Edutopia: George Lucas' Foundation is a Super Resource For Teachers

I love Edutopia. Whether you are a beginning teacher or experienced, Edutopia has so much to offer, from technology integration tips to classroom management advice. Several times per year you can download a guide. (Past manuals have included Back to School, Home to School Connections Guide, Think Green Guide) The newest one is Ten Tips For Classroom Management.

Edutopia offers a long list of blogs, forums for discussion, videos and the ability to browse by your grade level. Take advantage of this wonderful resource by bookmarking it and returning often.

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24 Resources for New Teachers

My friend Sheila just posted some great news on Facebook: her daughter was offered a job teaching third grade in the fall.  What an incredible feat in today's job market, with schools cutting jobs left and right. (I can't even think about my budget for September) Anyway, that news gave me my next posting: resources for new teachers. I have also given this topic its own page so I can be updating it regularly. Best of luck to you for taking on the hardest job that you'll really love!!


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Beginning Teachers Chatboard- from Teachers.net

The First Days of School -Harry Wong's Site

How to Get Control of Any Classroom

Management Tips for New Teachers -NEA's Site

MiddleWeb Teacher Mentoring Resources

Most Important Skills for a New Teacher- post by K. Jarrett, who is a K-4 technology teacher

New Middle Grade Teachers- from middleweb.com

New Teacher Resource Coaching Center- created by ESL teacher Dorit Sasson, the site has many tips and booklets for download.

New Teacher Resources- small list

New Teacher Survival Central- from blogs to basics to classroom tools; Discovery Education site

Newbies- from TeachersFirst.com

Positive Discipline Strategies Yield Quick Results- 5- minute video from Edutopia:

Preparing for the First Day-includes a survival kit, ideas; from Education World

Preservice & New Teacher Resources- from the National Science Teachers Association

Resources, Tools and Tips for New Teachers- from Scholastic.com; includes tips, printables, helpline and survival guide.

Survival Guide for New Teachers- from the U. S. Department of Education

A "Survival Kit" for New Teachers- from Education World

Teachermentors.com- lots of free information
                  

Teachers' Network- covers Back to School Night, opening activities and parent-teacher conferences.

Teachervision's New Teacher Resources- comprehensive list includes, Slideshows of Advice, Beginning of the School Year, The Classroom, Dealing with Homework, Teacher-Parent Relationships, Classroom Notes, Passes, Forms and much more.

Your Daily Checklist for Effective Classroom Management

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15 Sites for Classroom Management Templates & Forms

Behavior Management Forms- from Teachervision

Bookmark Calendar- 2011

Calendars

Classroom Helpers- from ABC Teach

Classroom Forms- very extensive listing includes passes, lesson plan, parent-teacher conference forms, behavior management forms


Classroom Forms for 1st Grade- Mrs. Perkins' list includes ABC cut-out flash cards, calendars, 100s chart

Classroom Management Forms- covers K-12

Classroom Organization -templates for kindergarten, including book basket labels, center rules, large center signs

Classroom Organizer Templates- miscellaneous items include monthly planning guide, syllabus

Classroom Seating Chart- from Microsoft.com

Class Set-up Tool- interactive program allows you to design your classroom; from Scholastic

Education World- parent-teacher communication

Keyboard Template- great for tech teachers 

Microsoft Templates

Templates/Resources- covers elementary, middle and high school; nice size list

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