M401 Fall 2014

This veteran teacher had an open discussion time on her twitter page to answer any questions she could for new teachers and posted these conversations here.

This has great ways to help you prepare for a kindergarten classroom specifically, but still can be beneficial information for other grades as well

This article talks about Pence's proposal to have the the State Board choose a leader rather than having the state's top education official as the leader.

These are all really cool ways to use common and cheap items that you can buy for cheap that will greatly increase the organization of your classroom.

This is a great video that shows how to be an effective teacher during centers in a Kindergarten classroom with great examples you can watch done properly.

This has great and insightful tips that any teacher can follow and as a new teacher are easy things to keep in mind to managing your whole class.

Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi have received the Nobel Peace Prize awards.

This is actually a book you would have to order, but it has 149 answers to difficult questions you could be asked during an interview.

Article discussing how the state of Louisiana has renewed it's waiver from the NCLB-era laws regarding education.

An article that was just released today on the President's plan to allow for the funding of early childhood education.

This is an article discussing Obama's new funding for early childhood education.

An older article from 2009 that discusses teacher turn over rate that is likely due to poor styles of classroom management.

An article in a question and answer format that helps experienced teachers address questions about the teacher employment process.

This Pinterest page posts anything and everything relating to Technology in the classroom. It gives tips on how to integrate technology into your classroom, article about education technology, and different resources for both teachers and students. Some very cool stuff.

This describes different methods of discipline for good classroom management.

An article that explains some things that teachers should do in order to find a career in teaching, such as: being persistant.

An article with *spoilers* 20 ideas on how to be proactive in managing your classroom's behavior, such as: #12- Encourage multiple means of responding by offering alternatives to pencil-and-paper tasks for demonstrating mastery.

This board on Pinterest has tons of great ideas for lesson plans for the first week of school.

Here is an article that lists some of the best tips for dealing with difficult parents. I know this is something I'm worried about and this article gave some really great advice.

This is an entire Pinterest page dedicated to providing tips and tricks for new teachers. Lots of fun ideas for your future classroom!

This article has advice on getting a job in a competitive market.

A guide written by the National Education Association on how to land your first teaching job, it includes ideas like substitute teaching and marketing your specific skill sets to potential employers.