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Beginning Teacher's Field Guide: Embarking on Your First Years
The joys and pains of starting a teaching career often go undiscussed. This field guide dives deep into the personal side of teaching, offering crucial advice, empathy, and new-teacher support. The author details six phases every new or first-year teacher goes through (anticipation, survival, disillusionment, rejuvenation, reflection, and second anticipation) and outlines targeted classroom strategies, teaching tips, and self-care practices for each.
Transcend the emotional, mental, and physical problems teachers face in the
Understand the feelings and teaching challenges of each phase during a beginning teacher's career.Practice self-care to combat beginning and first-year teacher stress and burnout; avoid the mental pitfalls that so often lead to teachers changing careers.Learn effective classroom-management strategies for new teachers and how to maintain positive relationships with students.Respond to prompts that will help you process and reflect on your first years' culmination.Utilize the prompts and journaling spaces throughout the book to reflect on your professional improvements and successes.
First Things FirstChapter 1: The Anticipation PhaseChapter 2: The Survival PhaseChapter 3: The Disillusionment PhaseChapter 4: The Rejuvenation PhaseChapter 5: The Reflection PhaseChapter 6: The Second Anticipation PhaseAppendix End-of-the-Year ActivitiesAppendix The Year in RetrospectReferences and ResourcesIndex
Transcend the emotional, mental, and physical problems teachers face in the
Understand the feelings and teaching challenges of each phase during a beginning teacher's career.Practice self-care to combat beginning and first-year teacher stress and burnout; avoid the mental pitfalls that so often lead to teachers changing careers.Learn effective classroom-management strategies for new teachers and how to maintain positive relationships with students.Respond to prompts that will help you process and reflect on your first years' culmination.Utilize the prompts and journaling spaces throughout the book to reflect on your professional improvements and successes.
First Things FirstChapter 1: The Anticipation PhaseChapter 2: The Survival PhaseChapter 3: The Disillusionment PhaseChapter 4: The Rejuvenation PhaseChapter 5: The Reflection PhaseChapter 6: The Second Anticipation PhaseAppendix End-of-the-Year ActivitiesAppendix The Year in RetrospectReferences and ResourcesIndex
162 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 28, 2018
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About the author
Tina H. Boogren
14 books13 followersTina H. Boogren, PhD, is a fierce advocate for educators and an award-winning educator, best-selling author, and highly sought-after speaker. Dr. Boogren has proudly served as a classroom teacher, mentor, instructional coach, and building-level leader and has presented for audiences all over the world.
Dr. Boogren is deeply committed to supporting educators so that they can support their students. She conducts highly requested and inspiring keynotes, workshops, and virtual webinars that focus on quality instruction, coaching, mentoring, and educator wellness, and she hosts a weekly podcast, Self-Care for Educators With Dr. Tina H. Boogren. Additionally, she is codirector of Solution Tree’s Wellness Solutions for Educators with Dr. Timothy D. Kanold.
Dr. Boogren was a 2007 finalist for Colorado Teacher of the Year and was a recipient of her school district’s Outstanding Teacher Award eight years in a row, from 2002 to 2009. She has been recognized as #5 of the Top 30 Global Gurus in Education, is a Marquis Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Professional Women recipient, and was recognized in the Wall Street Journal as a Who’s Who of Distinguished Leaders.
She is the author of numerous books, including In the First Few Years: Reflections of a Beginning Teacher; Supporting Beginning Teachers; The Beginning Teacher’s Field Guide: Embarking on Your First Years; 180 Days of Self-Care for Busy Educators; 180 Days of Physical Wellness for Busy Educators; Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators, which was the Independent Publisher’s Gold Award winner in the Education category; and Coaching for Educator Wellness: A Guide to Supporting New and Experienced Teachers. She is a coauthor of Educator Wellness: A Guide for Sustaining Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Well-Being with Timothy D. Kanold, The Educator Wellness Plan Book & Journal with Timothy D. Kanold and Jasmine K. Kullar, and Motivating and Inspiring Students: Strategies to Awaken the Learner with Robert J. Marzano, Darrell Scott, and Ming Lee Newcomb and is a contributor to Women Who Lead: Insights, Inspiration, and Guidance to Grow as an Educator, edited by Janel Keating and Jasmine K. Kullar.
