Requirements
- Google/Gmail account
- Purchase of the book "The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher (5th edition)" by Harry and Rosemary Wong
Features
- All coursework is available online
- Self-paced
- Created by educators FOR educators
- Google Classroom makes coursework simple and easy to use
Target audiences
- Teachers who want to advance on the salary schedule
- Teachers interested in learning new classroom management techniques
- Teachers who are struggling with classroom and behavior management
- Elementary teachers
- Middle school teachers
- High school teachers
- New AND Veteran Teachers
Before you enroll in one of our courses, please be sure and review our “How It Works” page.
What is covered in HBM1730 The First Days of School 2?
In this second course in this salary advancement course series for teachers, you will read chapters 11 and 13-17 of the book The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher (5th edition) by Harry and Rosemary Wong. These chapters involve preparing your physical classroom, your classroom management plan, and your behavior management plan to maximize learning and minimize misbehavior. You will also analyze resources and advice from another well known effective teachers- Michael Linsin (author of the Smart Classroom Management blog) and Tyler Hester (Educators Thriving). All of the above will help you completely overhaul your approach (in every way) to managing your classroom next school year.
Why do you recommend this book so highly?
Because all the salary advancement courses by Jump Into PD are created by real teachers, we understand the teacher life. This book as well as the other resources used in the assignments for this course hugely influenced Jump into PD Cofounder (and creator of this course series) Jennica Harrison’s approach to classroom management and her plans for the first two weeks of school. All it took was one read and she decided to create a Classroom Management Plan of her own.
Teachers are rarely given specific and actionable tips and tricks, but this book is different. If you have not read it before, we can almost guarantee that it will impact your teaching in MANY ways- new and veteran teachers alike. Aside from the book being so helpful, the coursework we created around the book’s content is straightforward, no fluff, and offers highly valuable teacher professional learning. Where we honestly feel the book may be lacking, we supplement with additional resources, activities, and coursework.
Still not convinced?
1. Watch the video. Are you managing your classroom, disciplining your classroom, or worse (neither)?
2. Read the book’s reviews on Amazon.
3. Check out the Wong’s website- EffectiveTeaching.org
4. Review Course 2’s syllabus and preview one of our assignments.
5. Buy the book BEFORE you enroll!
When should this course be taken?
As of summer 2024, we recommend that teachers plan to complete all four courses before beginning the 2024-2025 school year. Although that may *sound* stressful, if you plan to be in your classroom ANYWAYS (preparing for the year outside your contract hours), you may as well earn units for it. And if your recent experiences have been anything like ours, we definitely could benefit from a bit more preparation before next year…
Course Info - At A Glance
Course Name:
HBM1730 The First Days of School 2
Grade Level
K-12
# of units
1 unit or credit
Category
Classroom Management
Type of Course
Book Study
Classroom access?
Not required
Attention! A personal google/gmail account is required to access all coursework via Google Classroom.
*Be sure to get school district course approval PRIOR to enrolling if taking courses for salary advancement.
This course is part of a series:
