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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
Behavior Management Tips for the Classroom
Favorite Writing Graphic Organizers Slideshow
General Advice for Teachers Slideshow
Classroom Organization Tips Slideshow
Lesson Planning Advice from Veteran Teachers
Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs in the Classroom
Animal-Themed Graphic Organizers
Top 10 Free (& Cheap) Rewards for Students
Seasons Printables Slideshow
Teacher-Parent Collaboration Ideas Slideshow
Top 10 Free Field Trips
Tips from Veteran Teachers on Dealing with Parents
Bulletin Boards Printables Slideshow
Forms, Charts & Lists for Back to School
Open House Resources, Grades K-6
Customizable Passes for New Teachers
Back to School Printables Slideshow
Preparing for Your First Day as a New Teacher
Parents' Back to School Guide: Printables Slideshow
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
Assessment vs. Evaluation
Portfolio Assessment Guide
Authentic Assessment
Categories of Evaluation
Skill Assessment Form
Performance Assessment Basics
Scantron® Sheets
Individual Activity Rubric
More Assessment Resources
Behavior Management
Supervising the Halls
Supervision During Administrative Assignments
Behavior Analysis Log
Student Incident Report
Handling Misbehavior During Instruction (I)
Sample Behavior Contract, Version 1
Avoiding Group Domination
Administrative Assignment Incident Form & Administrative Duties Checklist
Students Who Arrive Without Learning Materials
Worksheets for Missing Students
Applying School Rules Outside the Classroom
Reporting an Incident to School Administrators
Group Distraction Evaluation Guide
Sample Behavior Contract, Version 2
The "Picked-on" Group Member
Dealing with Group Distractions
Student Detention Analysis Sheet
Getting the Most out of Detention
Tips for Achieving and Maintaining Discipline
Guidelines for Behavioral Observations
Student Fight Sheet
Refusing to Do or Hand In Homework
Applying School Rules to the Classroom
Discipline Must Be Logical: Teaching Advice
Dealing with a Serious and Prolonged Behavioral Problem
Misbehavior Cards
The Rebellious Student
Students' Contributions to the Rules
Working with the Talkative and/or Disruptive Student
Communicating Bad News to Parents
The Academically Unprepared Student
Unprepared Student Card
Strategies for Communicating Displeasure
Handling Misbehavior During Instruction (II)
Setting Limits
Instant Disciplinary Referral Card
Preempting Students' Premature Questions
Getting Back to Instruction Following a Disruptive Incident (II)
Instant Referral of Student for Disciplinary Reasons
The Fighting Student
Classroom Incident Report
Dealing with Cleanliness in the Classroom
Copying Another Student's Homework
Emergency Interruption List
More Behavior Management Resources
Special Education, Learning Disabilities, and Inclusion
Teaching Students with Special Needs
Effective Teaching Strategies
Effective Accommodations for IEPs
Students with Exceptionalities
The IEP Team Members
Grading Process Tips
Top Signs of Trouble for Kids in Grades K-5
More Special Needs Resources
Teacher-Parent Relationships
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Five Important Questions
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Before, During, and After
Advice for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent Conference Consensus Sheet
Tips for a Successful Parent-Teacher Conference
Help Parents Deal with Homework
Parental Contact Record
Good News Report
Getting Parents Involved
Understanding Report Cards
More Teacher-Parent Collaboration
Dealing with Homework
Homework Excuse Form
Checking Student Progress in Homework
Student Homework Planning Calendar
Dealing with the Missing Homework Paper
Assigning Student Homework (I)
Tips for Helping Your Kids Handle Homework
Homework Collection Record & Student Restitution Sheet
Grading of Student Homework (I)
Homework Contract
Special Homework Notice
The Question of Homework
Giving Back Student Homework
Making Up Homework After Student Absence (I)
Providing Incentives for Doing Homework
Homework Grading Guide & Good News About Homework Note
Professional Development
Giving Everyone a Chance
Distributing Materials to Groups
Quieting the Class Quickly
Keeping Effective Textbook Records
The Learning Materials Trust Fund
The Visitor in the Classroom
Checklist for Trip Evaluation
The Class Trip (II)
Collecting Materials from Groups
Emergency Preparedness
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
Dora the Explorer Map (Spanish)
Key Instructional Principals to Use with English-Language Learners
Dora the Explorer: Weather Activity (Spanish)
The Unique Challenges of Teaching English-Language Learners
Useful Initial Teaching Strategies
More Resources for Teaching English-Language Learners
Dealing With Social/Emotional Issues
Classroom Management
Acting Out Conflict
Summarizing
Conflict Resolution Activities
Practicing Problem Solving
Many Ways to Resolve Conflict
Feeling Words Chart
Story Elements
Five Styles of Handling Children's Conflicts
Resolution Vocabulary
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
Teacher Blogs
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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