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’