Teacher Toolkit: Helping You Survive Your First Five Years: Ross Morrison McGill: Bloomsbury Education

Teacher Toolkit

Helping You Survive Your First Five Years

Teacher Toolkit

Helping You Survive Your First Five Years

Description

Ross Morrison McGill, aka @TeacherToolkit believes that becoming a teacher is one of the best decisions you will ever make, but after more than two decades in the classroom, he knows that it is not an easy journey!

Packed with countless anecdotes, from disastrous observations to marking in the broom cupboard, TE@CHER TOOLKIT is a compendium of teaching strategies and advice, which aims to motivate, comfort, amuse and above all reduce the workload of a new teacher. The book includes humorous illustrations, photocopiable templates, a new-look 5 minute plan and QR codes to useful videos. This limited edition hardback version will be an invaluable addition to your school CPD library or a long-lasting bible to keep with you throughout your teaching career.

As anyone who has followed him on Twitter knows, Ross is not afraid to share the highs and lows of his own successes and failures. He strives to share great teaching practice, to save you time and to ensure you are the best teacher you can be, whatever the new policy or framework. His eagerly-awaited new book continues in this vein and is a must-read for all new teachers.

Vitruvian teaching will help you survive your first five years:
Year 1: Be resilient (surviving your NQT year)
Year 2: Be intelligent (refining your teaching)
Year 3: Be innovative (take risks)
Year 4: Be collaborative (share and work with others now your classroom practice is secure)
Year 5: Be aspirational (moving towards middle leadership)

Start working towards Vitruvian today.

Part 1: Resilient/ Part 2: Intelligent/ Part 3: Innovative/ Part 4: Collaborative/ Part 5: Aspirational

Product details

Published	24 Sep 2015
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Extent	224
ISBN	9781472929815
Imprint	Bloomsbury Education
Dimensions	234 x 153 mm
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Ross Morrison McGill

Ross is a qualified teacher who, across three deca…

Illustrator

Polly Nor

This is a book by a teacher still in the classroom after 20 years. Want to know how to survive? Read this book; it's fizzing with ideas.

Ty Goddard, Co-founder of the Education Foundation
The overarching metaphor of the Vitruvian teacher is inspired and encompasses just those qualities we all seek to develop as teachers, regardless of how long we have been involved in teaching. Written in an engaging, active way, with a user friendly, humorous [and] easy-to-access structure. It will do what it says on the cover – it will help you survive the first 5 years. You may not like all the activities and approaches, but I'm willing to bet there are plenty that will appeal to you and fit your developing teaching approaches.

James Williams, Lecturer in Science Education, University of Sussex
The best thing about the book is the honesty; the author shares a lot of his own experiences, a lot of them from his training or early years, making it even more accessible to the trainees and NQTs like myself.

Lauren Gaisford, UCAS Teacher Training
This rich array of strategies can really help any new teacher get to grips with the job.

Schools Week
[This book] condenses the whole pedagogical and teaching world into its essential components in bite-sized, beautifully illustrated chunks. This insightful, succinct and often inspirational book is a must for every teacher's bookshelf.

Martin Burrett, UKEd Magazine
Teacher Toolkit is a fantastic read for NQTs, those returning to teaching after a break or even those who are simply feeling disillusioned. It's an encouraging, inspiring read – a little like having a friend beside you telling you that everything will be okay.

Practical Pre-School