- Paperback - Number of Pages: 180 pages
- Dimensions: 149.86 x 223.52 x 17.78mm - 249.47g
- Publication date: 14 Aug 2012
- Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Education
- Publication City/Country: Lanham, United States
In over twenty years of working with new teachers, I've reviewed many books written to describe how to teach successfully. These books, even those that tell stories about the students, rarely include the real voices of students. As a result, for too many new teachers, the students are abstracts - not real. In this book, real students speak and give new teachers, even veteran teachers, and insights into how to create a classroom that works for both students and teachers. Kids need to be heard and listened to before a teacher can be successful. This book is a must-read for first year teachers or teachers who want to reexamine their teaching practices. -- Kathleen K. Huie, Director of Teacher Development, 1992 Florida Teacher of the Year, Retired I just finished Transparent Teaching. All of the problems teachers experience, such as handling profanity and discipline, are attacked with clarity and suggestion, with models to improve and to fix. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUCH A BLESSING IN MY FIRST YEAR! I...