The best Educational Certification & Development books: Reddit reviews

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I would start researching behavior management now. The CHAMPS behavior management program is great, and so is Whole Brain Teaching. You can find videos for both on Youtube. This book is also great: https://www.amazon.com/Cornerstone-Classroom-Management-Effective-Efficient/dp/0982312709

I'm middle school teacher in Helsinki and I'm really happy doing my work as most of my colleagues.

Teachers are respected and trusted like doctors and other professionals. We have a lot of autonomy and freedom in our jobs and there's no need to talk about accountability, because the teachers are motivated to do the job as well as possible. Also we don't overwork the teachers. It's really important for teachers to have time off from work to be able to think, improve our skills and teach in a creative and effective way.

There are no standardised tests apart from the matriculation examination at the end of high school. This way we can focus on the important things like creativity, thinking, collaboration, problem solving, emotional intelligence and other skills needed in the future. We don't have to teach for the tests.

Yes, PISA scores of high performing Asian countries are better, but they spend way more time studying. We don't think that's healthy. Instead it's important for the students to have hobbies, social lives, passions and unstructued time.

I'd recommend two books, if you want to know more about education in Finland. Most of the methods and insights could be applied anywhere.

Teach Like Finland by Tim Walker: https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Like-Finland-Strategies-Classrooms-ebook/dp/B071CPJ9LP/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=

Finnish Lessons 2.0 by Pasi Sahlberg: https://www.amazon.com/Finnish-Lessons-2-0-Educational-Finland-ebook/dp/B00SZ7L8M4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1520342678&sr=1-1&keywords=finnish+lessons+2.0

Not enough people know this, but Content Area Reading has been around since at least 1981 with Vacca & Vacca from Kent State. It's a very well-established strategy but it hardly ever gets taught beyond "Hey math teachers, have your students read The Phantom Tollbooth"

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I’d like to read this for guidance and motivation. Maybe we can get a couple copies and study together? Culturize: Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes.Culturize Book

Since you are coming in dark I don't recommend starting with Shepard Air right away. What I recommend is reading a great book like this then start with Sheppard Air where you would be able to better understand the questions. Don't forget, you need to understand this info for training and your Oral. Sheppard Air will just get you past the written.