A one-of-a-kind guide for student teachers! Strategies for Successful Student Teaching: A Guide to Student Teaching, the Job Search, and Your First Classroom is a must-have resource for all student teachers. Providing a step-by-step guide that deftly leads teacher candidates through the student teaching process from their last day as a student to their first day as a teacher, it combines classroom prep activities, teaching plans, and opportunities for reflection to ensure that every teacher gets the most out of the student teaching experience and comes away ready and eager to lead their students’ journeys through education. With the help of this practical and activity-based guide, teacher candidates will successfully transition from students to educators, prepared with the skills and practice necessary to lead a classroom, manage student behavior, plan lessons and units, prepare for interviews, achieve professional positions, and continually learn.

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Contents Preface:    What’s New in this Edition? A letter to you a future teacher – Becoming a Transformational Teacher Section 1 Beginning Your Journey Into Teaching             Chapter 1 – Transition from college student to teacher             Maintaining Your Balance:Guiding Principles for Becoming a Teacher             PLAN, CONNECT, ACT, REFLECT and SET GOALS!             PLAN – What’s your PLAN for Learning?                         Key Questions for Chapter 1                         1.  What are my beliefs and experiences related to teaching and learning?                         2.  How do I know I am prepared to Teach?                         3.  How has the university prepared me?                         4.  What will be expected of me?                         Professional Standards             CONNECT People/Readings & Resources/Technology             ACT - Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 1.1       Beliefs: Why did I choose teaching?                         Activity 1.2       Beliefs: What do I believe about teaching and learning?                         Activity 1.3       Readiness: What do I bring to the experience?                         Activity 1.4       Readiness: Am I ready?             Activity 1.5       Readiness: Advice from former student teachers             Activity 1.6       Preparation: Linking theory to practice             Activity 1.7       Preparation: Guidelines for teacher preparation             Activity 1.8       Expectations: Professional Ethics During Student Teaching             Activity 1.9       Expectations: How Does the Law Relate to Me?             Activity 1.10     Expectations: Professionalism             Activity 1.11     Expectations: Professional Boundaries with Students             Activity 1.12     Success: Seven Steps to Success   REFLECT and SET GOALS               Chapter 2 – Learning About the Context of Teaching             PLAN – What’s Your PLAN for Learning?                         Key Questions for Chapter 2 1.      What do I need to know about the school, the district, and the community to           success in my practicum? 2.      How will I introduce myself to the cooperating teacher, the students, and the parents? 3.      How can I use observation and interview tools to capture teaching and learning experiences?                         Professional Standards             CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology             ACT -Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 2.1       Learning: Learning About My School: Creating a Profile                         Activity 2.2       Learning: Getting to Know the Community and District                         Activity 2.3       Learning: First Impressions: Meeting the Cooperating Teacher                         Activity 2.4       Learning: Creating a Survival Packet                         Activity 2.5       Learning: Learning the Language of Schools                         Activity 2.6       Learning: Interviewing Students                         Activity 2.7       Introducing: Introducing Myself to the Students                         Activity 2.8       Introducing: Introducing Myself to the Parents                         Activity 2.9       Observing Tool: Teacher Observation: The Big Picture                         Activity 2.10     Observing Tool: Teacher Observation: Visible Learning                         Activity 2.11     Observing Tool: Teacher Observation: Class Structure                         Activity 2.12     Observing Tool: Teacher Observation: Lesson Plan Objectives                         Activity 2.13     Interviewing Tool: Teacher Interview: Rationale for the Lesson                         Activity 2.14     Observing Tool: Student Observation: Creating a Case Study                         Activity 2.15     Observing Tool: Student Observation: Whole Class Dynamics                         Activity 2.16     Observing Tool: Student Observation: Small Group Dynamics               REFLECT and SET GOALS             Chapter 3 – Learning to Teach                     PLAN – What’s Your PLAN for Learning?                         Key Questions for Chapter 3 1.      How will the triad support me? 2.      How will supervision help me learn how to teach? 3.      