The First-Year Teacher's Checklist: A Quick Reference for Classroom Success

This easy-to-use reference—with hundreds of helpful, classroom-tested answers, ideas, techniques, and teaching tools—will help you on your way to a successful and productive school year. Designed to be flexible, the book offers a choice of ideas and approaches that best fit your classroom situation. Master teacher Julia Thompson shows you how to:

1. Develop successful relationships with students, colleagues, administrators, and parents
2. Manage professional responsibilities and develop career skills
3. Create an orderly classroom where students are courteous and respectful
4. Motivate students to become independent learners
5. Use proven strategies to prevent misbehavior
6. Set up a classroom for maximum comfort and learning
7. Thrive in the world of high-stakes testing

About The Author:
Julia G. Thompson has been a public school teacher for more than 25 years. An active speaker, consultant, and teacher trainer, she publishes a website (juliagthompson.com), offering tips for teachers on a wide variety of topics. Thompson is the bestselling author of The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide and Discipline Survival Kit for the Secondary Teacher.