New Teachers
Articles and videos for early-career teachers.
Finding Mentorship as a First-Year Teacher
The first year of teaching is tough, but mentors can lighten the load. Here’s how to find the right people to help you on your path.283Exploring Before Explaining Sparks Learning
New elementary science teachers can build student engagement and enhance learning by using the explore-before-explain approach.The Benefits of Using Choice Boards in Math
How math choice boards can enable new elementary teachers to meet the needs of their individual learners while employing mathematical rigor.How Tone of Voice Shapes Your Classroom Culture
It’s no easy task, but developing your tone of voice can build trust, reduce conflict, and set the stage for more learning in your classroom, research shows.5.3k
8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips
New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.70.1k
How Novice and Expert Teachers Approach Classroom Management Differently
A 2021 study reveals the ways in which new and experienced teachers think about discipline—plus 6 takeaways for managing your classroom effectively this year.20.6kFor New Teachers, 6 Principles to Remember This Year
It won’t be easy, but if you prepare for turbulence and set reasonable goals, you’ll stay calmer and make progress in all the right places.7k7 Attention-Getters to Use Instead of Raising Your Voice
These visual and audio cues can help middle and high school teachers quickly get students back on track.11.4k
7 Classroom Management Mistakes—and the Research on How to Fix Them
Whether our emotions get the best of us, or we fall into familiar but unproductive habits, here are 7 common classroom management mistakes, and what the research suggests you should do instead.21.3k2 Secrets to Making Lesson Planning Easy
Planning lessons for every subject each week can be overwhelming. By creating a pacing guide and batching lessons, teachers can focus on one topic at a time.761Relationship Building From Day 1
Strategies for fostering relationships with middle and high school students starting on the first day of the school year and then growing them all year long.5.1kHow Burned Out Are You? A Scale For Teachers
A four-stage framework can help teachers understand the burnout process—and what they can do to protect their well-being and career.5.5k
19 Big and Small Classroom Management Strategies
Successful classroom management relies on a handful of fundamental strategies and a larger number of quick interventions.32.5k
30 Techniques to Quiet a Noisy Class
Most teachers have a method of calling for quiet, and we’ve collected a variety of good ideas for elementary, middle, and high school.43.4kHow Writing and Revisiting Your Teaching Philosophy Can Fuel Your Practice
Many of us write teaching philosophies early in our careers. Returning to those same beliefs years later holds the potential to refresh our practice.637