What is reflection and how will I use it to forward my teaching? 4.      How will I document my learning using evidence?             Professional Standards             CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology             ACT- Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 3.1       Triad: My Expectations for Student Teaching                         Activity 3.2       Triad: Triad Roles and Responsibilities                         Activity 3.3       Triad: Sample Agenda for a Triad Meeting                         Activity 3.4       Supervision: Being Observed                         Activity 3.5       Supervision: Receiving Feedback                         Activity 3.6       Supervision: Written Feedback from Cooperating Teacher                         Activity 3.7       Supervision: Observable Behaviors                         Activity 3.8       Supervision: Micro Teaching and Co-Teaching                         Activity 3.9       Reflection: Self Assessment of Lesson                         Activity 3.10     Reflection: Bubble Reflection: Student Teacher                         Activity 3.11     Reflection: Bubble Reflection: Cooperating Teacher                         Activity 3.12     Reflection: Bubble Reflection: University Supervisor                         Activity 3.13     Reflection: Reflective Journal Guidelines                         Activity 3.14     Reflection: Problems to Possibilities                         Activity 3.15     Documentation: Audio                         Activity 3.16     Documentation: Video                         Activity 3.17     Documentation: Participatory Action Research                         Activity 3.18     Documentation: Teaching Portfolio                         Activity 3.19     Evaluation: Standards for Success                         Activity 3.20     Evaluation: Rubrics for Demonstrating Teaching             REFLECT and SET GOALS   Section 2 – Demonstrating Your Teaching Skills – Becoming a Highly Qualified Teacher Chapter 4 – Classroom Management: Creating a Positive Learning Environment             PLAN – What’s Your PLAN for Learning?                         Key Questions for Chapter 4 1.      What are the attitudes, dispositions and beliefs of caring teachers? 2.      How do effective teachers manage their classrooms using space, routines, rewards, and time management? 3.      How do I create an environment that promotes leaning and positive social interaction for all students?                         Professional Standards             CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology             ACT - Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 4.1       Disposition: Respect for All Students                         Activity 4.2       Disposition: Classrooms for Social Justice                         Activity 4.3       Disposition: Culturally Sensitive Teachers                         Activity 4.4       Space: What does the classroom look like?                         Activity 4.5       Space: Visible Learning                         Activity 4.6       Space: How Space Impacts Learners                         Activity 4.7       Routines: What are routines?                         Activity 4.8       Routines: Routines and Learning Time                         Activity 4.9       Rewards: Why use rewards?                         Activity 4.10     Time: Time Management Works                         Activity 4.11     Students: Creating a Community of Learners                         Activity 4.12     Students: Using a Sociogram                         Activity 4.13     Students: Contracts and Agreements                         Activity 4.14     Students: Welcoming a New Student                         Activity 4.15     Students: Students as Leaders   REFLECT and SET GOALS Chapter 5 – Classroom Management: How Do Effective Teachers Promote Appropriate Behavior?             PLAN – What’s your PLAN for Learning?                         Key Questions for Chapter 5 1.      How do behavior management theories, research, and writing inform practice? 2.      How do effective teachers promote positive behavior? 3.      How do effective teachers get help for students in need? 4.      How can teacher research resolve classroom management challenges? Professional Standards             CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology               ACT - Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 5.1       Inform: Research that Matters                         Activity 5.2       Inform: Policies and Procedures at Your School                         Activity 5.3       Prevent: Avoiding Common Classroom Problems                         Activity 5.4       Prevent: Identifying Challenges for Teachers                         Activity 5.5       Research: Classroom Misbehaviors Observation Process                         Activity 5.6       Research: Collecting Data on Student Behaviors                         Activity 5.7       Research: Interviewing Students                         Activity 5.8       Research: Problems to Possibilities for Management                         Activity 5.9       Needs: Stop and Think Before Disciplining                         Activity 5.10     Needs: Communicating With Parents                         Activity 5.11     Needs: When to Go for Additional Help                         REFLECT and SET GOALS             Chapter 6 – Assessing, Documenting, and Communicating Student Progress                         PLAN – What’s Your PLAN for Learning?                         