Teachers Coach
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Teachers Coach is a book full of resources developed and written in New Zealand to help make teaching easier, show you new teaching methods and how to improve upon your existing talents. By Stuart & Elizabeth Macmillan
Many books are long-winded and tell you about all sorts of things and you just wish they would get to the point. The Teachers Coach gets straight to the point with easy to follow "how to" guidelines.
It was said by some teachers that the original resources developed and provided in 2011 should be given to all teachers while under training. Well now every teacher can carry their own copy with them and read it at any time without a computer.
The chapters of this Book:
Overcoming stress and beating fatigue.
Rebuilding Confidence.
Enhancing communication skills.
Developing new leadership skills.
Enriching the learning environment.
Time Management.
Goal setting and planning skills.
Creating a mentoring environment & network.
How to act as a mentor.
Developing a "new teacher" induction programme.
Maintain, increase and monitor quality teaching.
Team building and cooperation.
Overcoming problematic classroom situations.
Learning Styles.
Discovering the learning styles of your students.
Catering for all styles of learning.
Keeping the attention of your class.
Introduction to Mnemonics.
Additional resources and tips.
Stuart Macmillan
Author and co-founder of Interweb Education, School-Kits, TeachersMarket, Edukits and Eduworldz supplying education resources for teachers, schools, parents, and students since 2003.
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Teachers Coach - Stuart Macmillan
Teachers Coach
Providing teachers with a refreshing look at teaching skills and guidelines to fundamental qualities to enrich the teaching and administration processes.
By Stuart Macmillan
Copyright 2011 Stuart Macmillan
EDUWORLDZ
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Contents
Overcoming stress & Beating Fatigue.
Rebuilding confidence.
Enhancing communication skills.
Enhancing and developing new leadership skills.
Enriching the learning environment and involving the students.
Time Management.
Re-establishing goal setting and planning skills.
Please note that although the specific topics are listed under headings throughout this book, many of the subject guidelines are covered under more than one section. This is because the attributes and situations always overlap and the elements of confidence, leadership, esteem and communication for example, must be taken in conjunction with each other. The same applies to stress and fatigue as these are often connected.
Overcoming stress, beating fatigue and using stress to your advantage
As teachers, you will recognise that stress can develop from many situations. Stress can cause you tension, anxiety and illness. If you are under stress it will also affect your work, your colleagues, your students and your family.
Some may say that there is another form of stress that can help
you to excel but this is wrong. What they are talking about are chemical changes in your body that create feelings of exhilaration or excitement. This feeling can be created from situations that are rational such as the excitement of working hard in a manageable environment towards a realistic goal that you know can be achieved.
Signs that you could be under stress:
Lack of sleep or finding it hard to get to sleep.
Loss of appetite.
Not being able to concentrate on things properly.
Making mistakes when or where you don’t normally make them.
Bursts of anger or uncharacteristic raising of your voice.
Excessive use of alcohol, tobacco or medicines.
If you find that many of these symptoms apply to your life, you should talk