New Teacher Tools

Tips, Resources & Advice for First-Year Teachers

Over the years, we've produced many resources for and about new teachers. Whether you're a new teacher fresh out of college or coming to the profession as a second career, we have the tools to help you get settled into your new job.

Principals Give Advice to First-Year Teachers
Principals were also first-year teachers once; here they give their best advice to the next crop of new teachers.

'Sophomores' Give Advice to 'Freshmen'
Second-year teachers reflect on first-year success and give advice to new teachers.

Help for the First Month of Teaching
Top clicks for new teachers.

24-hour Support for New Teachers
Tips, humor, and encouragement for the first years of teaching.

Ask Not What Your School Can Do for You
What new teachers can do to excel in the first years.

Lesson Plans and Learning Materials
Top clicks for new teachers.

What Do New Teachers Need?
Thirteen things to keep in mind.

A New Guide for New Teachers
Tips on classroom management, record keeping, and more.

A Blog of One's Own
Young teachers find "tech therapy" lets them reflect and connect online.

Mentoring Programs That Help New Teachers Succeed
NEA Members share their wealth of experience.

New Teachers Find Support in NEA
Leigh Anne Meeks has wanted to be a teacher for as long as she can remember. But after hearing stories about low pay, endless testing of students, and rigid working conditions, she almost reconsidered. NEA changed her mind.

Works4Me: Supporting New Teachers
Readers of our popular e-newsletter offer their own tips for welcoming teachers into their schools.