Novice Teacher

Listed below are links to information that I hope will be helpful to you and others as you embark on the most important job in the universe...Preparing our most precious assets, our children, for the future.

Organization and Management

What To Expect Your First Year Amy DePaul. U.S. Department of Education Office of Education Research and Improvement

http://www.teachersfirst.com/whatexpect.pdf

Eating, Sleeping, Belching, and Other Things You Don't Need in the Classroom. Minnesota State University Presenters: Mary Dowd, Randall McClure, Nancy Rolfsrud, & Julie Snow
http://www.mnsu.edu/humanres/profdev/handouts07/dowd.pdf

Education World Advice for First-year Teachers from the "Sophomores Who Survived Last Year"

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr152.shtml

Taming the Paper Tiger

http://www.teachnet.org/dcs/newteach/tiger/

Preventing Your Rules from Falling Apart

http://www.middleweb.com/miscresources/classdiscipline.html

How to manage Tardiness

http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/manage/tardy.html

Assigning Classroom Chores

http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/manage/062198.html

First-day Checklist

www.student-wea.org/misc/prntinv.htm

•

13 Ways to Beat the First Day Jitters

www.student-wea.org/misc/strtyear.htm

Survival Guide for New Teachers -- This is on the web site of the U.S. Department of Education.

www.teachnet.org/dcs/newteach/conferences

Learning Environment

Are You the Only Active Learner in the Classroom Minnesota State University Presenters: Stewart Ross

http://www.mnsu.edu/humanres/profdev/handouts/activelearning.pdf

ADPRIMA: Toward the Best Education Information

http://www.adprima.com/ideamenu.htm

Great Expectations: Good News for Beginning Teachers

http://www.janebluestein.com/articles/great_exps.html

Parent Teacher Communication

http://middleschool.suite101.com/blog.cfm/tips_for_parent_teacher_communication

Building Parental Involvement

www.student-wea.org/misc/confstr.htm

•

Parent-Teacher Conference Strategies

www.ed.gov/pubs/survivalguide

Instructional Strategies

Daily Classroom Specials for New Teachers

http://www.teachnet.org/ntol/resources/dailyspec/index.htm

Especially for New Teachers

www.student-wea.org/misc/jitters.htm

Tips for Teachers/Trainers

http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2005/07/ten_tips_for_ne.html