Barnes & Noble The Rookie's Playbook: A New Teacher's Practical Playbook for Thriving in the First Years of Teaching: at Hamilton Place in Chattanooga, TN
Andrea "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a former algebra teacher who spent the first year of her teaching career playing catch-up and trying to stay sane. With some helpful resources and guidance, she quickly rose to the top in her profession, her students earning some of the highest marks in the school district. Now, she's here to help you do the same. In her new book, The Rookie's Playbook, Andrea offers valuable tools and insights to help new teachers not only survive the first few years of teaching but thrive. From classroom management to lesson planning to building solid relationships with students, Andrea provides a step-by-step guide for how to tackle these issues and avoid common pitfalls that most first-year teachers face. Her goal is to help you apply the 40+ tips found within this book so you can go from a rookie to a seasoned pro in no time. The Rookie's Playbook provides new teachers with practical tools and strategies to improve student learning, move student achievement and instruction which supports academic gains for students and teachers. The Rookie's Playbook is designed to support new teachers and leaders in building their instructional muscles and knowledge to get "rookie fi"t to build a strong culture to support outstanding results for kids! In the playbook, you will learn: -How to create a mindset that will support you in navigating the first year(s) of teaching.-How to set a strong presence and culture on your first day of school and throughout the year.-Identify the most essential soft-skills (relationship building, culture, equity) and how to integrate them in your classroom.-How to create practical structures and routines to build a strong culture in your classroom.-How to build an instructional framework that supports strong teaching and learning for students each day.-How to reset your classroom when you have challenges with classroom management.
Andrea "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a former algebra teacher who spent the first year of her teaching career playing catch-up and trying to stay sane. With some helpful resources and guidance, she quickly rose to the top in her profession, her students earning some of the highest marks in the school district. Now, she's here to help you do the same. In her new book, The Rookie's Playbook, Andrea offers valuable tools and insights to help new teachers not only survive the first few years of teaching but thrive. From classroom management to lesson planning to building solid relationships with students, Andrea provides a step-by-step guide for how to tackle these issues and avoid common pitfalls that most first-year teachers face. Her goal is to help you apply the 40+ tips found within this book so you can go from a rookie to a seasoned pro in no time. The Rookie's Playbook provides new teachers with practical tools and strategies to improve student learning, move student achievement and instruction which supports academic gains for students and teachers. The Rookie's Playbook is designed to support new teachers and leaders in building their instructional muscles and knowledge to get "rookie fi"t to build a strong culture to support outstanding results for kids! In the playbook, you will learn: -How to create a mindset that will support you in navigating the first year(s) of teaching.-How to set a strong presence and culture on your first day of school and throughout the year.-Identify the most essential soft-skills (relationship building, culture, equity) and how to integrate them in your classroom.-How to create practical structures and routines to build a strong culture in your classroom.-How to build an instructional framework that supports strong teaching and learning for students each day.-How to reset your classroom when you have challenges with classroom management.
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