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New Teachers

TEA welcomes you, and we want you to stay! Check out these classroom resources and tips that can help you and your students. Click Here

Best Practices   |   I Can Do It! New Teacher Conference   |   Your mentor   |   Making it Through the First Day   |   Special Resources   |   Stretching Your Dollars   |   What you Need to Know   |   Your New Profession

Welcome, new teachers! You have joined a great profession. TEA's veteran teachers and education support professionals are here to help you be the best you can be. The links above provide resources that offer different types of assistance, but don't hesitate to submit questions or suggestions that could make this section more helpful to you, your children and your education community.

 

Veteran TEA teachers would like to share some tips with you that can really make a difference. Take a look and let us how they worked for you.

 

Help Me Make It Through the First Day! The good news is you’ve gotten your first teaching job. The bad news is you’ve gotten your first teaching job and all the preparation and information overload that goes with it. Use your mentor and your Association to help you complete the following activities before school starts
The Care and Feeding of Your Mentor! If we lived in a perfect world, you would have a chance to meet your mentor before school starts. But many times, the reality is that you are meeting him/her on the first day of school. Get to know your mentor. Consider these tips for building a positive relationship with your mentor.
I Don’t Know What I Need to Know! Mentors and Association Reps sometimes forget to tell you the basics. It’s information that they simply take for granted. So, if you already know where to park and you have your gradebook in hand, here are some more things to know and have.

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