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  • The Effective Happy Teacher

  • A Step-by-Step Guide to Get a Positive Classroom Environment, Manage Your Workload and Teach Lessons That Stick
  • By: Malcolm Finney
  • Narrated by: Brian Pederson
  • Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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By: Malcolm Finney
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Summary

Do you find the workload of teaching unmanageable, and feel you can never turn it off and enjoy your free time? Do you have classes whose behavior you can't seem to get in check, no matter how strict you act? At assessment time, are you aghast as your students have seemingly forgotten everything you have taught them? When someone says “the Sunday scaries,” do you know exactly what they mean? Well, then, keep reading.

Sadly, almost half of all teachers will leave the profession within the first five years, overwhelmingly due to the reasons above. Many new teachers, once out of teacher training college, while armed with theories in pedagogy, leave without any working strategies and are left to improvise and learn the painful way through trial and error.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

When done correctly, teaching is a rewarding, enriching, and fun experience, while when done badly, it’s a soul destroyer. The good news is that the best has already cracked the code of effective happy teaching.

In this step-by-step guide, Malcolm Finney condenses 14 years of teaching experience and the hundreds of different techniques and strategies into the easiest implemented, most effective ones that will quickly get any new (or old) teacher up to the task of the very rewarding world of teaching.

In this book, you will discover how to:

  • Manage your workload and enjoy your free time.
  • Turn your classroom into a positive learning environment.
  • Teach your students in a way that makes knowledge stick.

There is no magic to it. All successful teachers have learned these things one way or another to ensure a sustained teaching career. Some, like Malcolm, learned the hard way. Others listened to the best and got their happy place without the pain. Malcolm Finney invites you to learn the lessons from his mistakes and successes, so you don’t have to. Once you have nailed the basics with this book, you will be free to develop your practice from an effective happy place.

Buy this audiobook to start your journey as an effective happy teacher.

©2023 Joakim Alan Kristiansen (P)2023 Joakim Alan Kristiansen

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Fantastic Guide to Becoming a Great Teacher!

Malcolm Finney does a fantastic job with his ability to provide well thought out exercises to becoming a better teacher. This includes tips related to managing the heavy workload that is brought with being a teacher, creating more effective lesson plans, and preventing teacher burnout. Highly recommend to any teacher out there looking to up their game!

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Transformative!

"The Effective Happy Teacher" is a concise and invaluable guide for educators seeking a positive classroom transformation. With practical steps, it expertly navigates through creating a conducive environment, efficient workload management, and delivering impactful lessons. A must-read for teachers aspiring to foster both joy and effectiveness in their classrooms.

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Become The Best Teacher That You Can Be

I'm impressed by this book. This is a helpful guide for teachers, both new and experienced. With 14 years of teaching experience, Finney shares practical tips to manage workload, create a positive classroom, and teach in a way that helps students remember.

The book is easy to follow, breaking down teaching strategies into simple steps. Finney shares his own experiences, including mistakes and successes, making the advice relatable. The guide aims to help teachers avoid common problems and build a satisfying, long-lasting career in education.

In short, this book is a useful resource for teachers looking for practical tips to improve their teaching, create a positive classroom environment, and balance their workload. I would highly recommend this book!

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Great information to help my wife as a new teacher

Great information from start to finish to help my wife gain the confidence and experience from the author she wanted as a newly qualified teacher. She found great experience throughout the audio but found the chapter on lesson planning and delivery particularly helpful as she is in her first year and desperately needed some experience to help her manage all the new elements to her role. She feels more upbeat about providing a classroom with a happier teacher which will hopefully resonate throughout her career - thank you to the author!

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INSIGHTFUL AND TRANSFORMATIVE!!

This is an insightful resource for teachers to overcome work burdens. It breaks down complex challenges into easy-to-implement strategies, helping teachers manage workload stress and reclaim their free time. The book emphasizes creating a positive learning environment where knowledge sticks, ensuring students truly grasp the lessons. If you're seeking a happier, more effective teaching journey then this book is for you!

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A Teacher's Heart

Malcolm Finney's "The Effective Happy Teacher" is a beacon of guidance for educators seeking positivity and productivity in their classrooms. In the personalized world of Chapter Two, "Classroom Management," Finney's wisdom resonated deeply with a recent experience of mine. Navigating the delicate balance of maintaining discipline while fostering a positive atmosphere, I found solace in Finney's anecdotes and strategies. The audiobook became a companion in my journey to create a classroom where students thrive, drawing inspiration from Finney's practical advice. The resonance between his words and my own struggles added a sentimental layer to the learning process, making "The Effective Happy Teacher" not just a guidebook but a heartfelt conversation with a mentor.

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