Spotlight: New Teachers
No matter how much pre-service education and student teaching you’ve had, the first few years in your own classroom is bound to be a scary proposition. Good mentors and good professional resources can make a huge difference in helping new teachers gain confidence, and keeping them in the profession. Explore this collection of Stenhouse resources:
Day One and Beyond
Rick Wormeli
Your teacher training may have provided sound theory and a collection of instructional techniques, but it's often the practical details that can make day-to-day survival difficult in your first days, weeks, and years of teaching.
The First Six Weeks of School
Paula Denton and Roxann Kriete
Learn how to structure the first six weeks of school to lay the groundwork for a productive year of learning. Discover how taking the time to build a solid foundation in the early weeks of school can pay off all year long in increased student motivation, cooperation, responsibility, and self-control.
Mentoring Beginning Teachers
Jean Boreen, et.al.
This book offers strategies for those K-12 teachers who work as mentors with beginning teachers in their school districts.
