Heather Garcia is a published author and secondary English teacher with almost two decades of classroom and district leadership experience. She has expertly hosted international creative writing workshops for students that resulted in the publication of their work in a profesional journal
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction Section 1: Preparing for the Start of School Start Each Year FreshKnow Your Standards Before the School Year BeginsOpen House NightSetting Up Your RoomDon't Spend Your Check Before You Earn ItPre-School Nightmares Section 2: Starting the School Year Have Reasonable ExpectationsStart Them Right Into Content In an Engaging WayIce Breakers Are a Death SentenceAccessing Online Platforms Battling Cell Phones Find Out Who the Friends Are and Move Them Section 3: Making Your Workload More Manageable Starting the Morning Checking Email Lesson Planning Photocopies Keeping Up With the GradingBuild In Work Days The Teacher BagLeaving for the DayStay Organized and Write Everything Down Section 4: Establishing Student Routines Collecting Student WorkHanding Back Student Work Assigning Work Behaviors That Need Routines Section 5: Dealing With Administration Don't Panic When They Call (Or Email)Informal Walk-ThroughsFormal Evaluations Section 6: Communicating With Students, Parents, and Administration Answering Emails Calling Home Using Mass-Text Alert Systems Parent Conferences Section 7: Optimizing Interpersonal Skills Treat Your Students Like Rational Humans Keep the Rules Simple The Chronically Absent The Loud Kids The Mean Kids Choose Your Battles Section 8: Thriving as an Educator Choosing Your Work TribeDeciding Where You Eat LunchKnow What You Can (and Cannot) ControlUsing Your Time On Teacher Workdays Ditch the Red PenWhat You Wear Matters Good Teachers Are Always Students Don't Let the Data Scare You Polish Your Dragon Scales Section 9: Increasing Student Engagement and Learning Back to the Basics Get em' Movin'Show Students the Work Means Something Make It Yourself Student Choice Let Your Kids Struggle Holy Sh*% We Ended Early, Now What? Section 10: Incorporating Reading and Writing Reading Isn't Just for English ClassGet Them Writing Section 11: Crossing the Digital Divide Incorporating Technology Let YouTube HelpKeep it PG Section 12: Creating and Maintaining Your Work-Life Balance Know Your LimitsAllow Yourself Time to Recharge Know Your Contract Censor Your Social Media Don't Overshare With Your Students Section 13: Ending the School Year Don't Just Shove It All In a Box. Have the Kids HelpCelebrate What Worked Financially Surviving the Summer
Table of Contents Preface Introduction Section 1: Preparing for the Start of School Start Each Year FreshKnow Your Standards Before the School Year BeginsOpen House NightSetting Up Your RoomDon't Spend Your Check Before You Earn ItPre-School Nightmares Section 2: Starting the School Year Have Reasonable ExpectationsStart Them Right Into Content In an Engaging WayIce Breakers Are a Death SentenceAccessing Online Platforms Battling Cell Phones Find Out Who the Friends Are and Move Them Section 3: Making Your Workload More Manageable Starting the Morning Checking Email Lesson Planning Photocopies Keeping Up With the GradingBuild In Work Days The Teacher BagLeaving for the DayStay Organized and Write Everything Down Section 4: Establishing Student Routines Collecting Student WorkHanding Back Student Work Assigning Work Behaviors That Need Routines Section 5: Dealing With Administration Don't Panic When They Call (Or Email)Informal Walk-ThroughsFormal Evaluations Section 6: Communicating With Students, Parents, and Administration Answering Emails Calling Home Using Mass-Text Alert Systems Parent Conferences Section 7: Optimizing Interpersonal Skills Treat Your Students Like Rational Humans Keep the Rules Simple The Chronically Absent The Loud Kids The Mean Kids Choose Your Battles Section 8: Thriving as an Educator Choosing Your Work TribeDeciding Where You Eat LunchKnow What You Can (and Cannot) ControlUsing Your Time On Teacher Workdays Ditch the Red PenWhat You Wear Matters Good Teachers Are Always Students Don't Let the Data Scare You Polish Your Dragon Scales Section 9: Increasing Student Engagement and Learning Back to the Basics Get em' Movin'Show Students the Work Means Something Make It Yourself Student Choice Let Your Kids Struggle Holy Sh*% We Ended Early, Now What? Section 10: Incorporating Reading and Writing Reading Isn't Just for English ClassGet Them Writing Section 11: Crossing the Digital Divide Incorporating Technology Let YouTube HelpKeep it PG Section 12: Creating and Maintaining Your Work-Life Balance Know Your LimitsAllow Yourself Time to Recharge Know Your Contract Censor Your Social Media Don't Overshare With Your Students Section 13: Ending the School Year Don't Just Shove It All In a Box. Have the Kids HelpCelebrate What Worked Financially Surviving the Summer
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