First-Year Teacher’s Survival Guide 2nd Edition

Ready-To-Use Strategies, Tools & Activities for Meeting the Challenges of Each School Day

The best-selling First-Year Teacher’s Survival Kit offers beginning teachers a wide variety of tested strategies, activities, and tools for creating a positive and dynamic learning environment while meeting the challenges of each school day. The book is filled with valuable tips, suggestions, and ideas for helping teachers with everything from becoming effective team players and connecting with students to handling behavior problems and working within diverse classrooms.

• Meet the professional development requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act
• Help struggling readers
• Implement technology solutions for the classroom
• Teach English language learners
• Reach and teach students in poverty
• Work effectively within a nontraditional school-year schedule
• Use graphic organizers creatively
• Set goals to help students succeed
• Intervene with students who are capable but choose not to work
• Understand teachers’ rights and responsibilities regarding disciplinary issues