Survival Guide for New Teachers

Type of Resource: Administrator Tools and Information, Teacher Tools and Information, Training Tool
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: Acrobat PDF
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Recommendation:

While this is an online book and doesn´t provide real support in a person in each school, it does open the conversation about genuinely helping new educators make it in the field. New teachers need many kinds of support, especially when teaching can be such an isolating experience.

Description:

The U.S. Department of Education created a resource for and acknowledged the need to support new teachers. From an ESN review: "`If you are new to the teaching field--or if you work alongside someone who is--then this book was written for you,´ begins the introduction to the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) new online tome for beginning educators. Available free of charge on ED's web site, `Become a Teacher: Survival Guide for New Teachers´ features a number of resources for rookie educators, including reflections from fellow first-year teachers recruited to `talk candidly´ about their experiences, `with a particular emphasis on the relationships they formed with their colleagues, university professors and their students' parents.´ Readers will confront a whole host of issues currently affecting the modern classroom--from cultivating effective professional relationships to reaching difficult students. While the resource won't teach young educators how to run their classrooms, it should help as they try to make the difficult transition from teacher to student. Says ED: `This book is one attempt to make the exchange of knowledge and support for new teachers an institutional practice--for the benefit of students and the communities they represent.´"

Possible uses:

New teachers can read this free online book in its entirety or find sections relevant to issues or areas they have interest in. Schools can use this as a springboard for discussions with new and veteran teachers. Administrators can meet with new teachers, discuss their experiences and share how the school supports them.

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Pre-K, K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12+

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