Pursuing a teaching career is noble, rewarding, and challenging. Yet, few books focus on the process of becoming an educator, with the majority of available education resources geared towards in-service teachers, especially first-year teachers. This book, Pathway to Teaching, uses a holistic approach to demystify the journey of becoming an educator. This resourceful guide provides valuable and straightforward strategies to the aspiring teachers at each crucial stage: teacher training, student teaching, and finding a job. Themes of differentiation, networking, and organization are interwoven throughout the book and aim to better prepare the soon-to-be teacher at each step. The strategies address a range of pressing topics for teacher candidates that include preparing for the edTPA - a nationwide teacher assessment - to providing classroom management techniques during student teaching to ideas on self-care. Pathway to Teaching also supports the aspiring teachers in finding their dream teaching job through strategies on building a professional network to preparing for that all-important job interview. In addition, several contributors - a teacher, an administrator, an university field supervisor, and a career counselor - share their insightful perspectives and advice to the readers. The curated strategies and advice will undoubtedly help guide any aspiring teacher in achieving their career and professional goals.

Pursuing a teaching career is noble, rewarding, and challenging. Yet, few books focus on the process of becoming an educator, with the majority of available education resources geared towards in-service teachers, especially first-year teachers. This book, Pathway to Teaching, uses a holistic approach to demystify the journey of becoming an educator. This resourceful guide provides valuable and straightforward strategies to the aspiring teachers at each crucial stage: teacher training, student teaching, and finding a job. Themes of differentiation, networking, and organization are interwoven throughout the book and aim to better prepare the soon-to-be teacher at each step. The strategies address a range of pressing topics for teacher candidates that include preparing for the edTPA - a nationwide teacher assessment - to providing classroom management techniques during student teaching to ideas on self-care. Pathway to Teaching also supports the aspiring teachers in finding their dream teaching job through strategies on building a professional network to preparing for that all-important job interview. In addition, several contributors - a teacher, an administrator, an university field supervisor, and a career counselor - share their insightful perspectives and advice to the readers. The curated strategies and advice will undoubtedly help guide any aspiring teacher in achieving their career and professional goals.

Maximize your teacher training, excel at student teaching, and find your ideal teaching job. This best-selling book gives beginning teachers and job seekers a wide variety of valuable strategies and expert advice, allowing for a smooth transition from student teacher to exemplary teacher. Use Road to Teaching as a tool to navigate the unique stages of becoming an educator and helping you standout in today's competitive job market. Some of the beneficial tips include how to: * Differentiate yourself through your coursework * Go beyond No Child Left Behind Act's definition of "highly-qualified" * Make positive impressions on principals * Create a positive relationship with your cooperating (master) teacher * Establish effective classroom management * Craft an outstanding resume * Manage your job search efforts * Build and leverage your network * Perform well in your interview, and much more.

A celebration of nature, curiosity, discovery and mindfulness! Adapted from the award-winning show, The Gumboot Kids, comes the outstanding new series of Gumboot Kids’ nature mystery books celebrating the joy and wonder of mindfully exploring the natural world. Perfect for inquisitive young minds, each nature mystery features beloved characters, Scout and Daisy, working through a series of clues in order to crack the case. In each mystery Scout and Daisy affirm their findings with a trip to the library where they verify the evidence they’ve gathered in nature and solve the mystery before having a mindful moment to reflect on their journey. With beautifully rendered and painstakingly detailed art, Scout and Daisy’s adventures are also a visual feast that will have kids longing to pore over the pages, time and time again. Each book concludes with two pages of field notes on the mystery subject, as well as a nature craft inspired by the mystery, for children to try at home. Scout and Daisy are on a picnic and Daisy remembers that she’s forgotten to water her bird feeders! But what kind of bird feeders need to be watered? Join Daisy as she helps Scout find clues to solve the Case of the Growing Bird Feeder.