Body Language for Competent Teachers

Non-verbal skills are invaluable for teachers in getting their own messages across to classes and understanding the messages pupils are sending them.
Here an educational psychologist and a classroom teacher join forces to show new teachers in particular how to use gesture, posture, facial expression and tone of voice effectively to establish a good relationship with the classes that they teach. Each chapter is illustrated with clear drawings of pupils and teachers in common classroom situations and accompanied by training exercises aimed at improving the new teacher's ability to observe both her class and her own practice.
A section at the end of the book gives suggested solutions to some of the exercises and the final chapter, addressed to staff responsible for their colleagues' professional development, provides suggestions for half and whole day courses.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Notes Who This Book is For 1. Introduction 2. What is Nonverbal Communication? 3. Stage Directions and Props 4. Pupil Behaviour and Deviancy 5. The Meaning of Pupils' Nonverbal Signals 6. Getting Attention 7. Conveying Enthusiasm 8. Confrontations; or the Empire Strikes Back 9. Relationships with Individual Children 10. Implications for Trainers Answers Further Reading References Author Index Subject Index

About the author

Chris Caswell, Sean Neill

Summary

Clearly illustrated, this book aims to show new teachers how to use gesture, posture, facial expression and tone of voice effectively to establish a good relationship with the classes that they teach.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Caswell, Chris Neill Caswell, Christopher Roger Neill Caswell, Caswell Chris, Sean Neill, Sean Caswell Neill, Neill Sean
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.1993
• EAN: 9780415066600
• ISBN: 978-0-415-06660-0
• No. of pages: 228
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Schools and pre-schools, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies