First Year Committee

1. Events

1.1. Professional Development

1.1.1. Collaboration

1.1.1.1. Admin

1.1.1.2. Fellow Teachers

1.1.1.3. Parents

1.1.1.3.1. Parent-Teacher Conferences

1.1.2. Phases of First Year Teaching

1.1.3. Teacher Toolkit Building

1.1.4. Lessons Learned

1.1.5. Pre-School Year Workshop

1.1.5.1. 1 month prior to school start

1.1.6. Technology in the Classroom

1.2. 1-on-1s

1.2.1. Department Heads

1.2.1.1. monthly

1.2.2. Veteran Mentors

1.2.2.1. 1x/week

1.2.3. Morning Huddle

1.2.3.1. 40min prior to school start, each Mon

1.2.4. Lessons Learned Hot Wash

1.2.4.1. 30min after school, 1st and 3rd Fridays

1.3. Social

1.3.1. Holiday Potluck

1.3.2. End of School Year Dinner

1.3.3. Monthly Restaurant Rendezvous

2. Sources

2.1. Phases of First-Year Teaching

2.2. Designing Support for Beginning Teachers

2.3. National Education Association's New Teacher Resources

2.4. Scholastic's New Teacher Survival Guide

3. Issues

3.1. Classroom Management

3.1.1. Curriculum

3.1.2. Lesson Plans

3.1.3. Grading

3.1.4. Pacing

3.2. Behavior

3.2.1. Discipline

3.2.2. Special Needs

3.2.3. Challenging Behaviors

3.2.4. Learning Styles

3.3. Resources

3.3.1. Chain of Command

3.3.2. Networks

3.4. Work-Life Balance

3.4.1. Managing Overwhelm

3.5. Difficult Topics

3.5.1. Setting Boundaries

3.5.2. Mandated Reporting

4. Support

4.1. Peer Networks

4.1.1. Mentorship with Teaching Veterans

4.1.2. Whatsapp/Slack/Microsoft Teams Group with other first years

4.1.3. Best Practices

4.1.3.1. Facebook

4.1.3.1.1. WeAreTeachers--First Years!

4.1.3.1.2. New Teacher Chat

4.1.3.2. Twitter

4.1.3.2.1. New Teacher Chat

4.1.3.3. Instagram

4.1.3.3.1. @NewTeacherChat

4.2. Admin

4.2.1. 1-on-1 with Department Heads

4.3. Mental Health

4.3.1. (External) Optional Counseling