Prepare for the First Days

In “Back to School: Preparing for Day One,” Rebecca Alber provides six tips for helping both new teachers arrive for the first day of school rested, relaxed, and ready. Want more tips? Read veteran teacher Lisa Mims’s post, “You Only Get One First Day of School,” for additional guidance. It’s helpful to spend some time thinking about the tone you’d like to set in your classroom as the foundation for your classroom routines. To help, high school teacher Jose Vilson offers three handy shortcuts in his “Cheat Sheet for the First Days of School.”

Review Planning and Time-Management Tips

Maia Heyck explains how to get started with weekly planning in “7-Step Prep: Make a Weekly Plan for YOU!” Weekly planners, whether digital or handwritten, can help you get a handle on your weekly tasks. Feeling short on time? Also from Heyck, “5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Non-Teaching Time” explores helpful strategies to squeeze a few extra minutes back into your day.

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