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Advice for New Teachers

Lesson Objective: Join a panel of veteran educators as they dive into practical advice that every newer teacher can use to overcome the challenges of their first years in the classroom.
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Join a panel of veteran educators as they dive into practical advice that every newer teacher can use to overcome the challenges of their first years in the classroom. 

Discussion and Supporting Materials

Thought starters

  1. What advice do you always give to new teachers?
  2. How do you bond with your students while remaining in charge as the teacher?
  3. What strategies do you use to make a good first impression on parents as a new teacher?

7 Comments

  • Private message to Jocelyn Valdez Galan

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  • Private message to Christine Garner

1. I love the advice of establishing routines and developing relationships with your students.

2. Bonding with your students will help with motivating them to try new things and support an environment of optimal learning.

3. Letting parents know that you care about their child's well-being and success is a great start in building a positive relationship with parents. Respecting their family dynamics and cultural differences is also important.

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  • Private message to Tiffany Snelgrove

I am a new teacher, advice given to me was to start off firm then I can ease up as needed. I had difficulty doing this, and didn't keep to deadlines given. I caught myself allowing them to be several weeks late on work, because I was new I didn't want to be giving zero's. I was trying to be gracious and give them time. I am now on my 2nd 9 weeks, and I am stressing my deadlines again and how gracious I was the first 9 weeks and that I am doing them no good by continuing this. I told them I am preparing them for life outside of school and that they will have to get used to meeting deadlines, whether it is something they enjoy doing or not. 

I enjoyed the information on taking care of myself by remembering that the work will be there tomorrow and to leave at the end of the day. I need to go home and enjoy my life outside of all the work I feel I need to keep up with, with four preps as a new teacher. 

I try to create a safe space for the students, letting them know my goal isn't to fail them even though I threaten to give zero for work not turned in. I encourage them to ask questions and that I don't know what to improve if they do not let me know. I try to make material relatable to things they are interested in and I try to ask about other activities outside of class and try to joke around or laugh. I really like where you said it was important to laugh with them. 

With COVID it is difficult to make a really good first impression since we aren't able to meet face to face. It is difficult to reach parents by phone, but when I do I try to brag on behavior of student if they have low grades. Try to encourage the parent that I feel student has potential to do better and/ or also letting them know if the material was somethign the entire class didn't understand. I have been a bit overwhelmed the first nine weeks, that I didn't make the best first impression by not reaching out to parents until the end of the nine weeks. I did try to send out frequent progress reports, though most students didn't take them home. I'll have to give them more incentive to bring them back and take them to parents to review. 

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  • Private message to Talibah Thomas

I bond with students with kind and polite behaviour to let them ask questions without hesitation.

 

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  • Private message to Tausha Hebert

For new teachers, I recommend building a relationship between teachers, students' families, and build positive relationships and don't be afraid to ask questions.

 

I bond with my students by having a relationship open to feedback and letting students know I'm always open to their needs and concerns both inside and outside the classroom.

 

To make a good impression with parents is to let them know I'm open to their concerns at all tumes, as well as letting them know I'm there for them and their scholars.

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