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We asked our audience of experienced educators what advice they’d give to those just starting out. Thousands weighed in. To save you time and energy, we narrowed down their advice to 120 must-have tips to boost your confidence in the classroom. When you create your free Edutopia profile and select "new teacher" as your role you'll gain immediate access to 120 tips for new teachers in .pdf format. Teachers Lounge, New Teachers, Teacher Help, Best Teacher, Teacher Resources, Teacher Quotes, Teacher Hacks, High School History, Edutopia
120 Tips For New Teachers
We asked our audience of experienced educators what advice they’d give to those just starting out. Thousands weighed in. To save you time and energy, we narrowed down their advice to 120 must-have tips to boost your confidence in the classroom. When you create your free Edutopia profile and select "new teacher" as your role you'll gain immediate access to 120 tips for new teachers in .pdf format.
Ever since I added a “What do you need this week?” question to my weekly reading check-in, many more students are asking for what they need to be successful. It’s opening doors and helping me support kids in the moment. Teacher Life, Do You Need, Need This, Child Support, Bright Ideas, Help Me, Teaching Ideas
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Ever since I added a “What do you need this week?” question to my weekly reading check-in, many more students are asking for what they need to be successful. It’s opening doors and helping me support kids in the moment.
"For whoever needs to hear this: Good teachers still have bad day." - Caitlin Driscoll, Teacher Driscoll, Bad Day, School Classroom, Education Quotes, Still Have, Truths, Leadership
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"For whoever needs to hear this: Good teachers still have bad day." - Caitlin Driscoll, Teacher
"Years ago, a conversation with a quieter student convinced me to change 'class participation' to 'class engagement.' It should not be a contest to see who speaks the most. Assess involvement in learning no matter how it looks in each student." - Amy P. Class Participation, Classroom Management, Assessment, Me Quotes, Conversation
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"Years ago, a conversation with a quieter student convinced me to change 'class participation' to 'class engagement.' It should not be a contest to see who speaks the most. Assess involvement in learning no matter how it looks in each student." - Amy P.
"This is year ten for me as an admin; two more than I taught in the classroom. And no matter how many times I sub, guest teach, co-teach, or hang out in or formally observe classrooms, I can't truly know what it's like to be a teacher these days. Listen to the teachers." - Greg Moffitt, Principal Principal Quotes, Teachers, Classroom, Learning, Admin, Ten
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"This is year ten for me as an admin; two more than I taught in the classroom. And no matter how many times I sub, guest teach, co-teach, or hang out in or formally observe classrooms, I can't truly know what it's like to be a teacher these days. Listen to the teachers." - Greg Moffitt, Principal
"As a new teacher, I used to say 'my' classroom. When I realized it’s our class and our space—and for many students and myself our second home—behavior changed and community grew. The language we use matters." - Selena Carrión, Teacher Behavior Change, Language, Teaching, Sayings
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"As a new teacher, I used to say 'my' classroom. When I realized it’s our class and our space—and for many students and myself our second home—behavior changed and community grew. The language we use matters." - Selena Carrión, Teacher
4 important questions to ask students:
What helps you feel welcomed?
How do you like to be greeted?
What strengths do you bring to the classroom? The school?
What do you like most about your school so far? What would you change? Future Classroom, Classroom Ideas, Education And Training, Online Teaching, Questions To Ask, Back To School, School Stuff
4 Important Questions to Ask Students
4 important questions to ask students: ⭐ What helps you feel welcomed? ⭐ How do you like to be greeted? ⭐ What strengths do you bring to the classroom? The school? ⭐ What do you like most about your school so far? What would you change?
"The perfect teacher, the perfect curriculum, the perfect lesson do not exist. We are all works in progress." - Louise El Yaafouri, Educator Bird Classroom, Curriculum, Progress, It Works, Lesson, Exist
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"The perfect teacher, the perfect curriculum, the perfect lesson do not exist. We are all works in progress." - Louise El Yaafouri, Educator
"New teacher: I learned SO much this summer, and I want to implement all the ideas. How do I do that?

