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Ten Back-to-School Tips for Teachers
posted by: Jill | August 25, 2010, 04:06 PM   

The joys and jitters of back-to-school are in the hearts of all teachers.  Whether you’re in the classroom teaching already or you’re not starting back until after Labor Day take a few minutes and peruse my list of back-to-school tips.  They may not all apply to your situation, but just as with teaching take the ideas that that work for you and make them your own.  Enjoy!

  1. Start the year with a firm hand (not a mean hand), you can ease off later
  2. Set your rules by creating a clear discipline plan, a method for carrying out the plan and the consequences for following and not following the rules
  3. Decide which routines and procedures you’ll have in place.  Model proper execution of the routines and procedures to your students. Next practice, practice, practice the routines with the students frequently the first few weeks.  Review them as needed, students will need reminders throughout the year
  4. Create or update a substitute folder.  Include important information about your classroom like a seating chart, your discipline plan, and class bell schedules.  Include a couple of emergency lesson plans (I had at least three, one for each semester)
  5. Have your first week of lesson plans ready to go.  Use the week to set your routines, rules, expectations.  Get to know your students with different activities—in-class and homework
  6. Plan the first seating chart and have it available for students as soon as they walk into class.  Take note, this is the first seating chart of the year, it can change quickly
  7. Set aside some time everyday to grade.  Etch it in stone so that you will remember to grade and to enter scores into the grade book.  Around grading time, you’ll be glad that you did.
  8. Start again—everyday.  Each day of school is a new day.  Give yourself a fresh start daily.  Most students are forgiving; when you have a hard day, remember, tomorrow is a new day
  9. Be humble—we can all learn to be more effective in the classroom
  10. Smile—pretend like every student you meet is in need of a smile and a kind word, you’ll be right most of the time

Add your own tips below in the comments.

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Computer Teacher
written by Sonnie Harisson, May 27, 2019

https://nuvali.ph/news/miriam-college-in-nuvali-constructs-its-2nd-building/

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Math Teacher
written by Scarlet Henderson, May 27, 2019

Im a teacher at [url="https://nuvali.ph/news/miriam-college-in-nuvali-constructs-its-2nd-building"Mirriam College. thanks for the tips. more tips please
English Teacher
written by Scarlet Henderson, May 27, 2019

Thank you for the tips! Im a first timer teacher. and Im going to teach at [url="https://nuvali.ph/news/miriam-college-in-nuvali-constructs-its-2nd-building"Mirriam College
ESOL teacher
written by LCK-Virginia, August 27, 2010

8.Start again—everyday. Give yourself a fresh start daily.
I would add--give your students a fresh start daily too. It is a new day for them as well.
librarian
written by KC - Chicago, August 25, 2010

The best advice about teaching came from my late father. He was a 35 year veteran in the city's school system and taught me this:
A successful teacher must have knowledge of their subject manner, patience and a sense of humor.

This is why I have worked in the system for over 10 years.

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