What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching

Often times, students in teacher education programs wish they would learn more about practical matters of teaching. Learning about theory is great; however, a first year teacher can often encounter a number of challenges, and practical advice would help ease these challenges. This website provides a great deal of information on what teachers can expect in their first year of teaching. One of the sections in the site’s table of contents is labeled “Challenges.” This section lists several of the challenges first year teachers usually encounter. I think it is great to be able to know what to expect the first year of teaching. There is also a section where first-year teachers offer several different tips and strategies. While teachers eventually create their own strategies, it is really great to have the option of using some of these strategies that first year of teaching. The site also provides information on how principals and administrators can help first-year teachers. Again, I think this is something of great value. In addition to offering advice from first-year teachers, the site also provides suggestions from veteran teachers. It is too often the case where first-year teachers feel that they lack a mentor or support from veteran teachers. This site does something to try and help bridge that connection between veteran and first-year teachers.

Website: http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/index.html