- Admit your mistakes - and learn from them.
- Be firm but flexible.
- Communicate with parents.
- Develop a homework policy - and stick to it.
- Empower your students; don't just lecture to them.
- Fill in an Accident and Incident Report (AIIR) or Psychological Incident Investigation Report (PIIR) to report any incidents.
- Get to know all of your colleagues.
- Have the courage to try something else if what you're doing isn't working.
- Identify your strengths and areas of need.
- Join your union!
- Keep a journal.
- Learn the policies and procedures of your school and the DoE.
- Model desired attitudes and behaviour.
- Network with others!
- Overplan.
- Play is learning.
- Quit feeling like you aren’t doing enough.
- Remember that you teach students first, then you teach whatever academic discipline you learned at university.
- Set goals, and write them down.
- Take pictures.
- Understand that the learning process involves everyone - teachers, students, colleagues, and parents - and get everyone involved.
- Volunteer to share projects and ideas, and don't be afraid to ask others to share their ideas with you.
- Work within your limits.
- eXpect the unexpected - and plan for it!
- Yell if you need support.
- Zero in on your strengths, not your weaknesses. (Remember - nobody's perfect!)