Me: You don’t. Pick like 3 ideas that YOU love, that match YOUR teaching style. Then crush those!" - Monica Genta, Teacher Teaching Style, I Am Done, Crushes, Implement
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"New teacher: I learned SO much this summer, and I want to implement all the ideas. How do I do that? Me: You don’t. Pick like 3 ideas that YOU love, that match YOUR teaching style. Then crush those!" - Monica Genta, Teacher
"We all long to have a place in this world to feel we belong. As teachers we have an opportunity each day to be that place for our kids, and it starts the moment they walk through our doors." - Tisha Richmond, Educator and Author Our Kids, Richmond, Author, Feelings
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"We all long to have a place in this world to feel we belong. As teachers we have an opportunity each day to be that place for our kids, and it starts the moment they walk through our doors." - Tisha Richmond, Educator and Author
"How each of your students feel inside your classroom will always triumph over eveything else." - Andriana Zarovska, Teacher Foster Care, Behavior, Parenting, Education
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"How each of your students feel inside your classroom will always triumph over eveything else." - Andriana Zarovska, Teacher
Word kids love to hear. 3rd Grade Classroom, Teacher Tools, Behavior Management, Teacher Reflection
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Word kids love to hear.
"Please take your rest as seriously as your hustle." - Ashley Simpo, Author and Parent Seriously, Hustle, Rest
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"Please take your rest as seriously as your hustle." - Ashley Simpo, Author and Parent
Verified "I find myself worrying as much about students’ hearts as I do about their minds—or their grades, for that matter." - Thomas Courtney, Teacher Quotations, No Worries, Word Search Puzzle, Courtney, Mindfulness
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Verified "I find myself worrying as much about students’ hearts as I do about their minds—or their grades, for that matter." - Thomas Courtney, Teacher
"People always think of hope as 'squishy’, but it’s not. Hope is cognition and motivation that pushes people to act towards their goals. It’s a skill we have to work on and one that we can grow." - Crystal Bryce, Educator and Researcher Growing Crystals, Activism, Cognitive, Goals
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"People always think of hope as 'squishy’, but it’s not. Hope is cognition and motivation that pushes people to act towards their goals. It’s a skill we have to work on and one that we can grow." - Crystal Bryce, Educator and Researcher
"I am not the first person to say this, but one of the best things you can do as a lifelong learner is this: when you learn something new, instead of saying 'Why is no one talking about this?' look for the people who HAVE been talking about it and amplify their work." - Alex Shevrin Venet, Educator Amplify, Learners, You Can Do, Shower Ideas, Caring, Alex
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"I am not the first person to say this, but one of the best things you can do as a lifelong learner is this: when you learn something new, instead of saying 'Why is no one talking about this?' look for the people who HAVE been talking about it and amplify their work." - Alex Shevrin Venet, Educator
"My 5-year-old explained to me today that it's okay when she makes a mistake because she’s growing the neurons in her brain. I just want to hug her teacher." - Erin Brisbin, Teacher Neurons, 5 Year Olds, Making Mistakes, Its Okay, 5 Years, Explained
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"My 5-year-old explained to me today that it's okay when she makes a mistake because she’s growing the neurons in her brain. I just want to hug her teacher." - Erin Brisbin, Teacher
"My dad used to tell me all the time: 'Nobody knows what you planned; they only know what you did.' He would then ask: 'Did they learn? Were they loved? Then what you did matters, not what you planned!'" - Alex T. Valencic, Educator I All The Time, To Tell, Feel Good, How To Plan
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"My dad used to tell me all the time: 'Nobody knows what you planned; they only know what you did.' He would then ask: 'Did they learn? Were they loved? Then what you did matters, not what you planned!'" - Alex T. Valencic, Educator
"How about instead of trying to 'identify gaps' we applaud children and young people for what they have dealt with and ask them what extra things they learned while they were away?" - Sue Cowley, Educator Chevy Stepside, Pinterest Guide, Cowley, Young People, Identify
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"How about instead of trying to 'identify gaps' we applaud children and young people for what they have dealt with and ask them what extra things they learned while they were away?" - Sue Cowley, Educator
"Sixth grader: I don't like it when teachers say, 'YOU'RE going through a lot.' I like it when they say, 'WE'RE going through a lot' -- and emphasize that we're all in this together." - Phyllis Fagell, Counselor and Author Phyllis, Graders, Counselors
