I was reading not long ago an article on Education Week about the best advice for new teachers. The article had many good points, but my I would like to emphasize this one:
Watch other teachers teach. You will probably have
to arrange this yourself. But do it, even if it means taking a fake sick
day in November to watch colleagues in another school. Do it during
your planning period, too. Good teachers will be flattered when you ask
permission to sit in their classes for a half-hour. Once you watch a
dozen other teachers, you'll have a baseline for measuring your own
successes and screw-ups, plus a basket of field-tested techniques.
It is all about growing and learning everyday. Do not get stuck. Your teaching techniques will get rusty as you get too comfortable in your room thinking that you know everything.
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