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Thriving as a New Teacher
Tools and Strategies for Your First Year
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: Preparing for the First Year
Chapter 1: Understanding Yourself
Chapter 2: Getting Off to a Great Start
Chapter 3: Building Relationships With Students
Chapter 4: Developing Processes and Procedures for Classroom Management
Chapter 5: Managing Difficult Behaviors
Chapter 6: Tackling Curriculum Management
Chapter 7: Incorporating Assessment
Chapter 8: Engaging Students in the Classroom
Final Thoughts: Becoming a Thriving New Teacher
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Chapter 1
- Figure 1.2: New Teacher Phases Planning and Reflection Template
- Figure 1.3: Template for Reflecting on Strengths and Challenges
- Figure 1.4: Template for Identifying Aspects That Are Inside and Outside of Your Scope of Control
- Figure 1.5: Questions for Understanding Your School, Students, and Community
- Figure 1.6: Template for Planning What You'd Like to Learn From Your Mentor
- Figure 1.7: Template for Planning What You'd Like to Learn From Your Coach
Chapter 2
- Figure 2.5: Classroom Arrangement Planning Template
- Figure 2.12: Sample Scavenger Hunt Form
- Figure 2.13: Sample Agenda for Parent Information Night
- Figure 2.14: Sample Intake-Conference Questions
Chapter 3
- Figure 3.1: Direction-Planning Template
- Figure 3.2: Questions to Help New Teachers Think Through the Goal-Setting Process
- Figure 3.3: Eight Steps for Student Goal Setting
- Figure 3.4: Goal-Setting Form
- Figure 3.5: Reflection Form for Periodic Goal Progress Meetings
- Figure 3.6: Periodic Goal Review Meeting Template
- Figure 3.7: Questions to Help Prepare Students for Student-Led Conferences
- Figure 3.8: Student-Led Conference Script Planning Template
Chapter 4
- Figure 4.4: Template for Determining Your Preferred Teaching Style and the Subsequent Behaviors to Cultivate in Your Students
- Figure 4.5: Checklist for Skills of Student Self-Management
- Figure 4.6: Planning Template to Track Learning Processes and Procedures
- Figure 4.7: Sample Lesson Design for a Skill of Independence
Chapter 5
- Figure 5.1: Essential Skills to Deal With Difficult or Disruptive Students
- Figure 5.2: Difficult Behavior Observation Form
- Figure 5.3: Narrative Behavior Observation Form
- Figure 5.4: Worksheet for Identifying Positive Reinforcers
- Figure 5.5: Template for Tracking Positive Reinforcement
- Figure 5.6: Behavior Contract Planning Template
- Table 5.1: Maintaining Attention in the Classroom
- Table 5.2: Ensuring Students Follow Classroom Procedures
- Table 5.3: Following Directions in the Classroom
- Table 5.4: Being Prepared for Learning
- Table 5.5: Completing Assignments
- Table 5.6: Complying With Teacher Authority
- Table 5.7: Keeping Over-Reactive Students Calm
Chapter 6
- Figure 6.5: Sample Plan to Develop Learning Objectives
- Figure 6.6: Unit-Planning Template
- Figure 6.7: Lesson-Plan Template and Sample Lesson
Chapter 7
- Figure 7.1: KWL Chart Template
- Figure 7.2: KWL Survey Template
- Figure 7.3: Sample Carouseling Chart
- Figure 7.4: Sample Student-Response Card
Chapter 8
- Figure 8.1: Questions to Consider When Selecting Teaching Strategies
- Figure 8.2: Sample Writing Prompts
- Figure 8.3: Clock-Partners Template
- Figure 8.4: Direction-Partners Template
