New Teacher Survival Tips

The following are websites we recommend as helpful for beginning teachers.

  • Web Site For First Year Teachers
    http://www.rcdaschools.org/newteach.htm
    Comprehensive website listing links for every possible need for teachers: resources, ideas, tips, suggestions, guides, and more.
  • You Can Handle Them All
    http://www.disciplinehelp.com/default.htm
    Comprehensive website on discipline, understanding misbehaviors and student needs. A teacher can look up 117 different types of misbehavior and learn step-by-step techniques in handling it as well as what common mistakes to avoid.
  • First Year Urban Teacher
    http://www.geocities.com/urbanteacher/MAIN001.htm
    A comprehensive teacher website, including invaluable resources for lesson planning, classroom management and more for urban teachers, particularly first year urban teachers.
  • Teachers' First New Teacher Resources
    http://www.teachersfirst.com/new-tch.shtml
    Although all links do not work, the ones that do offer invaluable tips on classroom management and other topics with some links specifically dealing with middle school issues.