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Teaching Skills For Dummies

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Teaching Skills For Dummies by Sue Cowley is an insightful guide designed to support educators in honing their teaching techniques. It offers practical advice on classroom management, lesson planning, and effective communication with students. Whether you're a new teacher or looking to refine your skills, this book provides valuable strategies to enhance the learning experience.
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You might enjoy this book if you're looking to build your confidence and effectiveness in the classroom. It's ideal for teachers or aspiring educators who want practical advice and strategies on managing a classroom, engaging students, and improving their teaching skills. This resource covers a range of techniques and tips to help make lessons more effective and enjoyable.

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Being a "good teacher" is a difficult goal to achieve, being largely dependent on a huge variety of skills outside of the main curriculum. Teaching Skills For Dummies focuses on these 'soft' skills of teaching, from maintaining discipline to creating engaging lesson plans and monitoring performance.

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Being a “good teacher” is a difficult goal to achieve, being largely dependent on a huge variety of skills outside of the main curriculum. Teaching Skills For Dummies focuses on these ‘soft’ skills of teaching, from maintaining discipline to creating engaging lesson plans and monitoring performance. This essential guide promises to help teachers gain the respect of their pupils, manage potential confrontations and ultimately get the best out of both their careers and their students.

Teaching Skills For Dummies includes information on:

  • Developing Your Teaching Style
  • Teaching a Class
  • Managing a Class
  • Dealing with Different Kinds of People
  • Succeeding Beyond the Classroom

“Don’t let the title fool you; this is an essential guide and resource for any aspiring teacher. Sue Cowley uses her experience and insight to provide a comprehensive and informative resource, packed with excellent advice and brilliant suggestions for making both teaching and learning effective. A must for any teacher’s bookshelf!”

- Peter Hadfield, Principal lecturer in Education, University of Bedfordshire

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Teaching Skills For Dummies by Sue Cowley is praised as an invaluable resource, particularly for students and newly qualified teachers, but it is regarded as beneficial for educators at any stage in their career.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470740842

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 March 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 703g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Sue Cowley is an experienced teacher and behaviour management expert and is the best-selling author of Getting the Buggers to Behave. Sue writes regular articles for a range of teacher publications and parenting magazines. She also provides training and consultancy for schools around the UK.

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