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First Days of School A MUST read for a student teacher/ first year teacher is "The First Days of School" by Harry Wong. I heard him speak and he was fantastic. I read the book several times before my first year and repeated some sections after that. MORE ...

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Teach Smarter,  Not Harder: Building A Sound Foundation for a Successful Career by Sharon Ryback. A Good Apple teacher resource book. This book covers many thing not covered in other books for new teachers. Things like your first sick child, how to make friends with the janitor, surviving school lunches, and much more are covered in easy-to-read, short sections making this book an ideal reference for throughout the school year. MORE ...

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Teaching Through the Storm: A first-grade teacher takes us into her classroom during an emotionally storm year. Read this book and ride the storm with Karen as she struggles to address the pressing emotional needs of her disparate students while also meeting their need for literacy development. This work presents an unforgettable insider perspective on the buoyant hopes of teachers and the sometimes-stark realities they face.
 

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What Keeps Teachers Going? Sonia takes a close look at what can be learned from veteran teachers who not only continue to teach but also manage to remain enthusiastic about it. This book provides much needed advice on how to solve the everyday challenges of student learning.

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Secrets for Secondary School Teachers: How to Succeed in Your First Year

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A First-Year Teacher's Guidebook for Success

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Teacher Magazines: Instructor and Teaching K-8 magazines are priceless for their lesson ideas as well as information on discipline, freebies, and much more. There are also magazines available for a variety of interests.

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Learning to Teach ... not just for beginners by Linda Shalaway. This book is a collection of thoughtful, researched based articles with references for further reading along with wonderful, short handouts, checklists, and more. Six years into my teaching career and I'm still using some of the pages I photocopied from this book. MORE ...

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How to Develop a Professional Portfolio: A Manual for Teachers. This book presents clear, manageable, step-by-step  procedures for organizing a professional portfolio. This book guides you through the portfolio development process in a logical, sequential manner. 

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Educating Esme:  Diary of a Teacher's First Year by Esme Raji Codell. A private diary to give teachers starting out what I wished I had known about teaching, but no one ever told me! 

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Rookie Year: Journey of a First-Year Teacher by Kelvin L. Reed. It's a positive story about an African American male who takes a job teaching an unruly group of fifth-graders nicknamed "The Wild Bunch."

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The First Year of Teaching: Real World Stories from America's Teachers

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The Courage to Teach

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The Passionate Teacher

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"Two Parts Textbook, One Part Love" by LouAnne Johnson

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