New Teachers
For new teachers who seek support and want to share the challenges and triumphs of first starting out in the classroom.
3 Ways New Teachers Can Build Confidence
To be more self-assured about your teaching, try making these subtle shifts in how you think about and react to events in your classroom.5205 Ways School Leaders Can Work to Prevent Teacher Burnout
Retaining teachers can be a challenge, especially now, but focusing on making the workload more manageable helps.1.4k6 Things to Consider Before Leaving Teaching
The demands of teaching can definitely take a toll—to the point that you might feel like you need a change. But before you make that decision, it’s important to make a clear assessment.1.2k7 Attention-Getters to Use Instead of Raising Your Voice
These visual and audio cues can help middle and high school teachers quickly get students back on track.4.7kThe Research on Life-Changing Teaching
What really moves the needle for educators, and by extension their students?4.2k
How Novice and Expert Teachers Approach Classroom Management Differently
A 2021 study reveals the ways in which new and experienced teachers think about discipline—plus 6 takeaways for managing your classroom effectively this year.16.1k
8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips
New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.57kClassroom Management Tips for New Teachers, From a New Teacher
A first-year elementary teacher transformed her classroom with a focus on social and emotional learning—and a little help from Penny the Positivity Penguin.2.3k
7 Classroom Management Mistakes—and the Research on How to Fix Them
Whether our emotions get the best of us, or we fall into familiar but unproductive habits, here are 7 common classroom management mistakes, and what the research suggests you should do instead.15.4k
30 Techniques to Quiet a Noisy Class
Most teachers have a method of calling for quiet, and we’ve collected a variety of good ideas for elementary, middle, and high school.86.5kUsing Inquiry to Support Deeper Learning
Teachers can use 'effortful' follow-up questions to refine and extend student thinking about important concepts in a lesson.368Reframing How to Think About Change in Public Education
New teachers often become disillusioned because of their inability to effect change in the education system. A new book, ‘The First Five,’ has some helpful advice.359Tips for Guiding Students to Use Writing Time Effectively
Thinking like a coach can help new teachers alleviate some of the common struggles students have with writing assignments.304
19 Big and Small Classroom Management Strategies
Successful classroom management relies on a handful of fundamental strategies and a larger number of quick interventions.40.1kA Framework For Supporting New Teachers
A school-based program can provide crucial support for novices throughout their first two years in their new profession.298
