradingChapter 9 8 Classroom Management and Getting the School Year StartedChapter 10 9 Diversity, Communication with Parents and Communities, and ProfessionalismChapter 11 10 Success Strategies for Your First Year and BeyondPart 12 ReferencesPart 13 IndexPart 14 About the Author

Mary C. Clement, an associate professor of teacher education at Berry College in Georgia, also taught high school foreign languages for eight years.

[The author] does ad admirable job of describing what excellent high school teaching often entails. In short, First Time in the High School Classroom is a substantive, succinct, and lucid book that her audience should find helpful. I...recommend [this book] to anyone looking for a comprehensive, yet concise guide.

• Part 1 IntroductionChapter 2 1 Curriculum PlanningChapter 3 2 Planning of Lessons, Units, and SyllabiChapter 4 3 Methods for Teacher PresentationsChapter 5 4 Methods for Guiding Student Talk and ThoughtChapter 6 5 Methods for Guiding Student Production of WorkChapter 7 6 Technology and TeachingChapter 8 7 Homework, Assessment, and GradingChapter 9 8 Classroom Management and Getting the School Year StartedChapter 10 9 Diversity, Communication with Parents and Communities, and ProfessionalismChapter 11 10 Success Strategies for Your First Year and BeyondPart 12 ReferencesPart 13 IndexPart 14 About the Author

Mary C. Clement, an associate professor of teacher education at Berry College in Georgia, also taught high school foreign languages for eight years.

[The author] does ad admirable job of describing what excellent high school teaching often entails. In short, First Time in the High School Classroom is a substantive, succinct, and lucid book that her audience should find helpful. I...recommend [this book] to anyone looking for a comprehensive, yet concise guide.

• Part 1 IntroductionChapter 2 1 Curriculum PlanningChapter 3 2 Planning of Lessons, Units, and SyllabiChapter 4 3 Methods for Teacher PresentationsChapter 5 4 Methods for Guiding Student Talk and ThoughtChapter 6 5 Methods for Guiding Student Production of WorkChapter 7 6 Technology and TeachingChapter 8 7 Homework, Assessment, and GradingChapter 9 8 Classroom Management and Getting the School Year StartedChapter 10 9 Diversity, Communication with Parents and Communities, and ProfessionalismChapter 11 10 Success Strategies for Your First Year and BeyondPart 12 ReferencesPart 13 IndexPart 14 About the Author