Essential Knowledge for Teachers

Truths to Energize, Excite, and Engage Today's Teachers

Barbara D. Culp

Essential Knowledge for Teachers keeps teachers focused and relevant in today’s changing educational landscape. Training and development makes every teacher an instructional specialist. They engage students with their lessons, and they plan activities that maximize academic success. Equally important is the teacher’s role as guide. They set high expectations, assume that everyone can advance, and don’t allow underachievers to fall behind. And because teamwork is a must, they involve parents, peers, and the larger community.
The first section, “Wisdom for Your Community,” helps teachers engage students, involve parents, collaborate with colleagues, and present their schools and themselves as capable and professional. “Wisdom for Your Classroom” enhances the student-teacher relationship, and covers administrative details and classroom learning. “Wisdom for Yourself” focuses on teachers and their careers.
Short entries present one piece of wisdom, its benefits, and an example of the wisdom in action based on studies, real-world anecdotes, and Dr. Culp’s opinions. Recommendations can be implemented in easy and inexpensive ways. Become a guide, mentor and role model with Words of Wisdom for Teachers.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 92 • Trim: 6 x 8¾

978-1-4758-3132-0 • Paperback • November 2016 • $26.00 • (£19.99)

978-1-4758-3133-7 • eBook • November 2016 • $24.50 • (£18.99)

Series: Words of Wisdom

Subjects: Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General, Education / General, Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects

Essential Knowledge for Teachers

Truths to Energize, Excite, and Engage Today's Teachers

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Summary

Essential Knowledge for Teachers keeps teachers focused and relevant in today’s changing educational landscape. Training and development makes every teacher an instructional specialist. They engage students with their lessons, and they plan activities that maximize academic success. Equally important is the teacher’s role as guide. They set high expectations, assume that everyone can advance, and don’t allow underachievers to fall behind. And because teamwork is a must, they involve parents, peers, and the larger community.
The first section, “Wisdom for Your Community,” helps teachers engage students, involve parents, collaborate with colleagues, and present their schools and themselves as capable and professional. “Wisdom for Your Classroom” enhances the student-teacher relationship, and covers administrative details and classroom learning. “Wisdom for Yourself” focuses on teachers and their careers.
Short entries present one piece of wisdom, its benefits, and an example of the wisdom in action based on studies, real-world anecdotes, and Dr. Culp’s opinions. Recommendations can be implemented in easy and inexpensive ways. Become a guide, mentor and role model with Words of Wisdom for Teachers.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 92 • Trim: 6 x 8¾

978-1-4758-3132-0 • Paperback • November 2016 • $26.00 • (£19.99)

978-1-4758-3133-7 • eBook • November 2016 • $24.50 • (£18.99)

Series: Words of Wisdom

Subjects: Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General, Education / General, Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects

Author

Barbara D. Culp, M.A.Ed., Ed.D. has dedicated forty-three years of her life to education as an elementary and middle school teacher, a principal, and a clinical supervisor. She recently founded a tutorial service for public, private, charter and parochial schools, and offers workshops and training programs on classroom management and differentiated instruction

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Essential Knowledge for the Community
Part Two: Essential Knowledge for Your Classroom
Part Three: Essential Knowledge for Yourself
Final Words: Always a Teacher

Reviews

The heart of a teacher is spoken of so eloquently. This book really magnifies an educator’s dedication to the profession and the lasting effects on generations to come through strategies used and true compassion page after page.
— Aisha Randolph, EdS, 5th Grade Teacher

Essential Knowledge for Teachers is an excellent tool that should be required reading for teachers and those training to be teachers. It is replete with ideas that will aid teachers in doing their best work with students, fellow teachers, administrators, parents, and the community. Barbara Culp has gathered information gleaned from more than four decades teaching elementary and middle school, as well as serving as principal of a large elementary school. In essence, it is a “how-to” book that shows one how to get the most out of the teaching experience for all involved.
— Earle D. Clowney, PhD

Essential Knowledge for Teachers is an educator must-have, because it provides an avenue for teachers to be inspired, motivated, and relevant. Dr. Barbara Culp has perfectly woven together the important role of the teacher and the wisdom teachers can bring to the table. This well-written book goes a step further to show teachers how they can use this wisdom in the classroom to help students be more successful.
— Jacquelyn Dargon, Instructional Coach

Essential Knowledge for Teachers is the go-to guide for new and veteran educators alike. Through her insightful voice, Dr. Barbara Culp captures the essence of how, why, and what we do as educators. Essential Knowledge for Teachers is an inspiration, appreciation, and celebration of educators!
— Kelli Rowsey, teacher, Chestnut Log Middle School Teacher of the Year 2016-17, Douglasville, Georgia

This must read practical book captures the essence of what great teachers do differently!
— Pearl Taylor, educator