Classroom Management

Beginning Teaching in the Secondary School

Name: Beginning Teaching in the Secondary School
Author: Joan Dean
ISBN: 9780335196197

by Joan Dean

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Overview

This book is written mainly for newly qualified teachers but would also be of interest to teachers in training. It deals with all aspects of the teacher's work in the secondary school starting with advice to those about to start in their first post or a teaching practice, and going on to look at the students and the role of the teacher. There are chapters on teaching strategies and class management and the use of time and space. The book also considers special needs, including those of the exceptionally able; the role of the form tutor; evaluation and assessment, and strategies for avoiding stress. The text is illustrated by a number of case studies and each chapter includes suggestions for further reading and a check list for teachers to use in evaluating their work. Each chapter also contains references to relevant research. After teaching in primary and secondary schools, Joan Dean spent five years training teachers in a college of education. From there she went on to headships in two schools which led to an appointment as senior primary adviser in Berkshire. In 1972 she became chief inspector for Surrey where, among other things, she pioneered the training of head teachers of secondary schools. She was awarded an OBE in 1980 and a doctorate in 1993. She has published 29 books on primary and secondary education and is currently a governor of a secondary school.