Description

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Make your first year--and every year--a success with this essential guide

As a new teacher, you can be completely overwhelmed--feeling lost and not knowing where to start when you receive the keys for the first time. The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching, Second Edition will be your guide during these first few days and weeks and put you on the road to success.

Written by an award-winning author team, this practical guide will help you successfully navigate your new role. You'll find a series of checklists, charts, and diagrams and guidelines you can use to organize your lessons, schedule, and classroom. There's a ton of reproducible content in the book and an additional 50 pages of content can accessed online. This essential resource will help you thrive in your first year and beyond.

The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching, Second Edition features:

- All-in-one resource and checklist for teachers of grades K-6
- Expert advice on organizing your classroom
- Suggestions for planning lessons and creating schedules
- Reproducible content (in the book and available online) ready for you to use
- Charts, diagrams and checklists for organizing a new classroom
- Tips on increasing productivity, and more

About the Author

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Steve Springer, M.A., has taught for more than 20 years and has developed teacher training programs for the Los Angeles Unified School District. He has a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University, focusing on teaching science through the arts. Springer is also a presenter at bilingual and new teacher conferences.Brandy Alexander, M.F.A., is a full time classroom teacher in Los Angeles and a part-time faculty member at California State University, Los Angeles where he also serves as a master teacher for student teachers. He has a master's degree in Fine Arts from California State University, Los Angeles. Alexander also presents at new teacher conferences.Kimberly Persiani-Becker, EdD, is an associate professor at California State University, Los Angeles in the area of Curriculum and Instruction. She received her doctorate from the University of San Francisco in international and multicultural education. Persiani-Becker is a frequent presenter at domestic and international teacher's conferences.