3-Minute Tips for Teachers

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Section 1: Preparing for the Start of School



Start Each Year Fresh
Know Your Standards Before the School Year Begins
Open House Night
Setting Up Your Room
Don't Spend Your Check Before You Earn It
Pre-School Nightmares

Section 2: Starting the School Year



Have Reasonable Expectations
Start Them Right Into Content In an Engaging Way
Ice Breakers Are a Death Sentence
Accessing Online Platforms
Battling Cell Phones
Find Out Who the Friends Are and Move Them

Section 3: Making Your Workload More Manageable



Starting the Morning
Checking Email
Lesson Planning
Photocopies
Keeping Up With the Grading
Build In Work Days
The Teacher Bag
Leaving for the Day
Stay Organized and Write Everything Down

Section 4: Establishing Student Routines



Collecting Student Work
Handing Back Student Work
Assigning Work
Behaviors That Need Routines

Section 5: Dealing With Administration



Don't Panic When They Call (Or Email)
Informal Walk-Throughs
Formal Evaluations

Section 6: Communicating With Students, Parents, and Administration



Answering Emails
Calling Home
Using Mass-Text Alert Systems
Parent Conferences

Section 7: Optimizing Interpersonal Skills



Treat Your Students Like Rational Humans
Keep the Rules Simple
The Chronically Absent
The Loud Kids
The Mean Kids
Choose Your Battles

Section 8: Thriving as an Educator



Choosing Your Work Tribe
Deciding Where You Eat Lunch
Know What You Can (and Cannot) Control
Using Your Time On Teacher Workdays
Ditch the Red Pen
What You Wear Matters
Good Teachers Are Always Students
Don't Let the Data Scare You
Polish Your Dragon Scales

Section 9: Increasing Student Engagement and Learning



Back to the Basics
Get em' Movin'
Show Students the Work Means Something
Make It Yourself
Student Choice
Let Your Kids Struggle
Holy Sh*% We Ended Early, Now What?

Section 10: Incorporating Reading and Writing



Reading Isn't Just for English Class
Get Them Writing

Section 11: Crossing the Digital Divide



Incorporating Technology
Let YouTube Help
Keep it PG

Section 12: Creating and Maintaining Your Work-Life Balance



Know Your Limits
Allow Yourself Time to Recharge
Know Your Contract
Censor Your Social Media
Don't Overshare With Your Students

Section 13: Ending the School Year



Don't Just Shove It All In a Box.
Have the Kids Help
Celebrate What Worked
Financially Surviving the Summer

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