The First-Year Teacher’s Checklist

This easy-to-use reference—with hundreds of helpful, classroom-tested answers, ideas, techniques, and teaching tools—will help you on your way to a successful and productive school year. Designed to be flexible, the book offers a choice of ideas and approaches that best fit your classroom situation. Master teacher Julia Thompson shows you how to: <ul> <li>Develop successful relationships with students, colleagues, administrators, and parents</li> <li>Manage professional responsibilities and develop career skills</li> <li>Create an orderly classroom where students are courteous and respectful</li> <li>Motivate students to become independent learners</li> <li>Use proven strategies to prevent misbehavior</li> <li>Design instruction that will appeal to every student</li> <li>Set up a classroom for maximum comfort and learning</li> <li>Thrive in the world of high-stakes testing</li> </ul>