143: Be A Sponge

The first few years as a teacher in a classroom can be overwhelming trying to learn all of the ropes. But, how a teacher spends this time period is critical to the longevity of their career. Tune in to hear tips and tricks (as well as fabulous resources) for how to be a sponge as a new teacher so that you can be more effective faster! Quotables You can take bits and pieces of their strategy to sew together your own I was open to learning, but I put a system in place so that I could process and apply it at a later date without passing the opportunity up You can’t go implement EVERY idea you receive Strike while the iron is hot Gretchen’s Stamp of Approval Podcasts edupodcastnetwork.com Elite Edupreneurs by Rachel of Bright Futures Counseling Learning Leader by Ryan Hawk Social Media Facebook- New Teacher Support Group [see below] IG hashtag- #teachersfollowteachers Books “The First Days of School” by Harry Wong “Teach Like a Champion” by Doug Lemov “Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College” by Gretchen Bridgers Blogs The Organized Classroom by Charity Preston Bloglovin’ Conferences Get Your Teach On Teach Your Heart Out Happy Go Teach Ron Clark Academy Join the New Teacher Support Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1872455209751203 Join the Always A Lesson Newsletter http://eepurl.com/lJKNn Connect with Gretchen Email: [email protected] Blog: Always A Lesson Facebook: Always A Lesson Twitter: @gschultek Instagram: Always.A.Lesson Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College Leave a Rating and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2 Why? This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future. How? Search for my show in iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’