{"product_id":"the-successful-teachers-survival-kit-9781475847055","title":"The Successful Teachers Survival Kit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you have ever had the opportunity to observe a master craftsperson at work, one of the first things you will notice is how easy they make their work look.  This principle applies to artists, athletes, plumbers and painters.  It also applies to teachers.If you were fortunate enough to have some master teachers in your K to 12 schooling or for your university student teaching, you will have seen this principle at work.  You will recall how easy they made teaching look.  For the most part, their classes just flowed. The teacher would ask the students to do something, and the students did it.  The teacher would cue the kids to transition into a new activity, and the kids transitioned.  There was little conflict, few arguments, and the vast majority of classroom time was spent engaged in learning. It is a pleasure to observe these kinds of behaviors in the classrooms of master teachers, but this leaves us with an important question:  how do they do it?  Just how did these teachers get th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Ripley’s The Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit is a brilliant reminder of how master educators can make the complex job of teaching look effortless.  Steeped in experience and insight, Dr. Ripley shares his gift for teaching via stories and proactive considerations for creating successful classroom environments.  As a seasoned educator, I only wish that this invaluable publication was available when I entered the profession -- a must-have for all teachers! Robyn Shewchuk, M Ed. Over 30 years of experience in K-12 and post-secondary education. So much of learning how to teach is done through experience…but there is nothing wrong with peeking at the answer key first.  The 83 strategies described in The Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit are “the answer key” to successful teaching! -- Ryan Nichols, B Ed. 15 year junior high teacher\u003cbr\u003eFor teachers with decades of classroom experience and for teachers committed to lifelong learning, The Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit offers exceptional insights in mastering the art of teaching... a book worth wearing out at any stage of your career.  -- Bob Gagnon, B Ed; MRE; 25 years of teaching\u003cbr\u003eI loved Dr. Ripley's The Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit! This book gives me insightful knowledge about obstacles that I never considered before entering the teaching profession, and ways to overcome them. -- Nicole Dundys, University of Alberta\u003cbr\u003eDr. Ripley’s The Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit provided me with valuable knowledge that could otherwise take years to develop. I know this because during my practicum I shared some of The Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit with seasoned teachers who were equally grateful to hear this insightful information. -- Rhonda Baldry, Novice Teacher\u003cbr\u003eThe Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit provides practical and time-proven strategies and ideas. They can be easily adapted to fit any classroom and can be drawn upon at any time or for any situation. -- Margit Warner, preservice teacher, University of Alberta\u003cbr\u003eThe Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit gave me a most realistic snapshot of life as a teacher and has also helped me to understand teaching as a continuous reflective practice, so I may teach and guide my students to the best of my abilities. The Successful Teacher’s Survival KIT is extremely relevant for any teacher. -- Angelene Huffman, preservice teacher, University of Alberta\u003cbr\u003eThe Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit not only provides guidance on how to teach, but it also helps prepare you for the life of being a teacher both inside and outside of the classroom. This is a wonderful and most useful resource that every teacher should have. -- Kennedy Scherbinski, University of Alberta\u003cbr\u003eThe Successful Teacher’s Survival Kit will be my teaching Bible. -- Samia Sarwar, preservice teacher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Fish Discover Water Last\t Acknowledgements Introduction: Establishing Legitimacy How to Get the Most from this Book\t Section One: What You Need To Know and Do before School Even Starts\t Introduction: The Importance of the Teacher and the Power of Positive Thinking\t 1.The Question You MUST Answer First!\t 2.Do Your Christmas Shopping in the Summer!\t 3.The Stomach and the Brain – Have Food Available for Your Kids\t 4.Vomit, Coffee \u0026amp; Ketchup – Have a Change of Clothing Available for Yourself\t 5.Mints and Toothpaste – Essential Tools for Effective Teaching\t 6.The Best Teacher Prep Tool Ever Made – Large Capacity Flash Drives\t 7.Who’s the Boss? Probably the Principal 8.Without This – Nothing Else Really Matters: Lessons from a Student to a Teacher\t 9.Establish a Seating Plan That Allows Maximum Proximity to Your Students\t 10.Tick. Tick. Tick.