The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide

by Julia Thompson (2007, Jossey-Bass, 29.95)
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This updated second edition gives new teachers a wide variety of tested strategies, activities, and tools for creating a positive and dynamic learning environment while meeting the challenges of each school day. Packed with valuable tips, the book helps new teachers with everything from becoming effective team players and connecting with students to handling behavior problems and working within diverse classrooms. Grades K-12. [8" x 11"...464 pages]

Don't Smile Until December: And Other Myths About Classroom Teaching

by Peggy Redman (2006, Corwin Press, 19.95)
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A veteran teacher educator explore the realities behind eight well-known teaching myths. This book is full of insightful classroom stories, reflective questions, how
-to tips and strategies, and inspirational quotes to encourage, inspire, and motivate every teacher. This creative resource offers tools for building a positive classroom environment, sound advice for developing respectful relationships with students, and tips for collaborating with fellow educators. [6" x 9"...76 pages]

The New-Teacher Toolbox: Proven Tips and Strategies for a Great First Year

by Scott Mandel (2004, Zephyr Press, 19.95)
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Offers new teachers the skills they often weren't taught in school, introducing real-life dilemmas and providing practical solutions. [8" x 9"...144 pages]

The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher, Third Edition

by Harry & Rosemary Wong (2004, Wong Publications, 29.95)
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Used by new and veteran teachers, college instructors, and administrators, this is a beautifully designed book on classroom management, student achievement, and teacher effectiveness. Color graphics. A new edition of this classic book! [10" x 8"...337 pages]

The First Days of Class: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Teacher

by Rebecca Wilke (2003, Corwin Press, 22.95)
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This easy-to-use, step-by-step guide takes beginning teachers through everything they need to know in their first days, weeks, and months as new teachers. [6.5" x 9.5"...152 pages]

First-Class Teacher: Success Strategies for New Teachers

Edited (2000, Canter, 22.95)
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A perfect book for new teachers who come into the classroom full of high hopes—and high anxiety. Hundreds of tips and strategies help new K-12 teachers not only survive but thrive in their first year. It is packed with planning tools and insights; instructional strategies and lesson ideas; behavior management tips; and resources and reproducibles for teachers, students, and parents. [8.5” x 11”...251 pages]

The Everything New Teacher Book: Increase Your Confidence, Connect with Your Students, and Deal with the Unexpected

by Melissa Kelly (2004, Adams Media, 14.95)
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Written by longtime teacher Melissa Kelly, this book shows teachers how to: Set goals; Discipline students; Address prejudice, controversy, and school violence; Create valid assessments; Maximize lesson time; Manage their time and their health. [8” x 9.5”...305 pages]

Training Wheels for Teachers

by Randy Howe (2004, Kaplan, 12.00)
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Packed with everything from humorous stories to surefire methods for handling difficult situations, this book is designed to help new teachers survive—and even thrive—during their first 100 days on the job. [8.5" x 4.5"...256 pages]

The New Elementary Teacher's Handbook: Flourishing in Your First Year, Second Edition

by Kathleen Jonson (2002, Corwin Press, 34.95)
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Desperately needed, yet often unavailable, practical advice. It is teeming with helpful hints, red flags to watch for, examples of best practices, and time-saving solutions for some of the most common questions and concerns new teachers face. [8.5” x 11”...231 pages]

The New Teacher's Complete Sourcebook Grades K-4: A Success Guide That Takes You Through Your First Year in the Classroom and Helps You Build the Foundation

by Bonnie Murray (2002, Corwin Press, 19.95)
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Murray, a seasoned elementary teacher, shares her strategies in this amazing, super-practical guide. You'll find everything you need to set up your classroom for maximum learning, prepare dynamite lessons, create an effective classroom management plan...and so much more! From getting ready for the first day to staying on target through June, this must-have book will be your companion for years to come. [8.5” x 11”...192 pages]

The New Teacher's Complete Sourcebook Middle School: A Success Guide That Makes You Through Your First Year in the Classroom..and Helps You Build the Foundation

by Paula Naegle (2002, Scholastic, 19.95)
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Middle school teachers will find everything you need to set up your classroom for maximum learning, prepare dynamite lessons, create an effective classroom management plan... and so much more! From getting ready for the first day to staying on target through June, this must-have book will be your companion for years to come. Grades 5-up. [8.5” x 11”...192 pages]

The New Teacher's Handbook: Practical Strategies & Techniques for Success in the Classroom

by Yvonne Bender (2003, Nomad Press, 19.95)
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A guide that experienced classroom teachers wish they had read when they were beginning their teaching careers. Practical, hands-on advice that covers virtually every challenge new teachers face. Case studies, bullet points, sidebars, helpful hints, appendixes, and frequently asked questions are included, making this resource instructional as well as motivation. Grades K-12. [7” x 9”...178 pages]

Survival Tips for New Teachers: From People Who Have Been There (& Lived to Tell About It)

Edited by Cheryl Thurston (1997, Cottonwood Press, 7.95)
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Covers everything never taught in college, but should have. With humor, kindness, and straightforward honesty, teachers from all over the country share sensible advice on discipline, planning, taking care of yourself, time management, communicating with parents, and more. Makes a great gift for both new teachers and student teachers. [7” x 7”...96 pages]

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