How To Be A Successful Teacher: Strategies For Personal And

Description:
Teaching is a rewarding, yet demanding profession, one in which a person needs to be fully prepared. This book focuses on the applied psychological skills, strategies and resources, which will help to ensure you are equipped with personal and professional expertise to survive in the classroom. In the book, you will find: an overview of important psychological themes within teaching such as confidence, motivation and self esteem; explorations of physical issues related to successful psychological functioning, such as fitness and nutrition; and, advice and activities which will show you how to learn and use psychological skills and techniques directly. Readily accessible to a wide audience, including internationally, the book assumes no prior knowledge of psychology. The authors give specific examples taken from a diverse range of professional situations, always with relevant theoretical underpinning, and the structure allows you to dip in and out of chapters and sections. The text provides support to students on teacher training courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. It will also help teachers in their formative professional years.

Review:
'Reading this book may change your attitude to your students, your colleagues and most of all, to yourself. It is written accessibly and has a pleasingly irreverent tone, but a warning: it will challenge you to think differently!' - Phil Beadle, Columnist, Education Guardian

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' I picked the book up thinking that I'd better have a look at it as the deadline for submission of my review is looming and! I found myself hooked! Ten minutes later I was still reading for pleasure. I even found myself laughing!' - ESCalate

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'It is rare to find a book on teaching that actually provokes thought and stimulates a whole new approach to improving the chances of successful teaching. This book really is a must for anyone within the teaching sector wishing to reach new standards and enjoy greater success in their chosen career...The book is packed with advice, activities and reflections and each chapter concludes with a one minute summary. Overall, this is an excellent book that can really make a difference' - Amazon Customer Review

Table of Contents:
About the authors Acknowledgments Preface Foreword How to use this book PART ONE: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS The morning bell: another day begins! Introduction What was I saying? Concentration and attention What am I doing here? Motivation I can't do it! Confidence and self-esteem I can't cope! Emotion, mood and stress Flexibility for action! Adapting to change PART TWO: PHYSICAL ISSUES Fitness to Teach: A healthy body equals a healthy mind - Nutrition, hydration and health PART THREE: PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS TRAINING I have 101 things to do!what do I attempt first? Goal setting Take a 'break': Relaxation Is talking to yourself the first sign of 'madness'? Self-talk and cognitive restructuring Is hallucinating the second sign of 'madness'? Mental imagery When the going gets tough!! Mental resilience PART FOUR: EPILOGUE The final bell! the journey begins References Index