\t 11.The Problem of Pens, Pencils, Paper . . .\t 12.How Sponge Activities Can Prevent All Kinds of Discipline Issues\t 13.Facebook, Twitter and Twits\t 14.The Only Three Ways to Teach a Child\t 15.No Matter Where You Go – There You Are\t 16.Is Teaching Really Your Gift?\t 17.Half Step, Full Step, Step and a Half: How Many Steps Will Your Kids Be Taking With You This Year?\t Section Two: What You Need To Do With Your Students on The First Day And During The First Week Of School\t Introduction\t 18.You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression\t 19.Pizza and Movies: The Best Investments You May Ever Make\t 20.Why Procedures and Routines – The Way We Do Things in Our Classroom – Are Critical to Successful Teaching\t 21.Start Teaching the Curriculum on Day One\t 22.To Know Them Is To Love Them . . . Well, Most of the Time\t 23.Why Should the Kids Listen to You? The Importance of Establishing Legitimacy.\t 24.Fired Up? Ready to Go?\t 25.Let Horton the Elephant Be Your Role Model\t 26.Even Monkeys Know When Something is Unfair\t 27.When You Are Vastly Outnumbered, Fighting is Unwise\t 28.The Importance of Face\t 29.Never Look Back When Asking a Student to Follow You Out of the Classroom\t 30.Don’t Just Stand There – DO SOMETHING!\t 31.Knowledge Has Value\t 32.Did I Do That? Helping Students Keep Track of Their Achievements\t 33.Always Have a Plan B.\t 34.What Did You Learn in School Today?\t Section Three: What You Need To Do During The First Month\t Introduction\t 35.Eyes Open; Ears Open; Mouth Closed\t 36.The Best Teachers You Will Ever Have\t 37.Secretaries, Custodians and Teacher Aides\t 38.Who Knew? Ten Minutes is a Huge Chunk of Time\t 39.Maybe Not 50 Shades of Gray – But 49 For Sure\t 40.What’s the Difference Between a Classroom and a Petri Dish?\t 41.Want to Avoid Classroom Chaos? Bait the Hook to Suit the Fish!\t 42.How to Train a Tiger – The Art of Negotiating with Your Students\t 43.Practice Saying, “I’m sorry” and really mean it\t 44.Getting the Elephant to Go Where You Want It to Go\t 45.You Don’t Want to Send Kids to the Principal’s Office – At Least, Not Often\t 46.When You Bring a Problem to Your Principal, Always Bring a Solution\t 47.When Your Students Tell You Stories about Their Families\t 48.How to Get Parents\/Caregivers to Look Forward to Your Phone Calls\t 49.Parent’s\/Caregiver’s and Emails – Managing Expectations\t 50.Don’t Confuse Activity with Achievement\t 51.What Do You Mean You Only Taught That Once? The 9 Laws of Learning\t 52.In Pursuit of Peppermints and PEZ™\t 53.So You Reached the End of September – Time to Take a Good Look Around You\t Section Four:  What You Need To Do During the Rest of the Year\t Introduction\t 54.Great Teachers are Great Storytellers with Great Stories to Tell\t 55.Remember the Starfish Story – You Cannot Save Them All\t 56.You Must Learn to Adjust\t 57.Not My Circus – Not My Monkeys\t 58.Remember. . . There Is Always Enough Time To Do the Most Important Things\t 59.Learn to Make Staff Meetings Productive\t 60.Learn to Say “NO” Nicely\t 61.Make the 80 - 20 Rule Work for You\t 62.Become First a Good Animal\t 63.Who Do You Need to Forgive the Most?\t 64.If Your Name is Johnny, You Must be Bad\t 65.I Am Not My Older Brother . . .\t 66.Remember This About Your Students – They’re Not Done Yet\t 67.You Can’t Free a Fish from Water - Your Students Live at Home\t 68.They Already Have Friends\t 69.Do You Want to Hear a Joke?\t 70.How to Use Music to Sooth a Savage Beast\t 71.When You’re Sick, Tired, Cranky, or Having a Bad Day\t 72.You Are Rarely the Target – Even When They’re Aiming at You\t 73.Every Artist Was First an Amateur\t 74.You Are Never Done\t 75.When You Stop Learning, You Are Done\t 76.You Don’t Bring in an Elephant to Teach the Color Gray 77.How Do You Eat an Elephant?\t 78.Why We Don’t Try to Teach a Pig to Fly\t 79.The IKEA Effect – The Pride We Feel in Work We Do Ourselves\t 80.If You Are Working Harder Than Your Students in Class, You’re doing It Wrong!\t 81.The Virtue of Frustration\t 82.Let This Year’s Students Help Make Your Courses Better for Next Year\t 83.So You Reached the End of June – Time to Look Back\t Section Five: What You Need To Do During the Second and Third Years of Teaching, and Going Forward From There\t Twenty-Eight Essential Truths About Teaching\t Lastly: The Secret to Success in Teaching Three Recommendations for Further Reading References\t About the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040283427159,"sku":"9781475847055","price":55.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475847055.jpg?v=1750946255","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-successful-teachers-survival-kit-9781475847055","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}