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Discover everything a beginning teacher will need for a successful school year, from tips for your first day, to classroom-management advice, to printables and lesson plans that will support your curriculum all year long. Get help with disciplining your students, lesson methodologies, the first day of school, maintaining both authority and fairness, assessing your students' work, teaching English-language learners and students with special needs, forming a relationship with parents, and more. You'll also find printable forms, awards, and graphic organizers to help you in planning your lessons and your curriculum for the whole year.

        Slideshows of Advice

        Lesson Planning Advice from Veteran Teachers
        Tips from Veteran Teachers on Dealing with Parents
        Top 10 Animal-Themed Graphic Organizers
        Top 10 Classroom Organization Tips
        Top 10 Behavior Management Tips for the Classroom
        Top 10 Free (& Cheap) Rewards for Students
        Preparing for Your First Day as a New Teacher
        Bulletin Boards Printables Slideshow
        Top 10 Science Graphic Organizers
        Top 10 Great Books on Teaching
        Top 10 Teacher-Parent Collaboration Ideas
        Create a Meaningful Open House
        Icebreakers Printables Slideshow
        Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs in the Classroom
        Forms, Charts & Lists for Back to School
        Open House Resources, Grades K-6
        Top 15 Pieces of Advice from Veteran Teachers
        Customizable Passes for New Teachers
        Top 10 Icebreakers to Get to Know Your Students
        Top 10 Writing Graphic Organizers Gallery
        More Slideshows for Teachers

        Beginning the School Year

        First Day at the Secondary Level
        Ten Guiding Principles for the Beginning of the Year
        Preparing for the First Day of School
        FAQs for the First Days of School
        First Day Celebration
        Student Orientation
        First Questions First
        Make a Giving Tree
        Self Portrait Class Book
        Offering Students Choices from Day One
        More Resources for Back to School

        The Classroom

        Top 10 Classroom Organization Tips
        Creating a Physical Learning Environment
        On the Hunt for Supplies
        Classroom Arrangement Checklist
        Seating Arrangements
        Creating an Effective Physical Classroom Environment
        Bulletin Boards

        Classroom Notes, Passes, and Forms

        Class List/Grades
        "From the Desk of..." Stationery
        Library-Nurse Pass
        Weekly Plans
        Hall Pass and Lavatory Pass Samples
        Bathroom Pass (8 per sheet)
        Student Homework Checklist
        More Classroom Forms & Notes

        Lesson Planning

        Lesson Planning Advice from Veteran Teachers
        Teacher Team Planning Form
        Structuring Lessons for Diverse Learners -- Planning Pyramid
        The Question of Homework
        The Basics of Centers
        Lesson Plans: Using Objectives
        Lesson Plans: Using Procedures
        Bulletin Boards: Themes and Tips
        Learning Centers
        More Lesson Planning Forms & Resources

        Assessment

        Scantron® Sheets
        Teacher Self-Evaluation Form
        Skill Assessment Form
        Assessment vs. Evaluation
        Please Do Not Disturb Sign (Testing)
        Portfolio Assessment Guide
        Categories of Evaluation
        Authentic Assessment
        More Assessment Resources

        Behavior Management

        Behavior Analysis Log
        Sample Behavior Contract, Version 1
        Tips for Achieving and Maintaining Discipline
        Sample Behavior Contract, Version 2
        Student Fight Sheet
        Getting the Most out of Detention
        Communicating Bad News to Parents
        Students' Contributions to the Rules
        Student Incident Report
        Guidelines for Behavioral Observations
        Setting Limits for Effective Behavior Management
        Discipline Must Be Logical: Teaching Advice
        The Rebellious Student
        Reporting an Incident to School Administrators
        Good and Bad Consequences
        Environmental Interventions
        The Academically Unprepared Student
        The "Picked-on" Group Member
        Avoiding Group Domination
        What Is a Behavior?
        More Behavior Management Resources

                    Special Education, Learning Disabilities, and Inclusion

                    Grading Process Tips
                    Effective Teaching Strategies
                    Using General Education Standards with IEPs
                    The Crossover Profile
                    The IEP Team Members
                    Effective Accommodations for IEPs
                    What is Dyslexia?
                    More Special Needs Resources

                    Teacher-Parent Relationships

                    Parent Conference Consensus Sheet
                    Help Parents Deal with Homework
                    Advice for Parent-Teacher Conferences
                    Parent/Teacher Relations
                    Parental Help at Home
                    Family Nights
                    Getting to Know Your Student
                    Organization: Advice for Parents
                    Invitation to Open House: Sample Letter
                    Parental Contact Record
                    More Teacher-Parent Collaboration

                    Dealing with Homework

                    Homework Checklist
                    The Question of Homework
                    Homework Sheet
                    Student Homework Planning Calendar
                    Homework: Setting the Stage
                    Homework Contract
                    Special Homework Notice
                    Collecting Student Homework
                    Dealing with the Missing Homework Paper
                    Checking Student Progress in Homework
                    Homework Excuse Form
                    Grading of Student Homework (I)
                    Assigning Student Homework (II)
                    Grading of Student Homework (II)
                    Refusing to Do or Hand In Homework

                    Professional Development

                    Cooperative Learning
                    Dictionary of Educational Jargon
                    Cause and Effect
                    Focused Mini Lessons
                    Metaphors and Analogies
                    Parent-Teacher Communication Advice from Veteran Teachers
                    The Concept of Measurement
                    The Fire Drill
                    Linear Measurement
                    Measurement of Time
                    More Professional Development Resources

                    Teaching English Language Learners

                    What Is Comprehensible Input?
                    Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Students
                    Key Instructional Principles to Use with English-Language Learners
                    Teaching English-Language Learners with Learning Difficulties
                    Bilingual Special Education
                    Effective Instruction for English Language Learners with Mild Disabilities
                    Increasing Meaningful Access Through Comprehensible Input
                    Communicating with Culturally Diverse Parents of Exceptional Children
                    Dora the Explorer: Weather Activity (Spanish)
                    Dora the Explorer Map (Spanish)
                    More Resources for Teaching English-Language Learners

                    Dealing With Social/Emotional Issues

                    Classroom Management
                    Summarizing
                    Story Elements
                    Acting Out Conflict
                    Conflict Resolution Activities
                    Feeling Words Chart
                    Many Ways to Resolve Conflict
                    Practicing Problem Solving
                    What's So Bad or Good About Conflict?
                    Exploring the Nature of Conflict
                    More Resources on Social/Emotional Issues

                    Teaching Methods & Strategies

                    Dictionary of Educational Jargon
                    Lesson Methodologies
                    Routines and Schedules
                    Helpful Bits of Advice from Veteran Teachers
                    Time Management Tips for Teachers
                    Standards for Good Teaching
                    Effective Teaching Strategies
                    Professional Development Resources for Teachers
                    Too Many Tasks, Not Enough Day
                    Basic Internet Skills for Teachers
                    What Are Blogs, RSS Feeds, Podcasts, and Widgets?
                    Organizing a Professional Portfolio
                    Copyright and Copy Wrong
                    More Teaching Methods

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