Key Questions for Chapter 6 1.      How do effective teachers assess and evaluate Student progress? 2.      How do effective teachers record and document student progress? 3.      How do effective teachers communicate progress to students and parents?                     Professional Standards       CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology             ACT- Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching Activity 6.1       Assess: Standards- How Are Students Evaluated? Activity 6.2       Assess: Classroom Assessment- A Developmental Continuum Activity 6.3       Assess: Linking Lesson Planning and Assessment Activity 6.4       Assess: Tapping to Prior Knowledge Activity 6.5       Assess: How Do Teachers Measure Student Learning? Activity 6.6       Assess: What should all students know and be able to do?             Activity 6.7       Assess: Rubrics and Standards             Activity 6.8       Assess: Assessments for Diverse Learners                         Activity 6.9       Assess: Self Assessments                         Activity 6.10     Record: Grade Books and Other Systems                         Activity 6.11     Record: Student Portfolios                         Activity 6.12     Communicate: Strategies for Student Communication                         Activity 6.13     Communicate: Parents and Guardians   REFLECT and SET GOALS   Chapter 7 – Instructional Strategies for Diverse Learners             Discussing Professional Standards             Quality Conversations to Enhance Student Learning PLAN – What’s your PLAN for Learning? Key Questions for Chapter 7 1.      How do effective teachers engage students from diverse populations? 2.      How do effective teachers differentiate my instruction? 3.      How do effective teachers modify for special needs students? 4.      How do effective teachers empower my students to take responsibility for their learning? Professional Standards             CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology             ACT- Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 7.1       Engage: Learning about Diverse Learners                         Activity 7.2       Engage: Teaching and Learning Styles                         Activity 7.3       Engage: Giving Directions                         Activity 7.4       Engage: Using Brain Based Strategies                         Activity 7.5       Differentiate: Differentiating Whole Class Instruction                         Activity 7.6       Differentiate: Flexible and Cooperative Groups                         Activity 7.7       Differentiate: Using Multiple Intelligences to Teach                         Activity 7.8       Differentiate: Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Vary Questions                         Activity 7.9       Modify: Observation and Research                         Activity 7.10     Modify: Individual Education Plans                         Activity 7.11     Modify: Modifying Lessons of Gifted, ELL, and Special Needs                         Activity 7.12     Empower: Giving Students Choices                         Activity 7.13     Empower: Enrichment and Homework                         Activity 7.14     Empower: Innovative Technology                         Activity 7.15: Empower: Service Learning                         REFLECT and SET GOALS                         Chapter 8—How Does Planning Relate to Effective Teaching? PLAN – What’s your PLAN for Learning? Key Questions for Chapter 8 1.      What is planning?  2.      What are some effective models for daily lesson planning?             Professional Standards CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology             ACT - Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 8.1       Plan: Standards Based Planning                         Activity 8.2       Plan: Planning with My Cooperating Teacher                         Activity 8.3       Plan: Five Planning Skills                         Activity 8.4       Plan: Unit Planning                         Activity 8.5       Plan: Planning Effective Lessons                         Activity 8.6       Plan: Planning for Understanding                         Activity 8.7       Plan: Writing Teaching Objectives                         Activity 8.8       Plan: Ineffective Planning                         Activity 8.9       Plan: Time and Planning                         Activity 8.10     Lessons: How To Complete A Daily Lesson Plan                         Activity 8.11  Lessons: A General Guide to Planning                         Activity 8.12  Lessons: Early Childhood Format                         Activity 8.13  Lessons: Elementary or Middle School Format                         Activity 8.14  Lessons: Secondary Formant                         Activity 8.15  Lessons: Design a Plan of Your Own               REFLECT and SET GOALS   Section 3 – Completing The Practicum and Looking Ahead to Your First Classroom!   