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The New Teacher's Guide to Overcoming Common Challenges
Curated Advice from Award-Winning Teachers
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Classroom Setup and Management
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Curriculum and Instruction
Differentiation
English Learners
Professionalism/School Culture
Navigating Teacher Evaluation
Relationship Building/Communication
Student Assessment and Data Literacy
Work-Life Balance
Classroom Setup and Management
A Principal’s Advice: Invest in Your Future by (J. Kraft) (PDF 67KB)
When it Comes to Classroom Management, Less is More (J. Hunzicker) (PDF 40KB)
Creating an Effective Plan for Positive Behavior Management (S. Rice) (PDF 162KB)
Making Relationships Stick (A. Krasnow) (PDF 185KB)
Flexible Design for Optimal Learning (C. Martelli) (PDF 27KB)
Building an Atmosphere for Trust: Doing Science (G. Dewey) (PDF 148KB)
Building a Strong Classroom Community (L. Roeker) (PDF 69KB)
Using SPACE Wisely (L. Groth) (PDF 51KB)
Fostering Classrooms as Safe Spaces (C. Chiavola) (PDF 39KB)
Substitute Folder Essentials (C. Beardslee) (PDF 61KB)
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Unpacking the Mysticism: Culturally Responsive Teaching as Deliberate Practice (S. Warner) (PDF 69KB)
Building Classroom Culture on a Foundation of Equity (del Castillo & Cloat) (PDF 74KB)
Inspiring Students Means Embracing Culturally Responsive Teaching (Smith & Miglietta) (PDF 38KB)
Embracing the Essence of Your Students (A. Ross) (PDF 33KB)
Anti-Racist Teaching and Justice (C. Whitten) (PDF 45KB)
Setting the Stage for Culturally Responsive Teaching from Day One: Learning from Your Students (M. Diaz) (PDF 87KB)
Incorporating Global Perspectives in the PreK-12 Classroom (P. Shannon-Baker) (PDF 37KB)
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Working with Families (A. Jones) (PDF 83KB)
An Inclusive Student-Centered Environment (C. Edouard) (PDF 35KB)
POWER Teaching: Using CRT to Change the World (S. Nelson) (PDF 32KB)
Curriculum and Instruction
Intentional Instruction (D. Wright) (PDF 55KB)
Tackling the Year’s-Worth of Standards (K. Hamilton) (PDF 78KB)
Optimize Your Classroom by Using Blended Learning (S. Chism) (PDF 131KB)
Five Effective Tech Tools for Learning (G. Miller) (PDF 46KB)
How to Plan for Optimal Engagement (B. McCormick) (PDF 39KB)
Providing Choice and Voice for Your Students (K. Giordano) (PDF 94KB)
Ultra-Notes: Reflective Analysis for the Active Teacher (A. Sitze) (PDF 93KB)
Defeating Apathy, Building Motivation (D. Carroll) (PDF 132KB)
Blast Off With Formative Assessments (Gerzel-Short & Kohler) (PDF 112KB)
Start Positive, Professional Conversations With Your Questions (M.Clement) (PDF 29KB)
Differentiation
Pretests: The Starting Blocks for Academic Differentiation (V. Phelps) (PDF 87KB)
Differentiation: How to Meet a Moral Imperative (W.Dwyer) (PDF 57KB)
Differentiating for Student Success (S. Curran) (PDF 85KB)
Enhancing Learning for All Students: Using a UDL Framework to Create Expert Learners (Hovey et al.) (PDF 44KB)
Differentiation that Helps, Not Hurts (H. Dack) (PDF 37KB)
Differentiation Through Independent Study: The I-LEARN Process (V.Phelps) (PDF 121KB)
Disaster Drills for Students with Exceptionalities (Kuester & Randles) (PDF 230KB)
Using Choice Boards to Differentiate Instruction in the Classroom (A. Danley) (PDF 47KB)
Scaffolding Instruction to Support Student Learning (A. Charles) (PDF 72KB)
Memoir prompts (K Martin) (PDF 45KB)
Finding a Different Way: Differentiation (C. Stroh) (PDF 36KB)
English Learners
Family Engagement: For English Learners (J. Jaros) (PDF 32KB)
Know Your English Learner Students as Individuals (R. Young) (PDF 37KB)
High-Impact Strategies for Teaching English Learners: Scaffolding for Success (C. Huck) (PDF 41KB)
Vocabulary Instruction for English Learners: Providing Opportunities to Practice (R. Miller) (PDF 77KB)
Assessment of English Learners: How to Make Tests Less Stressful (C. Huck) (PDF 60KB)
Developing Vocabulary Skills With Your English Learners (J. Okrasinski) (PDF 98KB)
