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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great resource Jul 05, 2008
By R. Yocum
This book came in handy as a student teacher and when applying for teaching jobs. I appreciated the strategies on how to jump-start my student teaching on a positive note by creating relationships with my students and CT. Even though I have now completed my student teaching, I will continue to use many of the book's classroom management and discipline tips in my own classroom, such as the question & answer box and bellnote activity. I recommend this to any student teacher."
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
This book was very useful Feb 17, 2008
By L. Hawker
This book was very useful. I would recommend it to anyone interested in teaching. A pretty easy read, with a lot of good information that you can apply to daily life.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Good book to get you started Jul 10, 2009
By Laura Hoak-kagey
I bought this book right before my student teaching, and while I didn't use it so much before my student teaching (despite there being a whole section dedicated to the pre-service teacher), it came in handy for what to expect during student teaching and what to do after. There is a website for the book that gives you extremely helpful information, such as the most asked interview questions, to help you prepare and land a job.
If you need some help with the unspoken "rules" of student teaching, or some tips to get a job, this book will help you. Establishing networks in bigger districts is a little harder to do, but those sections may work for smaller districts where there is only one high school, etc.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
So Simple Sooo Helpful WOW Sep 30, 2008
By Eileen
"free indeed"
This book is a must have!! I always read reviews and consider what the reader says, well please believe me, When I say get the book. It is so simple to ready I couldn't believe the insight it gives and tips for Students, Pre-service teachers and Student teaching. I highlighted and tagged pages. I am very pleased!! Eric did an awesome job on creating a book for the "unknowns" A lot of websites and examples, book references. Again a very great book for Teachers to be, get it early.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
An Excellent Book to get the Most out of Your Teacher Training Jan 04, 2011
By Prince Casper of Orion
"Road to Teaching: A Guide to Teacher Training, Student Teaching, and Finding a Job" by Eric Hougan, is exactly the tool I need to prepare for my teachers' training programme. I just completed a Certificate in Rudolf Steiner Education in 2010, and I am about to start a Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary) in February 2011. (We have primary schools over here in New Zealand - I think you have lower and middle grade schools in USA as an equivalent). The book outlines very pertinent considerations for anyone who wants to get the most out of their teacher training course, and to then have the greatest chance of success in obtaining a teaching position.
Already I have created a networking contacts list on Excel. And I will also be creating a Reading List of all the books I studied last year, and will be adding to it during this year's study (and my own reading around the subjects). And that's just from a few strategies in the book!
I am making a list of ideas from "Road to Teaching" as I read, and I've now got a very detailed list of things to think about and do so that I am prepared for a year of productive learning (as well as some effective tools for organizing resources throughout this year and beyond).
I highly recommend this book. It will help you to get the most out of your teachers' training. It will also help you to be prepared for student teaching (well, as prepared as anyone can be...gulp). And it will help you to reflect and finely tune why you want to be a teacher and give you tools to develop way beyond your training.
I am now looking at the next few years (training and getting a teaching position) from a higher perspective and I think that is one of the main gifts of this book. It helps you to define and keep in mind your vision for teaching, and then it helps you to become actively involved in making it a reality.
Thank you Eric!
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