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"Sixth grader: I don't like it when teachers say, 'YOU'RE going through a lot.' I like it when they say, 'WE'RE going through a lot' -- and emphasize that we're all in this together." - Phyllis Fagell, Counselor and Author
"I rebranded online "office hours" to "Get Stuff Done Club." I log in and put some music on, and students pop in to ask a question or stay on the zoom to do their work. Successful so far!" - Alex Shevrin Venet Zoom Zoom, Getting Things Done, Success, Club
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"I rebranded online "office hours" to "Get Stuff Done Club." I log in and put some music on, and students pop in to ask a question or stay on the zoom to do their work. Successful so far!" - Alex Shevrin Venet
“Cultural responsiveness is not a practice; it’s what informs our practice so we can make better teaching choices for eliciting, engaging, motivating, supporting, and expanding the intellectual capacity of ALL our students.” - Zaretta Hammond Make Good Choices, Hammond, Intellectual, Capacity, Practice
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“Cultural responsiveness is not a practice; it’s what informs our practice so we can make better teaching choices for eliciting, engaging, motivating, supporting, and expanding the intellectual capacity of ALL our students.” - Zaretta Hammond
"It's not about fostering a love of books that I love. It's about finding books THE STUDENTS might love and ones they maybe wouldn't find on their own." - Heather Lippert, Teacher African Fashion, The Fosters, Students, Books, Quick
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"It's not about fostering a love of books that I love. It's about finding books THE STUDENTS might love and ones they maybe wouldn't find on their own." - Heather Lippert, Teacher
“Self care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” Eleanor Brownn, Author Author Quotes, Selfish, Kids And Parenting, Vessel, Self Care
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“Self care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” Eleanor Brownn, Author
"This year, I had my students write down what they wanted to hear on tough days. I collected those notes and handed them out when I saw students needed them. The power of their own positive words returning to them made a difference." - Danielle Sicotte, Teacher Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tips, Classroom Organization, Middle School Classroom
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"This year, I had my students write down what they wanted to hear on tough days. I collected those notes and handed them out when I saw students needed them. The power of their own positive words returning to them made a difference." - Danielle Sicotte, Teacher
“Sometimes kids just need to know there is someone else in their corner. Thank you for being that someone." - Danny Steele, Principal Steele, Someone Elses, Schools, Need To Know, Corner
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“Sometimes kids just need to know there is someone else in their corner. Thank you for being that someone." - Danny Steele, Principal
"Being a teacher is an essential connection between what is and what can be." - Teresa Thayer Snyder Education Quotes Inspirational, Insightful Quotes, Thayer, Snyder, Teresa, Connection
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"Being a teacher is an essential connection between what is and what can be." - Teresa Thayer Snyder
"In math and science classes: 'What if instead of asking who has the answer, we ask who has the method to solve it?'" - Stephanie Toro, Assistant Professor School Counselor Resources, School Counseling, Math Teacher, Study Skills, Life Skills, International Teaching, Teach Abroad
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"In math and science classes: 'What if instead of asking who has the answer, we ask who has the method to solve it?'" - Stephanie Toro, Assistant Professor
"If I’ve gotten better at teaching over the years, it’s not because I’ve learned more about my subject; it’s because I’ve learned more about kids." - Monte Syrie, Teacher Teaching Quotes, Teaching Aids, Middle School, Sunday School, Motivational Stories, Inspirational Quotes, Teacher Classroom Decorations
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"If I’ve gotten better at teaching over the years, it’s not because I’ve learned more about my subject; it’s because I’ve learned more about kids." - Monte Syrie, Teacher
"Gentle reminder to myself: You don’t know it all. Allowing myself to believe that and release the pressure of being perfect in a pandemic has not only been a lifesaver, but necessary to leading and finding a way forward." - Jessica Cabeen, Principal Teacher Pd, High School English, Know It All, Life Savers, Professional Development, Grade 1
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"Gentle reminder to myself: You don’t know it all. Allowing myself to believe that and release the pressure of being perfect in a pandemic has not only been a lifesaver, but necessary to leading and finding a way forward." - Jessica Cabeen, Principal