Teacher Training Books

This book works for me simply because it is down to earth, practical and easy to follow, it should be in every trainers collection.
The book is based on the Trainsmart model which has evolved out of the latest brain research, it works, people learn efficiently in a friendly and challenging environment.
Each topic is carefully explained in plain language and supported by the reasons why it works and how it should be incorporated. Finally there is a piece on when and when not to use it.
Whether you are new to training or have been in the business for years this book will introduce you to the principles of Brain Compatible Learning and help you and your delegates achieve much more in terms of real learning.
Packed with some very simple tips designed to enhance the process of learning by involving learners rather than simply transferring knowledge.

I am currently in a master's class with 9 other teachers. We are creating a course for teachers who have or will be working with a student teacher. We all LOVED this book. It is not overwhelming, it is user friendly, helpful, and realistic. It is simple to use and organized well! We are using this book as a guideline for our class syllabus. The diversity of the reproducible forms save time and prevent any teacher from re-inventing the wheel. Highly recommended!!!!

I was somewhat disappointed in this book. As a supervisor of student teachers I had hoped it would be more thorough and helpful but I found most of the information too basic to be relevant to my situation. It would be most useful for someone who had no experience with student teachers. One nice aspect of the book is that the pages are reproducible and many of them are forms which can be used over and over.