New Teachers Teaching 101 - Help for New Teachers & Veteran Educators
Some days, we all feel like beginning teachers. That's why this Teaching 101 section is not just for new teachers, but also veteran educators. These articles represent the most essential skills and strategies that effective teachers use on a daily basis to be successful.
Design Your Educational Philosophy
Design an educational philosophy to guide your decision-making and to help remind you why you entered teaching in the first place.
Design an educational philosophy to guide your decision-making and to help remind you why you entered teaching in the first place.
How To Find A Teaching Job
If you are looking for a job in elementary education, use these specific helpful tips to get on the right track toward employment.
If you are looking for a job in elementary education, use these specific helpful tips to get on the right track toward employment.
Common Teaching Mistakes For Teachers To Avoid
New teachers need to be aware of these common teaching mistakes so that they can avoid these classic pitfalls.
New teachers need to be aware of these common teaching mistakes so that they can avoid these classic pitfalls.
Important Things To Consider When Discussing A Tragedy or Crisis With Students
If you find yourself having to discuss a tragedy or crisis (whether national, local, or personal) with your young elementary school students, as a teacher you should keep these important points in mind.
If you find yourself having to discuss a tragedy or crisis (whether national, local, or personal) with your young elementary school students, as a teacher you should keep these important points in mind.
The Value of Self-Reflection
Why teachers should pause and relfect on the successes and shortcomings of the previous school year as a new year begins.
Why teachers should pause and relfect on the successes and shortcomings of the previous school year as a new year begins.
Problem Principals - How To Deal With Problem Principals
One of the most important relationships on a school site are between a teacher and her principal. When it's good, it's good. But when a relationship goes sour, major problems are sure to follow. Here's how to stay friendly and happy with your principal, no matter what your situation.
One of the most important relationships on a school site are between a teacher and her principal. When it's good, it's good. But when a relationship goes sour, major problems are sure to follow. Here's how to stay friendly and happy with your principal, no matter what your situation.
Book Review: Ron Clark's "The Excellent 11"
A book review of "The Excellent 11," Ron Clark's follow-up to his wildly popular "Essential 55."
A book review of "The Excellent 11," Ron Clark's follow-up to his wildly popular "Essential 55."
The Right Threads = The Right Classroom Atmosphere
Even though "clothing doesn't make the man," every profession has attire guidelines and teaching is no exception - even when the standards aren't explicitly written down.
Even though "clothing doesn't make the man," every profession has attire guidelines and teaching is no exception - even when the standards aren't explicitly written down.
Top 8 Reasons Why Non-Teachers Can Never Really Understand
Top 8 Reasons Why Non-Teachers Can Never Really Understand
Top 8 Reasons Why Non-Teachers Can Never Really Understand
How to Write a Lesson Plan
Lesson plans help classroom teachers to organize their objectives and methodologies in an easy to read format. As a new teacher, you may have to do this for your supervisor.
Lesson plans help classroom teachers to organize their objectives and methodologies in an easy to read format. As a new teacher, you may have to do this for your supervisor.
How to Find Free Lesson Plans
Who would say 'no' to free lesson plans? There are thousands of great lessons all over the web. Here's how to easily locate them.
Who would say 'no' to free lesson plans? There are thousands of great lessons all over the web. Here's how to easily locate them.