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    Your First Year: How to Survive and Thrive as a New Teacher
    Your First Year: How to Survive and Thrive as a New Teacher
    Your First Year: How to Survive and Thrive as a New Teacher
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    Your First Year: How to Survive and Thrive as a New Teacher

    Written by Todd Whitaker, Madeline Whitaker and Katherine Whitaker

    Narrated by Stephen Graybill

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    About this audiobook

    Learn all the essentials for making your first year of teaching a success! In this exciting book, internationally renowned educator Todd Whitaker teams up with his daughters-Madeline, an elementary teacher, and Katherine, a secondary teacher-to share advice and inspiration. They offer step-by-step guidance to thriving in your new role and overcoming the challenges that many new teachers face. Topics include:

    - Learning classroom management skills such as building relationships and maintaining high expectations and consistency

    - Setting up your classroom and establishing procedures and rules

    - Planning effective lessons and making your instructional time an engaging experience

    - Managing your own emotions in the classroom and dealing effectively with misbehavior

    - Working with peers, administrators, and parents to build support and foster collaboration

    The book is filled with specific examples and vignettes from elementary, middle, and high school classes, so you'll gain helpful strategies no matter what grade level and subject area you teach. You'll also find out how to make tweaks or hit the "reset" button when something isn't going as planned. Things may not always go perfectly your first year, but the practical advice in this book will help you stay motivated on the path to success!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 18, 2018
    ISBN9781977336514
    Your First Year: How to Survive and Thrive as a New Teacher
    Author

    Todd Whitaker

    Todd Whitaker has been fortunate to be able to blend his passion with his career. Recognized as a leading presenter in the field of education, his message about the importance of teaching has resonated with hundreds of thousands of educators around the world. Todd is a professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri. Prior to moving into higher education, he was a math teacher and basketball coach in Missouri. Todd then served as a principal at the middle school, junior high, and high school levels. One of the world's leading authorities on staff motivation, teacher leadership, and principal effectiveness, Todd has written more than 60 books.

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    • 5/5
      The book contained lots of great and practical advice, even for a third year teacher!
    • 5/5
      Absolutely fantastic reference for first-year teachers and any teachers at any time. I’ve been teaching for seven years, but last year was my first year of teaching high school. I really wish I’d listened to that book before I started teaching my first year of high school. They hit on all the trade secrets! Listen and take notes!
    • 5/5
      This book is amazing. Every teacher would benefit from reading this book, not only fist year teachers.