Thriving as a New Teacher: Tools and Strategies for Your First Year (A Teaching Survival Guide for the Daily Challenges of Classroom Management) by John F. Eller

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Discover strategies and tools for new teacher success. In this user-friendly guide, the authors draw from best practice and their extensive experience to identify the necessary skills and characteristics to thrive as a new educator. Explore the six critical areas related to teaching that most impact new teachers and their students, from implementing effective assessments to working confidently and effectively with colleagues.

Benefits

• Understand the important role of teachers, the challenges new teachers face, and strategies to overcome those challenges.
• Learn the characteristics necessary to thrive as a new teacher in six spheres: self, students, classroom management, curriculum management, assessment, and colleagues.
• Access templates, including self-assessments and checklists, to support the efforts of new teachers.
• Determine how to establish classroom procedures and rules early on, and discover tools to promote positive behavior and handle disruptive behavior.
• Connect with students, parents, school leaders, and colleagues to create an atmosphere that supports both teachers and students.

Contents
Introduction Preparing for Your First Year
1 Understanding Yourself
2 Getting Off to a Great Start
3 Building Relationships With Students
4 Developing Processes and Procedures for Classroom Management
5 Managing Difficult Behaviors
6 Tackling Curriculum Management
7 Incorporating Assessment
8 Engaging Students in the
Classroom
Final Thoughts Becoming a Thriving New Teacher