Top Ten Helpful Hints to First Year Teachers

Written by Barbara Snyder M.A. Education


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6. Take advantage of all first year teacher inservices.

Staff development is a crucial component of “No Child Left Behind”. Most districts have developed appropriate staff development workshops to meetrepparttar intent ofrepparttar 109217 law and to providerepparttar 109218 details that are missing fromrepparttar 109219 teacher manuals. Veteran teachers who present sample lessons or time saving tips can be a life saver for first year teachers.

7. Begin parent contacts fromrepparttar 109220 first day of school.

Send some kind of a communication to parentsrepparttar 109221 first day. Describe your plans and goals forrepparttar 109222 school year and solicit their help and expertise. Parents can be presenters, volunteers, and field trip chaperones. They love getting involved. Startrepparttar 109223 first week by phoning each parent (do 5 a day) and introducing yourself.

8. Send a regular newsletter home

Whether it be a weekly report or a monthly newsletter, establish a vehicle for regular communication with parents. Parents are busy folks, too. They may also need frequent reminders about upcoming events. Have students write a letter to their parents as an end ofrepparttar 109224 day activity for example. There is no such thing as too much communication.

9. Get involved in at least one curriculum committee.

As a first year teacher, you may say to yourself that you haven’t got time to do one more thing. However, it is strongly advised that you begin to get involved in a curriculum committee atrepparttar 109225 district level. Join a group. They are always looking for members. They usually meet only once a month after school. You should find an area that interests yourepparttar 109226 most and sign up. Even if you can’t make a meeting every month, this will help you begin to seerepparttar 109227 input and influence that teachers can have on curriculum decisions.

10 Realize thatrepparttar 109228 first year isrepparttar 109229 toughest.

As a first year teacher, there will be days and sleepless nights when you will wonder if you tookrepparttar 109230 correct path. If you love teaching kids, hang in there. Each year will get easier because you will gain new insights and experience as each year passes. Being a teacher is a tough job. Don’t try to go it alone. A support system made up of family and colleagues will get you throughrepparttar 109231 tough times so that you can reflect back onrepparttar 109232 rewarding times and know that you can and do make a difference.

About the Author Barbara Snyder is a retired California Distinguished School Principal and Coordinator For Human Resources. She has a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She holds elementary education, secondary, community college, and administrative credentials. She is currently the publisher of http://EducationResourcesNetwork.com, co-publisher of Strictly Business Magazine, http://www.sbmag.org.


Student Moving Expenses

Written by Stephen Willett


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So what to do? There is a need for an exchange where customers can post their loads and vetted, customer oriented removal companies can make up grouped loads, and, find return loads as well.

Removal companies already get many enquiries for small loads and single items which they cannot economically satisfy - and these would be thrown inrepparttar pot bringing strength to a student exchange.

Why students? - Because students need to travel long distances at (broadly)repparttar 109216 same time. They will also be interested in being flexible enough to achieve savings, and may even gorepparttar 109217 extra mile to maximise savings.

It's a win/win situation in which removal companies can offer drastically lower prices and increase their profitability. In other words students can be attractive torepparttar 109218 good professionals inrepparttar 109219 removal trade.

Note: We are probably not talking about large removal companies here - their structures and profiles are not suitable. We are talking aboutrepparttar 109220 many professional family businesses.

This isrepparttar 109221 mission ofrepparttar 109222 student-movers-forum.com See also: student-movers-forum.com/deliveries.html

The author has spent 25 years in various service industries, including the last 8 in the removals sector.


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