Full Description
Start your teaching journey with your best foot forward
Within your classroom walls, seeds of curiosity, creativity, and resilience are sown, and your impact will ripple far beyond and into the future with each lesson you teach and every heart you touch. As you embark on your teaching journey, let this book be your guide.
Written by experienced teachers and mentors, Navigating the First Years provides new teachers with tried-and-true strategies, resources, and personal stories to support you in your first years. Presented in an accessible and approachable format, Navigating the First Years explores:
Equity and Culturally Responsive Practices
Well-Being and Balance
The First Days of Teaching
Planning and Lesson Design
Instructional Practices
The Learning Environment
Assessment Practices
By supporting new teachers in these critical areas, Navigating the First Years empowers you to create dynamic learning environments that inspire curiosity, promote critical thinking, and prepare students for success in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Equity and Culturally Responsive Practices
Chapter 2: The First Days: Figuring Out Your New School
Chapter 3: The Art and Science of Planning and Lesson Design
Chapter 4: Setting the Stage: The Significance of the Learning Environment for Student Success
Chapter 5: Instructional Practices: Building a Strong Foundation in the Classroom
Chapter 6: Assessment: The Heartbeat of Effective Teaching
Chapter 7: Wellbeing and Balance
Conclusion
Appendix
