It's Your First Year Teaching, But You Don't Have to Act Like It is for anyone who is either studying to be a teacher or who has recently entered the teaching profession. This book includes sections on: How to find a job, How to prepare for the job, What to do and say on your first day, How to handle various discipline situations that may arise throughout the first year. Any prospective teacher who reads this book will reap immediate benefits. Whether it is during the job search, the planning stage, the first day in the classroom, or the first year as a whole, Kitchen offers practical, humorous, and motivational advice that prospective teachers can use to help them survive their first year.

About the Author
Bob Kitchen has been involved in education for more than 20 years. Currently, he teaches high school in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Reviews
Chock full of practical information and advice that all veteran teachers wish someone had told them when they were rookies...excellent tips for classroom preparation, parent communication, and discipline that teachers should know from the date they are hired...will ease many of the jitters associated with launching a teaching career. * NSTA Recommends *
A common-sense approach to the profession, salted by the voice of experience. * The Cincinnati Post *
I feel like I have found the Holy Grail. Finally a book that is the practical, bare bones sort of thing I have been looking for. -- Katie Donohoue, student, Miami University
After reading Bob Kitchen's book I actually feel...more prepared when going out and beginning my first teaching job. ...he gives critical advice for beginning teachers. -- Rachel Begley, student, Miami University
This book offers the more practical advice that is much needed but often omitted from college curriculum. -- Diane Kuhn, student teacher
Aimed at new teachers and education students, but useful to others, this guidebook offers such practical advice as: how to find a job, how to prepare for a job, what to do and say on your first day in the classroom, and how to handle various discipline situations. * Education Week *
Bob Kitchen's book is a rare first-hand account from a teacher who has absorbed numerous lessons from the front of the classoom...and are all enlightening to those who have stood in his shoes as a teacher. ...his thoughts and insights on discipline and classroom management certainly provide a valuable resource for teachers of any subject. -- Jon Unger, math teacher, 8 years



Book Information
ISBN 9781578860296
Author Bob Kitchen
Format Paperback
Page Count 130
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Education
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 204g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 163mm * 10mm