Pitfalls and Potholes: A Checklist for Avoiding Common Mistakes of Beginning Teachers

This handy guide will help you avoid many of the mistakes new teachers say they wish someone had told them about in college. The user-friendly checklist format makes it easy for you to grasp the nuts and bolts of landing a job, managing student conduct, getting along with administrators, maintaining personal priorities, avoiding lawsuits, and much more.

Also available:

Bright Ideas: A Pocket Mentor for Beginning Teachers - ISBN 0810621649
Countdown to the First Day of School: A K-12 Get-Ready Checklist - ISBN 0810621622

The NEA Professional Library is the book publishing arm of the National Education Association. Our books are enjoyed by teachers, education students, education support professionals, higher education faculty and retired educators. Our mission is to provide timely and topical titles that enhance the professional lives of our members.

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-Classroom Teaching Skills - The NEA Checklist series
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