Teach with Confidence: Five Domains for Managing Life in Classrooms [Hardcover]

Teach with Confidenceaims to inspire new teachers to trust their ability to reflect and grow and have an improved sense of their own agency in managing dissonance. The exploration of domains weaves in stories and research from practitioners and scholars to show how beliefs, knowledge, and skills in building relationships are critical elements of excellence. Like the stone pines depicted on the cover with their timeless beauty, stability, and strength, teachers need to take a long view, knowing that improvement will come with hard work and a responsive, nuanced approach to practice.Alexandra Miletta, PhD, is a former elementary teacher and teacher educator. She has published and presented research on classroom climate, teacher education, and practitioner research.

I have used Alexandra Miletta's book with my student teachers. They found it the most helpful of all that I assigned. It was accessible, clear, reflective and practical. It connected with theory without making it a barrier to recognizing the complexity of real classroom practice. Cynthia Ballenger, author ofPuzzling Moments, Teachable Moments: Practicing Teacher Research in Urban Classrooms (2009)andTeaching Other People's Children: Literacy and Learning in a Bilingual Classroom (1998)

This is a book that goes beyond tips and strategies to develop classroom management. It provides real experiences and information that would help a teacher visualize and develop a positive classroom climate and culture so that classroom management is not as challenging. Because the information is provided through five practical and easy-to-implement domains, the book is easy to read. It has a good balance of scenarios, research, and relevant explanations. Anonymous Reader

Alexandra Miletta's insightful book intelligently synthesizes the most thoughtful and dynamic ideas in the educational literature to help new teachers to create classroom communities that support empathy, respect, lsÛ