A Flying Start for Teachers
Translate training into the classroom reality with ease. This series makes specific suggestions for systems, processes and professional behaviour so that you can take practical steps to establish yourself in the first week of term. It also offers seating plans, timetables, games and activities, ideas for written reports and dealing with parents, and photocopiable templates to assist with planning and teaching. With this resource you have the support you need to make your earliest teaching experiences both purposeful and enjoyable.
Ages: 5-12 years
About the Authors
Fran Connell
Fran Connell is a graduate of Dunedin Teachers' College and in 2001 completed a Bachelor of Education, specialising in literacy, at Massey University. Her teaching career has incorporated many schools and a variety of positions from principal of a small school to literacy leader of an intermediate school. Her recent mentoring of beginning teachers made her aware of the need for a practical, hands-on resource to assist them in making a positive start in their classrooms.
Michele Gordon
After graduating from Waikato University with a Bachelor of Education, Michele Gordon taught in a number of schools. As her career advanced she became a reading recovery teacher, assistant principal of junior school and then deputy principal of senior school. For the past six years she has been a tutor teacher for beginning teachers, reflecting her real passion for sharing her knowledge and skills with teachers starting out in their careers.