Book: The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2021April 27, 2023 Assessment and Testing, Avoiding burnout, Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Books, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Creating community, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Feedback and encouragement, Health and Safety, Homework, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Leadership, Learning, Learning styles, Life Management, Mentorship, Modeling positive behavior, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Parent-Teacher relationships, Problem solving, Professional growth, Recognition and reinforcement, Relationships, Rules and Boundaries, School climate, Schools in Society, Self-care and Inspiration, Social and Emotional Growth, Special Needs, Taking care of yourself, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher retention, Teaching, Teaching, Tolerance and Respect, Win-win authority avoiding power struggles, beginning teachers, boundaries, challenges for new teachers, creating community, difficult students, discipline, emotional safety, emotionally safe classroom, learning differences, parent-teacher relationships, positive consequences, professional development feedback, professional growth, professional identity, school culture, self-care, student behavior, student self-management, teacher retention, teaching

Win-Win Strategies for Success by Dr. Jane Bluestein At the start or your career or at the end of your rope… Get your teaching career off to a winning start—or recharge your passion for your work! The new & revised edition of Dr. Jane Bluestein’s pivotal guide for your teaching career! A great gift for new…

What I Learned When I Started Teaching

By Dr. Jane BluesteinFebruary 14, 2017June 13, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, Professional growth, Teacher retention beginning teachers, complexity of teaching, new teachers, teacher retention, teaching community, transition from student to professional, why teachers quit 2 Comments

And why I write books for beginning educators This excerpt was pulled from the introduction of the final draft of The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide, a book I wrote to help prepare beginning teachers enter—and STAY—in the field. The piece has been revised somewhat to refer to resources available on this website. In retrospect, I was one…

Why Teachers Quit, part 6

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 4, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention autonomy, beginning teachers, challenges for new, community, discretion, mentorship, new teachers, status, support, teacher retention, value Leave a comment

Part 6: Issues of Autonomy and Discretion Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of…

Why Teachers Quit, part 5

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 3, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention beginning teachers, challenges for new teachers, community, difficult students, difficult teachers, discretion, mentorship, new teachers, status, teacher retention, value Leave a comment

Part 5: Value and Status Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of the issues…

Why Teachers Quit, part 4

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 4, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention autonomy, beginning teachers, challenges for new teachers, difficult parents, difficult students, discretion, encouragement, new teachers, status, teacher retention, value Leave a comment

Part 4: Difficult Students, Difficult Parents Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of the…

Why Teachers Quit, part 2

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 4, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention autonomy, beginning teachers, challenges for new teachers, complexity of teaching, difficulty, discretion, new teachers, status, teacher retention, value, why teachers quit Leave a comment

Part 2: It’s Harder than it Looks Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of…

Why Teachers Quit, part 1

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 4, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention autonomy, beginning teachers, challenges for new teachers, community, discretion, finances, mentorship, new teachers, status, support, teacher retention Leave a comment

Part 1: Financial Realities Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of the issues that…

Why Teachers Quit, part 3

By Dr. Jane BluesteinOctober 19, 2013May 4, 2022 Beginning Teachers, Educators, General Interest, Teacher retention beginning teachers, challenges for new teachers, community, encouragement, lack of support, new teachers, support, teacher retention Leave a comment

Part 3: Lack of Support Note: The following is an excerpt from The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide: Win-Win Strategies for Success, chapter three, “Climate Advisory: Entering Win-Lose Territory.” Although this book also elaborates on why teachers stay in the profession (in my case, since 1973), I believe it is important to also address some of the issues…

Presentation: Great Beginnings

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2012May 30, 2022 Avoiding burnout, Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Learning, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Parent-Teacher relationships, Presentation, Presentation for educators, Problem solving, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Self-care and Inspiration, Social and Emotional Growth, Teaching, Teaching, Win-win authority beginning teachers, behavior management, challenges for new teachers, classroom management, community, difficult parents, difficult students, discipline, mentorship, new teachers, teacher retention Leave a comment

Special workshop for beginning teachers, returning teachers, and preservice teachers Presentation for educators by Dr. Jane Bluestein A special presentation for new teachers that focuses on management and discipline issues, which can often overwhelm a newcomer to the profession (or someone who has been away for a long time).

Interview questions: The Beginning Teacher’s Survival Guide

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 12, 2012May 30, 2022 For the Media adapting to change, beginning teachers, emotionally safe schools, flexibility, parent-teacher relationships, teacher retention, working the system Leave a comment

Possible interview questions for Dr. Jane Bluestein: • The original version of this book, Becoming a Win-Win Teacher, was written as your second book in the “win-win” series. Why did you feel you needed a book specifically for beginning teachers? • How is the 2021 “original reprint” version different from the original 2010 copy? • You…