ABSTRACT

This practical, hands-on guide offers support for your first years in the classroom by offering strategies to overcome ten common challenges found in rural, suburban, and urban school classrooms. The tips are shared by National Board-Certified Teachers, National Teachers of the Year, and other experienced educators. The New Teacher’s Guide to Overcoming Common Challenges provides:

  • 100+ downloadable and customizable resources for new teachers to modify and use in PK-12th grade classrooms. 
  • Web access to an online new teacher social media community including New Teacher Talk podcasts (available on iTunes, Spotify and PodBean [https://newteachersguide.podbean.com/]), Twitter Chats (@NewTeacherTalk1), Instagram (@newteachertalk), blogs, and accompanying webpage: newteachersguide.org.
  • Timely advice that addresses the shift to remote and hybrid learning brought about by the world pandemic.

This book is used by PK-12 school districts who offer new teacher induction programming, traditional and alternative teacher preparation programs, high school teacher cadet programs, and individual teachers for personal professional learning. Don’t face the challenges alone—learn from those who have been there!

chapter Chapter 1|11 pages

Teaching During a Pandemic

chapter Chapter 2|18 pages

Classroom Setup and Management

chapter Chapter 3|21 pages

Culturally Responsive Teaching

chapter Chapter 4|20 pages

Curriculum and Instruction

chapter Chapter 5|21 pages

Differentiation

chapter Chapter 6|19 pages

English Learners

chapter Chapter 7|21 pages

Professionalism/School Culture

chapter Chapter 8|17 pages

Navigating Teacher Evaluation

chapter Chapter 9|21 pages

Relationship Building/Communication

chapter Chapter 10|19 pages

Student Assessment and Data Literacy

chapter Chapter 11|20 pages

Work–Life Balance

chapter |9 pages

Meet the Authors