How to Be an Effective Teacher: The First Days of School

The First Days of School

 

Are YOU the most effective teacher you can be? Do you know of new teachers or veteran teachers that need help in their classroom?

Now teachers have to opportunity to find the proven methods and techniques necessary to become the effective teacher we all strive to be. It can all be found in book titled The First Days of School by Drs. H.K. and R.T. Wong.

Since Australian distribution began last February, 100’s of copies of this book have been purchased by pre-service teachers, experienced teachers and administrators from Cairns to the Gold Coast to Perth!

Internationally it has sold over 3 million copies in 60 countries and is currently in use in over 400 teacher training programs. Millions of successful teachers apply the effective teaching techniques you will read in The First Days of School. It has applications that will benefit all teachers regardless of grades taught.

 

It Will Make a Difference!

This book can make all the difference between a successful and a miserable teaching career. The pages are filled with well-researched practical advice. It reads as smoothly as a novel. It is basic without being insulting, suggestive without being directive and explanatory without being redundant. It assumes nothing and covers everything.

This book, written for new teachers, staff developers, and administrators as well as tertiary instructors and mentor teachers, contains information to help any teacher start teaching effectively and professionally so that the remainder of the year will flow smoothly. It is not a textbook. The authors compare their book to an automobile owner's manual because it is organized so that readers can turn directly to a specific section to help them solve a problem. They state that the book should be used to help readers develop their own personal plan, because no one mode is foolproof.

The book explains the importance of the first days of school and the traits of an effective teacher. It provides simple classroom management techniques that will help all teachers succeed. There is also advice about how to design lessons to help students reach their mastery level plus about how teachers can continue to grow to become professional educators.

The pages in the book contain short paragraphs interrupted by checklists, highlighted boxes, and illustrations. In each section, key ideas are identified at the beginning and a list of the characteristics of effective teachers is found at the end.

"Hands down, by far, the best selling book in education. With over 2.3 million copies sold, it continues to be at the top of the chart...
The First Days of School is for new and veteran teachers, from kindergarten to college instructors. The graphic layout, with 302 photos and illustrations, is partnered with text that flows silken smooth. You will learn about classroom management, teaching for mastery and to standards, and creating positive expectations. The First Days of School will bring you instant results so that you can become an even more effective teacher."
- Amazon Books

Your success during the school year will be determined by what you do on your first days of school. Yet what to do during this essential time is seldom taught pre-service teachers!

Raymond Rubino of Amherst, Ohio, USA states

"There is such a gap between all of the "theoretical stuff" you learn from your professors and actual practice that this book has been literally a God-send to thousands of teachers' Practical, sometimes funny and inspiring from beginning to end, The First Days of School will both strengthen and encourage you for the journey ahead. Buy this book today, and read it many times over. I did."

 

It Rekindled Teaching Passion:

"I've been in education, either teaching or in administration, for 24 years. Never have I come across such a comprehensive, practical, research based book as The First Days of School. This book has rekindled my passion for teaching. If you are a teacher, buy it. It will change your life."
Richard Knight      
Casorso Elementary School      
Kelowna, B. C. CANADA      

Hundreds of similar letters are continually received by Dr. Wong. When you love your teaching the students will love learning and respond accordingly.

 

WHATEVER YOU TEACH, if you want to BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE TEACHER YOU CAN BE, you've GOT to add this widely acclaimed book to your toolkit. For practicality, this book may very well be the most important tool in your toolbox and the best spent money for your teacher career in education. It is also an excellent resource for those teachers who feel overcome with all the tasks associated with their profession. It can save your career!

 

Plus the new 4th Edition includes a free DVD titled 'Using the First Days of School' with award winning classroom teacher Chelonnda Seroyer inside the back cover- at no additional price!