Starting to Teach in the Secondary School (Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School)

Seventy per cent of newly qualified secondary teachers say that they are well-prepared for certain aspects of teaching their specialist subject - such as planning, selecting resources and assessing their own teaching - and yet feel very much less prepared in other professional areas.This second edition tackles all the issues that new teachers find difficult. It builds on the skills and knowledge they will have learned on their initial teacher education or PGCE course and offers a planned process of professional development and includes chapters on: managing yourself and your workload working as part of a team developing teaching and learning strategies challenging behaviour in the classroom assessing, recording and reporting values and Citizenship Education the school sixth form and the growth of vocational qualifications continuing professional development. The book can be used either as a stand alone companion for newly qualified teachers, or as a follow-on from the editors' successful text book, Learning to Teach in the Secondary School, also published by Routledge. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 16 Introduction......Page 17 1 From Trainee to Newly Qualified Teacher: Your Immediate Professional Needs Ruth Heilbronn......Page 22 2 Managing Yourself and your Workload Susan Capel and Ahmad Al Mohannadi......Page 35 3 Working as Part of a Team Kelly Ashford and Susan Capel......Page 49 4 The Pastoral Role: Tutoring and Personal, Social and Health Education Ruth Heilbronn......Page 64 5 Developing Teaching and Learning Strategies Diana Burton......Page 79 6 Improving the Effectiveness of your Teaching Tony Turner......Page 90 7 Challenging Behaviour in the Classroom Learning to Cope Philip Garner......Page 107 8 Assessment Recording and Reporting Alexis Taylor......Page 126 9 Language in the Classroom and Curriculum Tony Burgess......Page 136 10 Towards a Better Understanding of the Needs of Pupils who have Difficulties in Accessing Learning Richard Rose......Page 158 11 Key Skills: Developing Transferable Skills Across the Curriculum Julia Lawrence......Page 168 12 Values and Citizenship Education Graham Haydon and Jeremy Hayward......Page 180 13 Using ICT in the Classroom and for Administration Marilyn Leask......Page 195 14 Preparing Pupils for Public Examinations: Developing Study Skills David Balderstone and Sheila King......Page 208 15 The School Sixth Form and the Growth of Vocational Qualifications Judith Brooks and Norman Lucas......Page 224 16 Using Research and Evidence to Inform your Teaching Ruth Heilbronn......Page 240 17 Continuing Professional Development Norbert Pachler and Kit Field......Page 252 Appendix 1 Useful addresses and websites......Page 266 Appendix 2 Glossary of terms acronyms and abbreviations......Page 271 Bibliography......Page 276 Index of names......Page 292 Subject index......Page 298 Seventy per cent of newly qualified secondary teachers say that they are well-prepared for certain aspects of teaching their specialist subject - such as planning, selecting resources and assessing their own teaching - and yet feel very much less prepared in other professional areas. This second edition tackles all the issues that new teachers find difficult. It builds on the skills and knowledge they will have learned on their initial teacher education or PGCE course and offers a planned process of professional development and includes chapters The book can be used either as a stand alone companion for newly qualified teachers, or as a follow-on from the editors' successful text book, Learning to Teach in the Secondary School , also published by Routledge. "This completely updated edition of Starting to Teach in the Secondary School tackles all the issues that new teachers find difficult. It builds on the skills and knowledge you have developed during your initial teacher education course and offers a planned process of professional development."--Jacket More than 70% of newly qualified secondary teachers feel that their initial teacher training courses have not really prepared them for all aspects of their role. This book tackles the issues which new teachers find difficult Previous Edition: / Edited By Susan Capel, Marilyn Leask And Tony Turner, 1997. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. As a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) you already bring many skills to your new profession from your previous experience and from your initial teacher education.