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“SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR FIRST YEAR TEACHERS” WORKSHOP TO BE HELD AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY ON AUGUST 19 AND 20, 2009
The critical strategies involved in organizing, planning, and teaching during the first year of teaching will be explored during a two-day workshop at William Paterson University in Wayne on August 19 and 20, 2009.
The workshop, “Survival Skills for First Year Teachers,” will be held in the University’s 1600 Valley Road building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 19 and 20. Admission is $99 for William Paterson graduates from the class of 2009 and $149 for all others. Lunch will be included on both days.
Each participant will receive a copy of Harry Wong’s book, "The First Days of School."
Presenters are Dr. Anthony Coletta, a professor of education at William Paterson and an experienced K-5 and middle school language arts/social studies teacher, and Dr. Martin White, a William Paterson University student teaching supervisor and seminar instructor, and professor in residence at Anthony Wayne Middle School in Wayne. White is a former high school teacher, K-12 language arts supervisor and middle school principal.
The workshop is designed to help new teachers easily make it through the first year -- often their most challenging period -- and become great teachers.
Topics include:
• Classroom management procedures for the beginning of the school year
• Case studies reviewing student discipline and guidance techniques
• Parent-teacher communication
• Using a learning styles model to differentiate instruction
• School law – what does a beginning teacher really need to know?
• Using writing as a way to understand all subjects
• Curriculum planning
• Assessment strategies that help students succeed on state-wide assessment tests
• Personal Development Plan strategies for the first year
For additional information or registration details, please contact Diane Davidson at the University’s Center for Continuing and Professional Education at 973-720-3709 or email davidsond@wpunj.edu or visit www.wpunj.edu/cpe.
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July 21, 2009
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