Assuming Your Professional Teaching Identity

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2017April 30, 2022 Avoiding burnout, Beginning Teachers, Educators, Leadership, Relationships, Self-care and Inspiration, Taking care of yourself, Teaching adjusting to a leadership role, beginning teachers, legal issues in teaching, life in a fishbowl, looking like a teacher, new teachers, personal integrity, professional image, teachers' public image, teaching and social media, teaching and the law, transition from student to professional, your authentic self 2 Comments

A guide for beginning teachers The following material is adapted from Chapter 6 of Becoming a Win-Win Teacher, a book written especially for new teachers, returning teachers, and anyone needing a shot in the arm during (or after) a challenging year. Teaching became easier when I started seeing myself as a teacher and no longer a college…

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…

Great Expectations!

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 12, 2012May 31, 2022 Avoiding burnout, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Creating community, Culture and Community, Discipline, Educators, Learning, Professional growth, Relationships, Self-care and Inspiration, Teaching becoming part of a professional community, beginning teachers, building student responsibility, difficult students, encouraging cooperation, fitting in with the school staff, motivating students, new teachers, power dynamics, professional growth, reflective teaching, student success, successful teaching, transition from student to professional, win-win teaching 2 Comments

Good News for Beginning Teachers No one knows better than a first year teacher that the beginning of the school year bristles with anticipation—and not just for the kids.