‘Great for new teachers and veterans alike. I would highly recommend it to enhance a mentoring program.’
-Mary Camp, Special Services Coordinator, Peoria Public Schools, IL
‘The process and strategies in this reflective journal are invaluable.’
-Laura M. Frey, Assistant Professor, Central Michigan University
‘This guide is a positive professional lifeline for us!’
-Mary Gale Budzisz, Retired Teacher
Give yourself the gift of reflection every day!
An invaluable addition to any briefcase or book bag, this week-by-week calendar provides teachers with a wealth of opportunities to consider each day′s successes and challenges and to set new goals for the next day, week, or year. This thoughtful planning and organizational resource includes:
- A weekly planning calendar with writing space for every day of the year
- Monthly themes, professional tips, motivators, and affirmations
- Room to record your weekly goals and ‘To Do’ lists
With room for daily and weekly reminders, memos, and reflections, this is an ideal planning tool for busy teachers-or the perfect gift for colleagues and friends!
Table des matières
Preface
About the Authors
August: Realizing Your Purpose and Commitment to Education
September: Getting to Know Your Students
October: Establishing Positive Working Relationships with Other Staff Members
November: Establishing a Positive Rapport with Parents
December: Setting Students Up for Academic and Behavioral Success
January: Preparing Students for Test-Taking
February: Refreshing Your Collection of Classroom Organizational Tips
March: Maintaining Motivation, Energy, and Enthusiasm for You and Your Students
April: Renewing Your Spirit—Taking Care of You
May: Reviewing Your Legacy to Students, Family and Staff
June: Enriching Your Personal and Family Life
July: Benefiting from Professional Development
A propos de l’auteur
Beverley Holden Johns brings her 35 years of experience working with students with learning disabilities (LD) and/or behavioral disorders (EBD) within the public schools to her current post as learning and behavior consultant and an adjunct instructor for Mac Murray College, where she teaches the course on special education law, adaptations for the general education classroom, and EBD.Johns is the lead author of ten books (and co-author of another) including Reduction of School Violence: Alternatives to Suspension, Techniques for Managing Verbally and Physically Aggressive Students, Surviving Internal Politics Within the School, Safe Schools, Teacher’s Reflective Calendar and Planning Journal, Effective Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Students with Disabilities and General Education: A Desktop Reference for School Personnel, Getting Behavioral Interventions Right, Preparing Test-Resistant Students for Assessments: A Staff Training Guide, The Ethical Educator, and Motivating the Unmotivated Student. She has written a workbook to accompany a video for paraprofessionals entitled The Paraprofessional’s Guide to Managing Student Behavior and over 40 articles. She is co-author with Janet Lerner of the seminal college LD textbook, the 11th edition of Learning Disabilities and Related Mild Disabilities, and they are currently working on a college textbook on Students with Special Needs in General Education: Practical Adaptations and Teaching Strategies. She is the 2000 recipient of the CEC Outstanding Leadership Award from the International Council for Exceptional Children, Past International President (and current board member) of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders, and the 2007 Recipient of the Romaine P. Mackie Leadership Service Award. Johns is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in American Education and Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.