New Teacher Confidential: What They Didn't Tell You About Being a Teacher (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781738259304)

What Every New Teacher Really Needs to Know

Veteran teacher Shannon Hazel shares the lessons she learned from more than two decades in the classroom to help prepare new teachers for the realities of a career in education.

If you're new to teaching and want to save yourself time, frustration, and sleep-then New Teacher Confidential is for you.

In this book you'll learn:

- How genuine connections with students can be used to minimize undesirable behavior and increase student success.

- The ingredients for establishing a productive learning environment.

- Easy-to-use strategies for stress-free communication with parents.

- The dos and don'ts for fostering an effective working relationship with your administrator.

- Ways to navigate the swinging pendulum in education and avoid burnout.

- Steps for finding balance between home and school.

Shannon Hazel has been a respected teacher, special education specialist, and instructional coach over her twenty-five years in education. She is also the founder of teacherEDU, a learning community for teachers. Visit teacheredu.ca to learn more.