| For every challenge a new teacher faces, there are | | | | The best kinds of checklists are those that include |
| many possibilities for managing a new teacher's time | | | | weekly and monthly tasks or, short and long terms |
| both in and out of the classroom. I am a great fan of | | | | goals. Keep your weekly checklist focused to no more |
| checklists. They make my life so much easier and | | | | than 3 weekly tasks. Be flexible too - if you find |
| manageable. | | | | yourself having a very busy week with grading and/or |
| Having a working checklist is just so important if you're | | | | semester grades, then plan to put aside your goals for |
| a new teacher trying to establish a positive relationship | | | | the following week without feeling guilty. |
| with your students or a seasoned teacher trying to | | | | Your working checklist should have tasks that relate to |
| teach fresh content. A working checklist really helps | | | | different areas of classroom management and |
| keep you on track to achieve what you really want in | | | | organization as well as lesson planning and |
| your teaching career. | | | | assessment that you are working hard to improve. |
| Teachers make many decisions both in and out of the | | | | So new teachers especially can avoid that |
| classroom and a working checklist can help you | | | | overwhelming feeling by sticking to a checklist that |
| become less frazzled and more focused on | | | | focused on all the troubleshooting areas of lesson |
| developing meaningful goals that are crucial for | | | | planning and classroom management where you are |
| developing a successful teaching career. | | | | struggling with as a new teacher. |