New Teacher Resources (Edutopia)
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Edutopia provides helpful tips and strategies for new teachers, their mentors and their administrators.
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Structured and engaging sessions about a school’s mission, expectations, and curriculum ensure that new teachers start the year off on the right foot.
Reflective practices can help new teachers stay resilient and grounded as they encounter challenges on the job.
New teachers in particular can benefit from these tips on dynamic instruction, which uses multiple activities to approach learning objectives.
Administrators can help teachers adapt to their role using the concept of psychological ownership to bolster their feeling of belonging.
Great mentors cultivate several core competencies in themselves and their student teachers via a collaborative, supportive relationship.
From brain breaks to simple surveys, here’s a toolkit of teacher-tested classroom management strategies designed for novice educators.
This three-step framework can help new teachers address challenges in ways that are helpful for students and themselves.
If the first year in the classroom can be daunting, focusing on a handful of simple practices—including centering relationships—can help new teachers ease some of the stress of the job.
Make the start of the new school year go smoothly by preparing for students’ questions and anxieties before the first day of class.
Good teaching is about more than lesson plans. Focusing on relationships, reflection, and resilience can help new teachers thrive.
Making a habit of these practices can help new teachers avoid burnout and thrive in the classroom during their first year—and beyond.
Effective classroom design can help elementary students develop skills like organization and task initiation.