You're making big, usually incorrect, assumptions about what students already have mastered when they enter your classroom. I already know how to teach reading effectively . Chances are you don't, says Father Nick. Learning about what works and what doesn't when it comes to reading instruction should be at or near the top of almost every teacher's list of topics to explore in continuing professional development, he says. Dress doesn't matter .
All paperwork is created equal.
New teachers must learn to budget their time wisely when it comes to the paperwork mountain. That's what new teachers are supposed to do, says Father Nick, who remembers how being an incessant pest paid off for him in his first year. All rights reserved.