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Starting Off the Year

Well, This Is IT! - Let's Get Acquainted
http://hannahmeans.bizland.com/first_day.htm
As a new or veteran teacher it is always helpful to start off on the right foot, be consistent and begin with effective procedures.

Ten TIps for New Teachers
http://www.teachersfirst.com/tenpoints.php

Advice for First-Year Teachers -- from the 'Sophomores' Who Survived Last Year!
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr152.shtml

NEA Works4Me Tips Library
http://www.nea.org/tips/library.html

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Working with Parents

UFT- United Federation of Teachers
http://www.uft.org/?fid=190&tf=1621
-Provides articles and helpful tips on how to have teachers and parents work together to improve education and schools.

Education World
http://www.education-world.com/a_special/parent_involvement.shtml
-Offers tips to teachers from a variety of perspectives on how increase parent involvement and effective strategies for working with parents.

US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/become/about/survivalguide/parent.html
-Helpful hints and information for new teachers on how to win over parents to improve their students’ education.

Survival Guide for New Teachers
http://mirror.eschina.bnu.edu.cn/Mirror/ed.gov/www.ed.gov/pubs/survivalguide/parent.html
-Provides many helpful hints for the new teacher on how to work with parents starting day one of the school year.

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Report Cards

Comment Ideas for Report Cards
http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/endofyear/personalcomments061400.html

Teacher Comments on Report Cards
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed423309.html
How to say it just right and in as few words as possible.

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Beginning Teacher Resources

Education World - Holidays and Special Events
http://www.education-world.com/a_special/archives/holidays.shtml
-Holiday ideas and project for all year, interdisciplinary ideas, and lesson planning ideas.

LACOE Teams Distance Learning Beginning Teacher Resources
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/newteachers.html

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Classroom Management

Education World
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr156.shtml
-Provides tips and links in the area of classroom management for all teachers.

Classroom Management Sites
http://www.ez2bsaved.com/class_manage.htm
-Offers a variety of sites for effective classroom management techniques

Models for Classroom Management and Discipline
http://staff.ed.uiuc.edu/m-weeks/models.html
-Gives advice, tips, and links for effective positive classroom management techniques.