| Online Books |
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The New Teacher Book:
Finding Purpose, Balance, Hope During your First
Year. |
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The New Teacher's
Survival Guide to behavior |
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The Teacher's Survival
Guide: Real Classroom Dilemmas and Practical
Solutions. |
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Mentoring
New Teachers |
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Finding
Success the First Year: A Survivor's
Guide for New ... |
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Classroom
Advice for New Teachers: A Proactive
Approach for ... |
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How
to Interview, Hire, & Retain
HighQuality New Teachers |
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Survival
Guide for New Teachers |
| Online Resources |
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AFT
Advice for New Teachers |
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Education
World Advice for New
Teachers |
| N.P.R-Education
New Teacher Advice |
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Internet4Classrooms
Advice and Information |
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Teacher's
First Advice and
Information for New
Teachers |
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Education
Cyber Playground New
Teacher Training:
Resources and Practical
Advice |
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Teaching-certification.com
Certification
Requirement and
Conditions |
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New
Teachers – News, Research and Analysis |
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Tips
for First Year |
| 1. Find and
listen to a mentor. |
| 2. Join a
teacher's Union,
Association or
Federation |
| 3. Be
Yourself with the
children. They can see
through any pretense. |
| 4. Be prepared for the day. Have your
lesson well
planned and materials ready to use.
Always have a plan B ready. |
| 5. Be consistent in your attitudes,
lessons,
discipline
and communications. |
| 6. Expect the unexpected,
situations,
environments and
discipline
can change. |
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7.
Avoid the cliques, gossip and disputes that
can emerge in the teacher's lounge. |
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8.
Learn the student's name and some
information about each. A good
seating chart
will help immensely. |
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9.
Work with your fellow teachers and try to
get off on a good footing with them. They can be
your biggest supporters. |
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10.
Communicate with your parents often. Contact
them with both positive and negative reports. |
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11.
Student can pick up quickly on your moods,
go in each day with a positive can do attitude. |
| 12. Don't
always expect support
from the parents or
those who have custody
of the child. Many times
a problem with a student
is the result of adults
that have bad attitudes
or don't know how to
handle the role they
have to play in a
student's life. |
| 13. Don't
always expect complete
or unconditional support
from the administration.
Many times their goals,
opinions and ideas will
differ from what you
would expect. |
If
you are going into this profession
please bare in mind the following: You
must truly love kids and want to do what
is best for them. You must have infinite
patience and understanding a child's
needs. Listen, love and care for what is
best for a child. Never allow your
emotions and preconceived opinions
dictate your actions and reactions.
Always be a child advocate, many times
you and only you will be the one who can
be make a difference in a child's life.
