Tips

Tips for

 First Year Teachers

  

• Think positively.  

 

• Be prepared. Be prepared . Be prepared 

 

•  Don't be afraid to ask for help. 

  

• Get enough sleep . 

Take care of yourself !

 

• Don't giveup . 

 

• More importantly, don't let your students give up ! 

 

• Focus on the children . 

Remember why you're there.

 

•  Earn your students' repect. 

• Be fair and consistent at all times. 

 

• Be flexible ! Thing don't always go the way you plan them 

 

•  Be organized ! 

Develop a system that works for you. 

 

• Use your textbook as a resource, not a crutch. 

 

• Resist the urge to gossip. 

 

• Work hard to develop a community of learners. 

 

• Get to know the support staff at your school. 

 

• Give students a "fresh start" in your classroom. 

 

• Don't be afraid to let them know that you care. 

 

• Make positive phone calls for all students.

•  You'll be glad you did! 

 

• Document , document , document . 

 

• Be reflective ! 

Always look for ways to improve your teaching. 

 

• Give low-achieving students the support they need to succeed. 

 

• Give high-achieving students the challenges they need to reach new heights. 

 

• Stay up-to-date on the educational news and research. 

 

• Make time to communicate with other educators. 

 

• Use instructional technology on daily basis. 

 

• Encourage your students to think independently. 

Act as a facilitator as they make their own discoveries. 

 

• Be a role model for your students.

 They see and hear everything you say and do.