Congratulations on your first teaching position! We know you're excited about starting this first year. Look to this site for teaching tips and guidance.

Quick Tips:
*Use your planning time to visit a colleague's class. You'll get great ideas and feel recharged.

*Keep a "praise file" of compliments and positive feedback; Read it on a day when you're stressed.

*Plan to keep notes on your lesson plans with phrases like "great," "boring," "kids loved it," "leave out question two."

*Question why you do things certain ways; Don't be afriad to make changes.

*Before grading essay tests, write a model answer yourself; Include major points to be covered.

*Think about how you greet students; Have informal chats as they arrive.

*Rules beg to be broken; Introduce students to class procedures instead.

*Tell the students about your own reading; Let a student borrow one of your favorite books.