Do you have any advice for a first year teacher?

Harry Wong. Those tips and tricks are classic, and they work. (the main idea is rules and procedures, be organized and prepared.)

get to know the office personel, keep an upbeat attitude and find someone you admire and ask them questions.

When you approach someone for advice on a problem you are having. start off with.. “how do you…” this gets them talking about it. Never blame your students or admin for the problem you are having. While it might be something, it looks to others that you are assigning blame. Remember everybody at your school is teaching the same kids. If one is successful you can be too!

good luck!

Start building resources, lesson plans and activities with the help of free materials on teacher websites. Stay organized with seating charts (some online grading programs let you generate these easily) and create short “warmups” or “quickwrites” to engage students immediately while you take care of attendance and other classroom management procedures at the start of class. Learning how to handle all the paperwork is a huge challenge, so get advice from other teachers in your department or level. If your school has a regular “teacher share”, then go and get some good ideas. Join a professional organization–they are great for networking and often provide professional development workshops.

Good luck!!

Go in with a plan for every minute- better to have too much then not enough… keep the students busy the 1st day and post your rules or requests for a good time, etc and tell them a little about you and demand respect. I was 20 when I started with 12th graders and I was sooo nervous my 1st day but had a fantastic year! Find a mentor teacher there- just someone in your grade level to help you… look at what they do and observe anytime possible.

I sub teach right now. I think the best thing you can do is have an organized, and I mean well organized classroom with loads of discipline- both good and bad. Make sure you have lots of extra activities for the kids that finish assignments early. You will put in a load of work your first few years and once you get the routine down you will be fine.

However, dealing with politics and parents is going to be a challenge. Every parent thinks that their kid is the only one that matters. You may need to gently remind them that it is your job to keep the kids on track and their job to make sure their kid does homework and gets the extra help they need.

im not a teacher but coming from a 15 + year student life one tip, dont stutter or look shy or afraid because kids will just pick up on that and play up badly. When i was at school i we always used to test teachers to see how far we could push them. be confident even with the most unruly characters and you’ll do great.

Listen to eastacademic. Harry Wong is the answer. Buy a book “The First Days of School” by Harry Wong, or get one of his videos. I cannot begin to describe how this book can help. Get it now and read it before school begins, (dont worry its short), but it is a lifesaver. I promise you. I’ll bet that one of the teachers at your school already owns it, just borrow one of theirs. It will make your job a million times more enjoyable and easier.

Always stay positive, avoid gossip, and make friends with EVERYONE at the school,,,you are not above the cafeteria workers, custodians, or bus drivers. Once you feel like part of the team, everything else will get easier.

Also read Fred Jones “Tools for Teaching”

Yes, always remember ” you can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead” (Oliver Hardy 1924)

u go in there and take control and DEMAND 100% from each of them and nothing less……dont let them get away with anything…..they will thank u in the future for being so hard on them …..a strong foundation leads to a solid future……and thanks for being a teacher