Teaching From the Deep End

Beginning and veteran teachers alike can dive into the deep end of today's classroom challenges with this handy and entertaining guide. Combining theory and anecdotes, this updated edition of the bestseller highlights more insightful principles for educators. The second edition of "Teaching From the Deep End" encourages teachers to think about their profession and teaching persona and - to think about school politics, ethics, and a host of other issues. The author invites - you - to enter the classroom with a passion formed by knowing what you want to accomplish, seeing those around you in order to begin properly, planning to bring your students to knowledge and understanding, and anticipating challenges to that plan. New in this edition are: tips on the job search; working with colleagues and parents; suggestions for navigating school politics; and, ways to survive culture of testmania.

ISBN 1412965616   Pages 168 ISBN13 9781412965613 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher SAGE Publications Inc   Weight (grammes) 395 Imprint Corwin Press Inc   Published in Thousand Oaks Format Hardback   Previous ISBN 9780761938484 Publication date 03 Nov 2009   Height (mm) 229 Library of Congress 2009019903   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 371.102   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

		Foreword by Gregory Michie
1		The Teaching Profession: What Are You Doing and Why Are You Doing It?		3
2		Perception During the Job Search: How to Spot a School That Fits and One That Does Not		7
3		Your Educational Philosophy: Creating Your Teaching Tenets		11
4		Reflective Writing Exercises for New and Veteran Teachers		25
5		Remember the Paul Potts Principle: It Is So (If YouThink So)		37
6		The Classroom: Where the Teacher's Path and Student's Path Converge		45
7		The Teacher's Words: You Can Heal and You Can Harm		55
8		The Teaching Persona: Who You Are When You're Standing Up There at the Big Desk		63
9		Working With Colleagues: Being a Team Player		71
10		Dealing With School Hierarchy and Politics		75
11		Don't Make Things Worse: Avoiding Deficit Views of Children		79
12		A Pep Talk About Parents: Your Partners and the Obstacles and the Potential Lessons Within Your Interaction With Them		83
13		Seven Yin-Yang Blunders to Avoid in the Early Years of Teaching		91
14		Classroom Ethics: 68 What-If's That Will Make Any Teacher Say "Yikes!"		103
15		Major Stresses in the Teaching Profession: The Balancing Act		121
16		The Paperwork Can Kill You: Thoughts on Technology		129
17		Living in Testmania: Staying True to Your Core		135
		References		145
		Index		147

"This book is unique. The author invites potential and experienced teachers to think more deeply about numerous facets of teaching we encounter but seldom consider. Teaching from the Deep End has story and heart. It also has a clear connection to the underbelly of the teaching and learning process; the author pushes those who teach to be more attuned to being consciously competent and not simply accidentally adequate. I learned a lot!" -- Barrie Bennett, Professor of Education 20090303 "This book reframes the essence of what teaching is essentially about. The author provokes readers to think about their intentions and focuses on passion for teaching, the importance of knowing self, and the necessity of being cognizant of how bias and the use of language impact our work with students." -- Sue Elliott, Teacher Counselor/Staff Developer 20090303 "This book is unique; the author invites potential and experienced teachers to think more deeply about numerous facets of teaching we encounter but seldom consider. I learned a lot!" -- Barrie Bennett, Professor of Education 20090605 "Belmonte reminds us that teaching is not always about what you teach, but how and why you teach. He asks teachers to become reflective practitioners who work with students, not for them, and that makes all the difference. Students turn into producers of knowledge, and teachers into artisans molding that beautiful vision with this philosophy of education." -- Katherine Hogan, Founding Lead Teacher 20081215

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