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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
Science Graphic Organizers
Favorite Writing Graphic Organizers Slideshow
Animal-Themed Graphic Organizers
Behavior Management Tips for the Classroom
Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs in the Classroom
Classroom Organization Tips Slideshow
General Advice for Teachers Slideshow
Top 10 Rewards for Students
Lesson Planning Advice from Veteran Teachers
Teacher-Parent Collaboration Ideas Slideshow
Tips from Veteran Teachers on Dealing with Parents
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
Classroom Organization Tips Slideshow
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
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
Chapter Self-Check
Scantron® Sheets
Individual Activity Rubric
Skill Assessment Form
Assessment vs. Evaluation
Categories of Evaluation
Portfolio Assessment Guide
Authentic Assessment
More Assessment Resources
Behavior Management
Behavior Analysis Log
Sample Behavior Contract, Version 1
Sample Behavior Contract, Version 2
Student Fight Sheet
Tips for Achieving and Maintaining Discipline
Discipline Must Be Logical: Teaching Advice
Guidelines for Behavioral Observations
Students' Contributions to the Rules
More Behavior Management Resources
Special Education, Learning Disabilities, and Inclusion
Effective Teaching Strategies
Teaching Special Needs Students
Effective Accommodations for IEPs
Grading Process Tips
Students with Exceptionalities
The IEP Team Members
Top Signs of Trouble for Kids in Grades K-5
More Special Needs Resources
Professional Development
Cooperative Learning
Dictionary of Educational Jargon
Focused Mini Lessons
Metaphors and Analogies
Cause and Effect
Measurement of Weight
Measurement of Volume
Powerful Ideas Related to Measurement
Capacity Lineup Video
Linear Measurement
More Professional Development Resources
Teaching English Language Learners
What Is Comprehensible Input?
Teaching English-Language Learners with Learning Difficulties
Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Students
Increasing Meaningful Access Through Comprehensible Input
Bilingual Special Education
Key Instructional Principals to Use with English-Language Learners
Effective Instruction for English Language Learners with Mild Disabilities
Dora the Explorer: Weather Activity (Spanish)
Dora the Explorer Map (Spanish)
Empowering Diverse Students with Learning Problems
More Resources for Teaching English-Language Learners
Dealing With Social/Emotional Issues
Acting Out Conflict
Conflict Resolution Activities
Many Ways to Resolve Conflict
Practicing Problem Solving
Summarizing
Feeling Words Chart
Five Styles of Handling Children's Conflicts
Resolution Vocabulary
Talk It Out Together
What's So Bad or Good About Conflict?
More Resources on Social/Emotional Issues
Teacher-Parent Relationships
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Five Important Questions
Field Trip Permission Form
Good News Report
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Before, During, and After
Help Parents Deal with Homework
Parental Contact Record
Hosting a Successful Open House
Parent Conference Consensus Sheet
Advice for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Getting Parents Involved
More Teacher-Parent Collaboration
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
Teacher Blogs
Basic Internet Skills for Teachers
What Are Blogs, RSS Feeds, and Podcasts?
Organizing a Professional Portfolio
Copyright and Copy Wrong
More Teaching Methods

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