First-Year Teachers’ Ultimate Guide to Success in the Classroom and Beyond
First-Year Teachers’ Ultimate Guide to Success in the Classroom and Beyond
You’ve already spent a lot of time getting your classroom ready for the school year, but you may be missing one important element—your students. While you can prepare and have everything in order ahead of time, teaching becomes a different ballgame once those students step through the threshold of your door. And, for a first-year teacher, that anxiety can be at an all-time high as you figure out a set of classroom management procedures that work best for your class.
To help you out, we’ve assembled our best resources when it comes to the parts of being a teacher that you may not have learned about in college—classroom management, setting up your classroom for success, unique teaching strategies to try, professional development, and tips straight from our community of professional educators on Facebook. Let’s dive in and get started:
Classroom Management
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Taming a classroom full of rowdy students is easier said than done. Here are some of our best articles for when it comes to setting up a classroom management strategy that benefits both you and your students.
- 4 Pieces of Advice for New Teachers
- Establishing Control and Coherence in Elementary Classroom Management
- 10 Back-to-School Read-Alouds to Teach Classroom Rules and Expectations
- Middle School Classroom Management Tips for Educators
- Taming the Chaos: Eight High School Classroom Management Strategies That Work
- Top 5 Tips for Surviving Your First Year of Teaching High School
- Good Question: How Much Homework Should Students Be Assigned?
Setting Up Your Classroom
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Does your classroom have everything you need in order for you and your students to be successful this school year? Here are a few resources to help you make sure that everything on your list is checked off.
- 20 Back-to-School Deals Educators Won’t Want to Miss
- 7 Essential Elements Every Elementary Classroom Needs
- [Foundational Literacy] Building Your Elementary Classroom Library
- Technology in the Classroom: 21 Tips, Tricks, and Ideas for Educators
- Flip Your Classroom in 6 Simple Steps
- [Classroom Technology] “Alexa, How Can You Help My Students?”
Unique Teaching Strategies to Try
There’s no better time than the present to try something new in your classroom. Check out our collection of blog posts with unique teaching strategies you should try. As a bonus, many of these are backed by and proven to be effective from research!
- How to Optimize Student Performance Through the Science of Timing
- Good Question: How Can Educators Make Competition in the Classroom Effective?
- [Teacher Tips] 5 Tips for Creating an Inquiry-Based Classroom
- Creating Productive Struggle in the Classroom
- 5 Brain-Based Learning Strategies to Boost Learning, Retention, and Focus
- The Quick Start Guide to Project-Based Learning
Professional Development
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Swap roles with your students for a moment and check out these articles all about how to grow and develop as an educator.
- Teach Like TED: 9 Practical Classroom Tips Taken from TED Talks
- Tips for New Teachers: How to Get Over the First-Year Hump
- 5 Principles of Professional Development for Teachers
- 5 Educational Thought Leaders You Should Be Following on Twitter
Tips Straight from Seasoned Educators
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Learn from our awesome community of educators on Facebook as they share what makes them successful.