Dr. Boogren holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, a master’s degree with an administrative endorsement from the University of Colorado Denver, a doctorate in educational administration and policy studies from the University of Denver. Additionally, she is a Level One Certified Nutrition Coach and a Specialist in Change Psychology through Precision Nutrition. She holds a Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification through Girls Gone Strong and is currently pursuing Personal Training Certification through The National Council on Strength and Fitness.
Dr. Boogren is deeply committed to supporting educators so that they can support their students. She conducts highly requested and inspiring keynotes, workshops, and virtual webinars that focus on quality instruction, coaching, mentoring, and educator wellness, and she hosts a weekly podcast, Self-Care for Educators With Dr. Tina H. Boogren. Additionally, she is codirector of Solution Tree’s Wellness Solutions for Educators with Dr. Timothy D. Kanold.
Dr. Boogren was a 2007 finalist for Colorado Teacher of the Year and was a recipient of her school district’s Outstanding Teacher Award eight years in a row, from 2002 to 2009. She has been recognized as #5 of the Top 30 Global Gurus in Education, is a Marquis Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Professional Women recipient, and was recognized in the Wall Street Journal as a Who’s Who of Distinguished Leaders.
She is the author of numerous books, including In the First Few Years: Reflections of a Beginning Teacher; Supporting Beginning Teachers; The Beginning Teacher’s Field Guide: Embarking on Your First Years; 180 Days of Self-Care for Busy Educators; 180 Days of Physical Wellness for Busy Educators; Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators, which was the Independent Publisher’s Gold Award winner in the Education category; and Coaching for Educator Wellness: A Guide to Supporting New and Experienced Teachers. She is a coauthor of Educator Wellness: A Guide for Sustaining Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Well-Being with Timothy D. Kanold, The Educator Wellness Plan Book & Journal with Timothy D. Kanold and Jasmine K. Kullar, and Motivating and Inspiring Students: Strategies to Awaken the Learner with Robert J. Marzano, Darrell Scott, and Ming Lee Newcomb and is a contributor to Women Who Lead: Insights, Inspiration, and Guidance to Grow as an Educator, edited by Janel Keating and Jasmine K. Kullar.
Dr. Boogren holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, a master’s degree with an administrative endorsement from the University of Colorado Denver, a doctorate in educational administration and policy studies from the University of Denver. Additionally, she is a Level One Certified Nutrition Coach and a Specialist in Change Psychology through Precision Nutrition. She holds a Women’s Coaching Specialist Certification through Girls Gone Strong and is currently pursuing Personal Training Certification through The National Council on Strength and Fitness.
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April 3, 2018
This is an incredible tool for beginning teachers! An extremely well written book! The author does a great job of including humor so this doesn't seem like just another book for new teachers to study. It feels much more like an interactive notebook, engaging the reader and letting them know they are not alone in their frustrations and fears. This is a great way to help support 1st year teachers!
January 19, 2019
Another great resource for beginning teachers. I might recommend this is a student teaching seminar OR as a graduation gift to future teachers. Every chapter is neatly laid out with reflection questions and prompts. The chapters are organized by the stages of teaching: Anticipation, Survival, Disillusionment, Rejuvenation, Reflection, Second Anticipation. Each chapter walks teachers through with encouragement, anecdotes, prompts, and suggestions for both the classroom and self-care.
July 20, 2020
It took me awhile to get through the book because of how busy I was, but this book is really enjoyable! I recommend it to any teacher, new or not. There are tons of great ideas about self-care and how to apply strategies in your classroom. I will be rereading this as needed throughout the school year!
August 11, 2018
Awesome field guide for not only new teachers, but veteran teachers too! Great ideas and advice for anyone working in a high-stress working environment.
July 16, 2021
A great resource for beginning teachers, and I 100% intend to read it again throughout my first year of teaching as needed.
March 23, 2020
I started reading this book in October of my first year of teaching. What a relief it was! The author understood what I was going through and provided strategies to help overcome struggles that the FYOT so kindly brings! I loved how often she pushed me to reflect on my successes as well as the short-comings. I’m in this teaching career for the long run, but this book gave me more encouragement to push through this difficult year and a guarantee that it will be much better in the years to come.
June 3, 2021
As a teacher starting her career in just a few months from now this is such a helpful read in so many ways!
June 30, 2024
I was gifted this book by my NEST coach , and it was extremely enlightening/helpful going into my first year of teaching 🧡💚
January 16, 2024
If you work with beginning teachers, this book should be at the front of your professional library.
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