Taming the Time Stealers
Tricks of the Trade From Organized Teachers
- M . C. Gore - Midwestern State University
- John F. Dowd
May 1999 | 176 pages | Corwin
This is a book to help the beginning teacher handle efficiently the diverse tasks they face. It gives practical advice regarding the mountain of paperwork, the smooth operation of classroom instruction, working with parents and colleagues, and doing it in the short space of time allotted.
Organizing Your Time and Memory
Buried Under Administrative Paperwork?
Managing Instructional Print Material
Corralling Nonprint Materials
`Dejunking'
Decisions
Organizing Your Teaching
Helping Students Learn to Organize Themselves
Teaching Students with Special Needs
Working with Parents
Requesting Assistance
Organizational Strategies for Your Soul
"In an attempt to help their students improve, the authors surveyed well-organized teachers about their "Time Stealer Tamers" to share with the aspiring teachers. Here they share their useful suggestions with a wider audience."
CHOICE, 2000