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OverviewThis 53-week planning calendar offers teachers the gift of reflection every day. With daily and monthly professional tips and year-round motivators from veteran educators Mary Z. McGrath and Bev Johns, every teacher will find this calendar-journal an invaluable addition to briefcase, backpack, or bookbag. With room to record lesson planning reminders, goals, reflections, memos to self, and others, teachers will find this calendar to be an ideal planning tool or an ideal gift for friends, colleagues, or mentees. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary Zabolio McGrath , Beverley H. JohnsPublisher: SAGE Publications Inc Imprint: Corwin Press Inc Weight: 0.200kg ISBN: 9781412926454ISBN 10: 1412926459 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 05 July 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsPreface About the Authors August: Realizing Your Purpose and Commitment to Education September: Getting to Know Your Students October: Establishing Positive Working Relationships with Other Staff Members November: Establishing a Positive Rapport with Parents December: Setting Students Up for Academic and Behavioral Success January: Preparing Students for Test-Taking February: Refreshing Your Collection of Classroom Organizational Tips March: Maintaining Motivation, Energy, and Enthusiasm for You and Your Students April: Renewing Your Spirit—Taking Care of You May: Reviewing Your Legacy to Students, Family and Staff June: Enriching Your Personal and Family Life July: Benefiting from Professional DevelopmentReviewsThis guide is a positive professional lifeline for us. It encourages teachers to take time to reflect while providing the affirmation to get up and go to the classroom for another day. -- Mary Gale Budzisz 20051110 This resource provides relevant, practical, and valuable career and life-sustaining activities. The process and strategies in this reflective journal are invaluable. -- Laura M. Frey, Assistant Professor 20051114 Great for new teachers and veterans alike. I would highly recommend it to enhance a mentoring program. -- Mary Camp, Special Services Coordinator 20051114 Let me say that, having not seen it before, I love it! -- Gretchen L. Seay, Program Specialist 20070417 This guide is a positive professional lifeline for us. It encourages teachers to take time to reflect while providing the affirmation to get up and go to the classroom for another day. -- Mary Gale Budzisz 20051110 This resource provides relevant, practical, and valuable career and life-sustaining activities. The process and strategies in this reflective journal are invaluable. -- Laura M. Frey, Assistant Professor 20051114 Great for new teachers and veterans alike. I would highly recommend it to enhance a mentoring program. -- Mary Camp, Special Services Coordinator 20051114 Let me say that, having not seen it before, I love it! -- Gretchen L. Seay, Program Specialist 20070417 Author InformationMary Zabolio McGrath taught in the Bloomington, MN, public schools for 31 years, working as a classroom teacher, a demonstration teacher with the Project Read program, and as a special education teacher in the areas of learning disabilities, behavior disorders, and developmental delay. She has served as national secretary for the Council for Behavior Disorders and on the board of the Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children. McGrath has written articles for educators, parents, caregivers, and the general public. In addition, she has authored/coauthored books on educational subjects. Currently McGrath works as a professional speaker, working with schools, parents, and organizations to reflect on and improve the quality of career relationships and life transitions. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and Toastmasters International. McGrath has a doctorate from the University of Minnesota in educational administration, with collateral work in organizational communication. She earned a master′s degree in educational psychology. Beverley Holden Johns brings her 35 years of experience working with students with learning disabilities (LD) and/or behavioral disorders (EBD) within the public schools to her current post as learning and behavior consultant and an adjunct instructor for MacMurray College, where she teaches the course on special education law, adaptations for the general education classroom, and EBD. Johns is the lead author of ten books (and co-author of another) including Reduction of School Violence: Alternatives to Suspension, Techniques for Managing Verbally and Physically Aggressive Students, Surviving Internal Politics Within the School, Safe Schools, Teacher’s Reflective Calendar and Planning Journal, Effective Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Students with Disabilities and General Education: A Desktop Reference for School Personnel, Getting Behavioral Interventions Right, Preparing Test-Resistant Students for Assessments: A Staff Training Guide, The Ethical Educator, and Motivating the Unmotivated Student. She has written a workbook to accompany a video for paraprofessionals entitled The Paraprofessional’s Guide to Managing Student Behavior and over 40 articles. She is co-author with Janet Lerner of the seminal college LD textbook, the 11th edition of Learning Disabilities and Related Mild Disabilities, and they are currently working on a college textbook on Students with Special Needs in General Education: Practical Adaptations and Teaching Strategies. She is the 2000 recipient of the CEC Outstanding Leadership Award from the International Council for Exceptional Children, Past International President (and current board member) of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders, and the 2007 Recipient of the Romaine P. Mackie Leadership Service Award. Johns is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in American Education and Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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