Newbie Necessities: Honest Suggestions for Surviving Your First Year of Teaching

You've decided to become a teacher. Excellent! Now comes the tough part: surviving your first year. Will you sink or swim?Newbie Necessities is here to help. Designed to provide you with an honest discussion of possible obstacles you will face in your first year, it offers reality-based advice to help you with such challenges. You will learn great classroom management and organization tips, strategies for lesson preparation, and keys to self-preservation. You will also be guided through many key scenarios: Obtaining and acing your first interviewMeeting your colleaguesPreparing for the first dayNavigating your first monthInteracting with your studentsRelating with parentsAlso included is a frank account of the author's first-year classroom experiences, offering real-world insight and experiential learning. With Newbie Necessities, not only will you be able to enjoy your first year, but you will also set the stage for a happy, successful career!