Research confirms that the teacher makes the greatest difference in the learning success of students, so it's important that new teachers get off to a strong start. With help from veteran teacher and mentor Gini Cunningham, inexperienced teachers can better understand and successfully tackle the many daily challenges they will face in the classroom.
The New Teacher's Companion is a valuable resource for any teacher who wants the classroom to be a rich and rewarding place for teachers and students alike.
Teacher effectiveness and equity In k-12 classrooms
This second biennial report of the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality calls on education stakeholders to create systemic approaches to recruiting, supporting, and evaluating teachers to ensure that all students have access to highly effective teachers. The report synthesizes current research on teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution of K–12 teachers in light of increasing federal policy interest in the issue.
In this important book, education expert Kim Marshall shows how to break away from the typical and often ineffective evaluation approaches in which principals use infrequent classroom visits or rely on standardized test scores to assess a teacher's performance. Marshall proposes a broader framework for supervision and evaluation that enlists teachers in improving the performance of all students.
Based on Common European Framework (CEF) 'can do' objectives, Total English is the ideal choice for teachers who want a well-organised course with clear learning aims and a wide range of authentic supplementary material. Every level has loads of teacher support material, an exciting DVD with authentic clips from film and TV, and a 'catch up' CD-ROM with extra practice for students who miss lessons.
Teacher's online resources for Longman - Total English - Starter
Total English for intermediate course. Total English responds to the needs of today's English teachers with a complete teaching package that combines an easy-to-use format, engaging material, dynamic resources and effective solutions to the challenges teachers face every day. Logically structured units: Clear objectives for every lesson give students a practical purpose for learning grammar'Catch-up' material for busy students who miss lessons.
