Teaching 101: Classroom Strategies for the Beginning Teacher - Softcover

Written for a wide range of teacher and teacher candidates, this book intends to be both comprehensive and practical. It strives to bridge both pre-service and K-12 markets by addressing the foundations of education and an examination of the literature on teaching effectiveness, then moving into the more applied practical chapters. Teaching 101 identifies, describes and explains essential theories and practices for excellence in teaching and in being a successful teacher. It is written in a workbook format to facilitate easy reading use for beginning teachers. The ideas and principles contained here are generic and relate to teachers at all K-12 levels.

Jeffrey Glanz currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for University-School Partnership, Director of the Masters Program and the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University. Prior to coming to YU, Dr. Glanz served as Dean of Graduate Programs and Chair of the Department of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. He also coordinated the educational leadership program that led to New York State certification as a principal and assistant principal. Prior to arriving at Wagner, he served as executive assistant to the president of Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Dr. Glanz held faculty status as a tenured professor in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership at Kean University’s College of Education. He was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association and was also that year’s recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. He served as a teacher and assistant principal in the New York City public schools. He has conducted numerous workshops and seminars internationally. Dr. Glanz has authored, coauthored, and co-edited 20 books and has many peer-reviewed article publications.