Teaching in the Real World: Strategies to Survive and Thrive by Daniel Zukergood andAnne Marie Bettencourt	List Price: $38.00
“How can we best prepare teachers to meet the challenges of teaching in today’s urban, suburban and rural schools?”   For courses in Urban Education, Introduction to Teaching, Student Teaching, and General Methods Teaching in the Real World: Strategies to Survive and Thrive is here to help. Readers will not want to put down this brief collection of reflective journal entries sent via e-mail by Miss B a white, female, graduate student doing her student teaching in an urban high school to her college supervisor Professor Z. Miss B’s journal entries  illustrate her transformation from a passionate but struggling student teacher who is sometimes stymied by the challenges posed by her environment and her students to a teacher who has found her voice and the confidence to achieve her dream of improving the lives of her students. Miss B and her correspondence with Professor Z provides: An ‘experience” in urban teaching before actually getting into the classroom including issues such as student homelessness and hunger, motivation, and more. A model of what good reflective teaching/learning looks like as she seeks to improve her teaching. An experienced teacher’s suggestions on how to deal with issues such as working effectively with parents, classroom management, standardized testing, teacher and student resources, and more.   Additional features for your success: Discussion Starters – questions for readers to react to key topics in the chapter Professor Z’s Tips, Strategies, and Relevant Data – great ideas for dealing with issues student teachers will face in the classroom including writing lesson plans, effective classroom management, working with parents, and more. Professor Z’s Student Teaching Checklist – serve as reminders that will prepare the student teacher for his/her placement and keep them on track once they are teaching. Pre-Student Teaching Reflections:  The Day Before My Practicum Starts   Week One Day 1:    Josh - My First Day of Student Teaching (What They Don't Teach in Behavior Management Courses) Day 2:    The Moat:  Funding (Or the Lack Of) in Urban Schools Day 3:    Covering Your Butt and Covering the Material Day 4:    Black Man, White Man, Don't Give a Damn Day 5:    Good Luck Miss B! Discussion Starters for Week One Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist:  Getting Your Act Together Week Two Day 1:    Lessons After School Day 2:    Writing Right Day 3:    Miss, Why Are You So Mean? Day 4:    The "Tag Team" and "The Buzz" Day 5:    Standardized Testing Stinks! Discussion Starters for Week Two Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist:  Getting Your Class Together Week Three Day 1:    Discipline:  All for One and One for All? Day 2:    Low Budget Learning Day 3:    My First Observation:  Da Bomb! Day 4:    Central High's Police State Day 5:    Tag Team's Back Again! Discussion Starters for Week Three Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist:  Classroom Management Week Four Day 1:    Teaching Without Resources Day 2:    I (Used To) Love Discussions Day 3:    Who ARE You?  Who am I? Day 4:    To Group or Not to Group:  That Is the Question Day 5:    Rebellion Discussion Starters for Week Four Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist:  Effective Teaching Methods Week Five Day 1:    My Second Observation:  Still Da Bomb! Day 2:    Stickers?! Day 3:    We Are Our Students Day 4:    Go Ahead and Make My Day Day 5:    I (Used To) Love Fridays Discussion Starters for Week Five Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist:  Things to Remember to Do Throughout the Placement Week Six Day 1:    Ninth Grade Goofballs Day 2:    This is MY Class! Day 3:    The Way It Is and the Way It Ought to Be Day 4:    Helping Students Create Life Goals Day 5:    Success is 80% Attitude Discussion Starters for Week Six Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist:  Teaching in Urban Schools Week Seven Day 1:    My Last Week: Time to Fly or Time to Die? Day 2:    Living in the City? Day 3:    Student Feedback Rocks Day 4:    Final Observation:  Miss B at the Plate - Bases Loaded, Two Out, Full Count Day 5:    My Last Day of Student Teaching Discussion Starters for Week Seven Professor Z's Student Teaching Checklist:  Post Student Teaching Activities   Epilogue
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