This free manual on 10 teaching tips for classroom success, written by Ed Straka—Director of Christian Liberty Homeschools. Mr. Straka is a homeschool dad, high school teacher, and university professor. He offers practical tips to help teachers succeed in the classroom.
Introduction
“The following is a manual I put together to help new teachers be successful in their teaching endeavors. Principally, many of these “tips” have been utilized by teachers everywhere to help their students learn. Thus, there really is no author, although you can find these tips, tasks, and teaching tenets in all education books. Therefore, I offer it free with no copyright restrictions.” – Ed Straka
The Challenge and Joy of Teaching: Where Do You Begin?
“Teaching is one of the most rewarding and difficult tasks that a person can undertake. On the high end of the equation the teacher is in complete charge of everything that goes on in the classroom model. On the low end of the equation, the teacher is in complete control and is completely responsible – for better or worse – for how their classroom functions and how they run their education program. And that is where the fear begins! As educators, we all wonder, “how do we work this? Where do we begin each day and each lesson?”
“These are great questions and reasonable questions which all teachers, everywhere, have wondered about and at times agonized over. Indeed, what I – Ed Straka – learned as both a homeschool dad years ago, as well as a high school teacher and university professor was how to manage the classroom thing so that the students can learn in an efficient and effective manner.”
“In tips to follow, I will share a variety of strategies that I have found helpful in teaching and believe you will also. In fact, many of these “tips” you may already have used in your school! But if not, I believe you will find them extremely helpful in managing both your time and tasks in an efficient fashion as well as give some structure to your educational endeavor with your students.”