Chapter 9 – Designing a Portfolio                         PLAN- What’s Your PLAN for Learning?                         Key Questions for Chapter 9 1.      What should I include in my portfolio? 2.      How should I organize my artifacts? 3.      What are some alternatives to a traditional hard copyportfolio?   CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology                           ACT - Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 9.1       Artifacts: Student Teaching Portfolio Final Checklist                         Activity 9.2       Artifacts: Philosophy Statement                         Activity 9.3       Artifacts: Possible Artifacts: What did you COLLECT?                         Activity 9.4       Organization: How will you SELECT?                         Activity 9.5       Organization: REFLECT to Making Meaning                         Activity 9.6       Organization: Table of Contents and Sample Layout                         Activity 9.7       Alternatives: Creating a Mini-Portfolio                         Activity 9.8       Alternatives: Power Point Portfolio                         Activity 9.9       Alternatives: Digital Portfolios                         Activity 9.10   Alternatives: Tips for Creating an e-Portfolio               REFLECT and SET GOALS     Chapter 10 – Completing the Practicum Experience             PLAN- What’s Your PLAN for Learning?                         Key Questions for Chapter 10 1.      How do I reflect on the entire experience? 2.      How will I acknowledge the people who have supported me? What closing paperwork can I expect to complete?             CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology             ACT -  Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 10.1     Closure: Self-Assessment: What Have I Learned?                         Activity 10.2     Closure: Reflection Summary of Journals                         Activity 10.3     Closure: Advice to Future Student Teachers                         Activity 10.4     Acknowledgement: Student Survey                         Activity 10.5     Acknowledgement: Sample Thank You Letters and Gifts                         Activity 10.6     Paperwork: University Requirements                         Activity 10.7     Paperwork: Cooperating Teacher Recommendation                         Activity 10.8     Paperwork: Application for State License                                                 REFLECT and SET GOALS                                       Chapter 11 – The Search for a Teaching Position                         PLAN – What’s Your PLAN for Learning? Key Questions for Chapter 11 1.      Where do I want to teach?   2.      What is the application process? 3.      How do I prepare for an interview? 4.      How do I accept a teaching position?                        CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology             ACT - Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 11.1     Where? Selecting a District that is Right For Me                         Activity 11.2     Where? Teaching Positions: Where to Find Them                         Activity 11.3     Application: The Application Process                         Activity 11.4     Application: Your Cover Letter                         Activity 11.5     Application: Your Resume                         Activity 11.6     Application: Follow Up                         Activity 11.7     Interview: Preparing for the Interview                         Activity 11.8     Interview: Follow Up                         Activity 11.9     Interview: Teaching a Demonstration Lesson                         Activity 11.10 Contract: Signing a Contract               REFLECT and SET GOALS                         Chapter 12 – Your First Classroom!                         PLAN – What’s Your PLAN for Learning?                         Key Questions for Chapter 12 1.      How will I organize my first classroom? 2.      How will I integrate into the school culture? 3.      How will I continue to learn? 4.      How do I know I am effective?                     CONNECT People / Readings & Resources / Technology             ACT- Think about, talk about, write about, learn about teaching                         Activity 12.1     Organize: Assessing My Needs                         Activity 12.2     Organize: My Classroom Design                         Activity 12.3     Organize: Letters to Students and Parents                         Activity 12.4     Organize: Revisiting Your Survival Packet                         Activity 12.5     Organize: Beginning the School Year Successfully                         Activity 12.6     Integrate: Meeting My Mentor                         Activity 12.7     Integrate: What Will the School Expect From Me?                         Activity 12.8     Learn: My Professional Development Plan                         Activity 12.9     Learn: Being Evaluated and Re-Hired                         Activity 12.10 Learn: What is Professional Development?                         Activity 12.11 Learn: Professional Organizations                         Activity 12.12 Reflect: When My Teaching Fails                         Activity 12.13 Reflect: Teaching as a Career Choice                         Activity 12.14 Reflect: Maintaining My Passion             REFLECT and SET GOALS