Teach Smart - Practical Strategies & Tools for Educators

Teach Smart presents practical strategies and tools to improve proficiency across a range of skills that will enable new or veteran teachers to set up and manage a classroom that supports effective teaching and learning.

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780979038402
Published Date: 2007
Price: $24.95

Topics include:

• Beginning the School Year
• Student Diversity
• From Assessment to Planning
• Consultation, Collaboration, and Co-Teaching
• Learning Centers
• Family Involvement

Teach Smart also includes diverse timesaving tools including family letters, checklists, interest surveys, and rubrics to help teachers promote student achievement and parent involvement.

Tools for Educators
There are forty timesaving tools contained within Teach Smart. If you would like to have these tools for use at anytime, you can purchase them for $9.95.

About The Author

Susan Hentz has been a special education teacher for twenty-two years working with students from infancy through adulthood. She currently consults nationally and internationally with educators, administrators, and staff developers to assist schools in providing quality educational programs to improve student achievement. Her interactive workshops provide tools that support effective teaching and learning. Susan received her Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education from Glassboro State College, her Master’s Degree in Varying Exceptionalities from the University of South Florida, and her Educational Leadership Specialist Degree from Nova Southeastern University. The emphasis of her research has been in the areas of student diversity, inclusion, consultation, collaboration, co-teaching, learning centers, assessment, parent involvement, and classroom management strategies. She has presented nationally on various topics and “Best Practices” in the field of education. Susan has been recognized as a Sarasota County Model Classroom Teacher, is a member of Who’s Who in American Education, was awarded the Sarasota County Council for Exceptional Children Teacher of the Year, as well as the Florida Council for Exceptional Children Teacher of the Year.