The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools & Activities for Meeting the Challenges of Each School Day (J-B Ed: Survival Guides) / Thompson, Julia G.

The Updated Fourth Edition of the Award-Winning Book that Offers Beginning Educators Everything They Need in Order to Survive and Thrive!

Designed for new educators, this award-winning book covers the basic strategies, activities, and tools teachers need to know in order to succeed in the classroom. Now it its fourth edition, The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide contains new and updated material on essential topics including: classroom management (how to prevent or minimize disruptions), sustaining professional growth, differentiated instruction, nurturing a growth mindset, and much more.

The fourth edition also offers downloadable forms and worksheets, and video instruction on key topics. In addition, this must-have guide:

• Offers ideas for dealing with homework and instructional concerns from parents and guardians
• Includes suggestions for helping new professionals maintain a successful work-life balance
• Contains guidelines to classroom technology and ideas for using digital tools to create engaging lessons
• Proposes proven strategies for forging positive, supportive relationships with students
• Presents recommendations for successfully managing the most common discipline problems

This must-have guide is filled with the information and tips new teachers need in order to face classroom situations with confidence.