Beginning Teacher's Field Guide (ePub)

The joys and pains of starting a teaching career often go undiscussed. This field guide dives deep into the personal side of teaching, offering crucial advice, empathy, and new-teacher support. The author details six phases every new or first-year teacher goes through (anticipation, survival, disillusionment, rejuvenation, reflection, and second anticipation) and outlines targeted classroom strategies, teaching tips, and self-care practices for each.

Transcend the emotional, mental, and physical problems teachers face in the classroom:

• Understand the feelings and teaching challenges of each phase during a beginning teacher's career.


• Practice self-care to combat beginning and first-year teacher stress and burnout; avoid the mental pitfalls that so often lead to teachers changing careers.


• Learn effective classroom-management strategies for new teachers and how to maintain positive relationships with students.


• Respond to prompts that will help you process and reflect on your first years' culmination.


• Utilize the prompts and journaling spaces throughout the book to reflect on your professional improvements and successes.

Contents:

Introduction: First Things First

Chapter 1: The Anticipation Phase

Chapter 2: The Survival Phase

Chapter 3: The Disillusionment Phase

Chapter 4: The Rejuvenation Phase

Chapter 5: The Reflection Phase

Chapter 6: The Second Anticipation Phase

Appendix A: End-of-the-Year Activities

Appendix B: Mementos

Epilogue: The Year in Retrospect

References and Resources

Index