New Teachers’ Tips and Tricks: A Guidebook to Surviving Your First Year

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This school year is FINALLY ending (thank god for small favors), and we are packing up our minimally used classrooms. For many teachers, this will be their last time having to do this. Covid caused many to throw in the eraser this year and turned in keys. They will look forward to new challenges this coming fall that don’t entail lesson plans and students.  But for others, who hold newly minted diplomas and teaching credentials, this summer offers time to plan for a new classroom and get ready for the beginning of an exciting, rigorous, and rewarding profession. How about a few new teachers’ tips and tricks to get you started?

Thirty-three years of experience can be yours!

With that in mind, today’s episode will be especially interesting and informative. We depart a bit from our usual back-and-forth banter to welcome a guest, Victoria Lucido! Vickie has recently retired after 33 years as a middle school History and Drama teacher.  Her teaching ability has been recognized by “Who’s Who of American Teachers” seven times, and she was awarded “Monterey Teacher of the Year” in 1999 by Monterey Rotary. Now, she has a new book out called, Classroom Confidential: How I survived 33 years in a public school classroom, and you can too! This book gives new teachers access to 33 years of experience in just 160 pages! 

Now, she has a new book out called, Classroom Confidential: How I survived 33 years in a public school classroom, and you can too! This book gives new teachers tips and tricks from her 33 years of experience in just 160 pages! Today Victoria joins Jen and Anne to share her best advice for beginners.  Even we old pros can pick up a new insight or two. So grab a notepad and pencil and get ready for the advice you wish you would have learned in all those fancy college credential classes, but didn’t! Stay tuned!

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For more about Victoria:

You can find her book on Amazon

Her website, VictoriaLucidoBooks.com where you can find out about appearances and her many accomplishments.

YouTube interview here and

Read an article about Victoria in the Monterey Herald

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transparencyinteaching/message

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