The joys and pains of starting a teaching career often go undiscussed. This field guide dives deep into the personal side of teaching, offering crucial advice, empathy, and new-teacher support. The author details six phases every new or first-year teacher goes through (anticipation, survival, disillusionment, rejuvenation, reflection, and second anticipation) and outlines targeted classroom strategies, teaching tips, and self-care practices for each. Transcend the emotional, mental, and physical problems teachers face in the classroom: Understand the feelings and teaching challenges of each phase during a beginning teacher's career. Practice self-care to combat beginning and first-year teacher stress and burnout; avoid the mental pitfalls that so often lead to teachers changing careers. Learn effective classroom-management strategies for new teachers and how to maintain positive relationships with students. Respond to prompts that will help you process and reflect on your first years' culmination. Utilize the prompts and journaling spaces throughout the book to reflect on your professional improvements and successes. Contents: Introduction: First Things First Chapter 1: The Anticipation Phase Chapter 2: The Survival Phase Chapter 3: The Disillusionment Phase Chapter 4: The Rejuvenation Phase Chapter 5: The Reflection Phase Chapter 6: The Second Anticipation Phase Appendix A: End-of-the-Year Activities Appendix B: Mementos Epilogue: The Year in Retrospect References and Resources Index

The key to thriving, as both a human and an educator, rests in mindfulness, reflection, and daily self-care activities. With Take Time for You, you will discover a clear path to well-being by working through Maslow's hierarchy of needs: (1) physiological, (2) safety, (3) belonging, (4) esteem, (5) self-actualization, and (6) transcendence. The author offers a range of manageable research-based strategies, self-care surveys, and reflective teaching questions that will guide you in developing an individualized self-care plan. Embrace imperfection as you develop your own self-care plan: Understand the challenges to mindfulness for teachers and how Maslow's hierarchy of needs comes into play in your personal and professional life. Design action plans so you can meet your own physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, and self-actualization needs and, finally, transcend and connect with something greater than yourself. Take surveys and perform a daily time audit to determine how well you are meeting each of your needs. Use the journaling space and self-reflection questions provided throughout the book to reflect on your implementation efforts. Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Understand the Framework Chapter 2: Physiological Needs Chapter 3: Safety Needs Chapter 4: Belonging Needs Chapter 5: Esteem Needs Chapter 6: Self-Actualization Needs Chapter 7: Transcendence Needs Epilogue: Final Thoughts Appendix: My Personalized Self-Care Plan References and Resources Index

Give new teachers the time and professional guidance they need to become expert teachers. Investigate key research, and examine the four types of support--physical, emotional, instructional, and institutional--that are crucial during a teacher's first year in the classroom. Discover essential strategies for K-12 mentors, coaches, and school leaders to develop an effective mentoring program schoolwide.

Rely on 180 Days of Self-Care for Busy Educators to help you lead a happier, healthier, more fulfilled life inside and outside of the classroom. With author Tina H. Boogren's guidance, you will work your way through thirty-six weeks of daily self-care strategies and techniques, each corresponding with a week of the school year. Weekly themes range from creativity and inspiration to relationships and time management for teachers and administrators. Follow this self-care plan designed to support your health and wellness during the school year: Understand how prioritizing your own self-care will better equip you to positively impact student learning and achievement. Discover low- and no-cost self-care ideas for teachers and administrators designed to help make meaningful, positive change. Explore the dangers of stress in the classroom and in an educator's personal life, and understand how this stress affects students. Learn how to assess what you need, check in with yourself throughout the day, and act on what you learn. Utilize reflection questions to help you think through which strategies worked -- and which didn't. Let go of the expectations of perfection while practicing these self-care techniques and teacher wellness ideas. Contents: Introduction Section I: Preparing for a Season of Sacrifice Week One: Music (Days 1-5) Week Two: Nutrition and Hydration (Days 6-10) Week Three: Sleep (Days 11-15) Week Four: Laughter (Days 16-20) Week Five: Technology (Days 21-25) Week Six: Altruism (Days 26-30) Week Seven: Wardrobe (Days 31-35) Week Eight: Time (Days 36-40) Week Nine: Mindfulness (Days 41-45) Section II: Dealing With Disillusionment Week Ten: Time (Days 46-50) Week Eleven: Relationships (Days 51-55) Week Twelve: Gratitude (Days 56-60) Week Thirteen: Saying No (Days 61-65) Week Fourteen: Inspiration (Days 66-70) Week Fifteen: Help (Days 71-75) Week Sixteen: Comfort (Days 76-80) Week Seventeen: Social Media (Days 81-85) Week Eighteen: Habits (Days 86-90) Section III: Finding Balance Week Nineteen: Creativity (Days 91-95) Week Twenty: Altruism (Days 96-100) Week Twenty-One: Indulgence (Days 101-105) Week Twenty-Two: Adventure (Days 106-110) Week Twenty-Three: Orderliness (Days 111-115) Week Twenty-Four: Obligations (Days 116-120) Week Twenty-Five: Play (Days 121-125) Week Twenty-Six: Email (Days 126-130) Week Twenty-Seven: Replay (Days 131-135) Section IV: Finishing Strong Week Twenty-Eight: Hobbies (Days 136-140) Week Twenty-Nine: Cognition (Days 141-145) Week Thirty: Transitions (Days 146-150) Week Thirty-One: Listening (Days 151-155) Week Thirty-Two: Journal (Days 156-160) Week Thirty-Three: Outdoors (Days 161-165) Week Thirty-Four: Morning Routine (Days 166-170) Week Thirty-Five: Active Rest (Days 171-175) Week Thirty-Six: Summer To-Do List (Days 176-180) Epilogue: Create Your Own Self-Care List Appendix: Final Reflection Index