Nobel Peace winner Malala speaks about the importance of education in combating intolerance. A great article about why education is important, especially in developing countries.
This website provides a number of lessons to do with your class for the first week. It is important to get off to a good start with students and this website provides ways to do so.
This article talks about ways to respond to your students in the first weeks to make the rest of the school year go more smoothly. Its important to adapt every year to your new classroom.