Culturally Relevant Children’s Books as a Path Toward Critical Consciousness (M. Diaz) (PDF 66KB)
Celebrating Classroom Diversity (J. Matuszewski) (PDF 81KB)
Welcome, Share, Celebrate: Creating a Safe and Inclusive Classroom for English Learners (E. Laverick) (PDF 43KB)
The Noisy Classroom (S. Garcia-Alvarado) (PDF 45KB)
Professionalism/School Culture
Teacher Leadership and the New Teacher (N. Bond) (PDF 83KB)
Becoming a Teacher Leader: 4 Steps and a Simple Framework (J. Hunzicker) (PDF 59KB)
Building Your Brand in the Classroom and Establishing a Professional Identity (V. Laverick) (PDF 47KB)
Beyond Survival: 3 Tips for Thriving in Your First Year of Teaching (Porter & Burns) (PDF 86KB)
It is Okay to Not Know Everything (J. Padilla) (PDF 34KB)
Look for Your Growth Moments (R. Talley) (PDF 31KB)
Professionalism and School Culture: An Act of Pre-Deciding (Johnson & Brabham) (PDF 66KB)
Establishing Your Professional Identity: Transitioning From Student to Working Professional (M. Thomas) (PDF 36KB)
Get Empowered: How to Use Your Professional Learning Community (Farina et al.) (PDF 90KB)
You are a Role Model: Considerations for Teachers in the Area of Professionalism (Wells & Underwood) (PDF 113KB)
Navigating Teacher Evaluation
Teacher Evaluation: An Ongoing Conversation (A. Howerton) (PDF 52KB)
The Real Value of Teacher Evaluation (L. Abbott) (PDF 27KB)
6 Steps to a Smooth Evaluation (A. Livengood) (PDF 83KB)
Formal Evaluation: Process, Not Product (D. Perrin) (PDF 47KB)
Preparing for Observations With a Growth Mindset (M. Dudic) (PDF 55KB)
A Bad Observation: A Learning Opportunity (S. Alcorn) (PDF 24KB)
Navigating Teacher Observation: Strive for 5 (M. Black-Chen) (PDF 34KB)
Teacher Evaluations: What Does “Good” Look Like? (M. Kessler) (PDF 43KB)
The 5 Ws of Teacher Observations (M. Friel) (PDF 29KB)
Be Kind to Yourself: Be Your Own Critical Friend (L. Leppich) (PDF 34KB)
Relationship Building/Communication
Know Your Network: Advice to Beginning Teachers on Relationships and Support (L. Sikma) (PDF 39KB)
The Power of Humor in the Classroom (J. Carter) (PDF 72KB)
Promoting Parental/Family Involvement (J. Wright) (PDF 33KB)
Creating a Caring Culture in the Classroom (D. Kharod) (PDF 41KB)
Building Rapport Drives Successful Teaching (C. Grace) (PDF 45KB)
Hello, Are You There? Strategies for Communicating With Families (Kohler & Gerzel-Short) (PDF 78KB)
Teaming With the School Social Worker (N. Betker) (PDF 29KB)
5 Key Strategies for Conducting Effective Parent–Teacher Conferences (P. Ertel) (PDF 42KB)
Planning for Successful Parent–Teacher Conferences: A Navigation Guide (L. Malinowsky) (PDF 31KB)
Conferencing with Parents: What Can WE Do to Help Your Child Be Successful? (N. Cossa) (PDF 30KB)
Student Assessment and Data Literacy
Making Sense of Standardized Benchmark Assessments (D. Frederking) (PDF 80KB)
Assessment & Data Literacy (A. Howerton) (PDF 34KB)
Data Literacy for Teacher Teams (A. Larsen) (PDF 1.7MB)
Lower Your Stress: Planning for Efficient and Effective Feedback to Students (M. Boehle) (PDF 42KB)
The Power of Formative Assessments: Using Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) to Promote Learning (A. Caldera) (PDF 87KB)
The Sticky-Note Formative Assessment: 3 Uses (M. Boehle) (PDF 30KB)
11 Practices to Consider When Grading (K. Brooksher) (PDF 131KB)
Portfolios: Progress Monitoring Over Time (D. Clarke) (PDF 39KB)
Checks for Understanding: Maximizing Student Learning (Schwartz et al.) (PDF 70KB)
Work-Life Balance
First, Take Care of Your SELF (M. Adler) (PDF 45KB)
Lose Yourself in Teaching: Stay in Touch With Yourself (D. Pizzuto) (PDF 24KB)
Self-Care Is Essential (I. Wagner) (PDF 28KB)
Finding Your Work–Life Balance (R. Talley) (PDF 23KB)
A Cautionary Tale for New Teachers (D. Coberley) (PDF 36KB)
Self-Care Is the New Work–Life Balance (R. Roselle) (PDF 28KB)
Mindful Mood (L. Alpaugh) (PDF 30KB)
Work–Life Balance: Getting More Hours in Your Day (A. Jones) (PDF 71KB)
Using Positivity and Happiness to Establish Work–Life Balance (M. Ohlson) (PDF 36KB)
Stress-Free Strategies for Sanity and Success for First-Year Teachers (Brand & Lerner) (PDF 38KB)